Will Cummings

For other people named William Cummings, see William Cummings (disambiguation).
Will Cummings
Cummings with the Temple Owls in 2011
No. 7 – Galatasaray Ekmas
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born (1992-10-07) October 7, 1992 (age 32)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolProvidence School
(Jacksonville, Florida)
CollegeTemple (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2016Dolomiti Energia Trento
2016–2017Aris Thessaloniki
2017–2018Darüşşafaka
2018–2019Oldenburg
2019–2021Lokomotiv Kuban
2021–2022Metropolitans 92
2022–2023Zhejiang Lions
2023S.E. Melbourne Phoenix
2024Hapoel Tel Aviv
2024–presentGalatasaray
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Will Cummings (born October 7, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for Temple.

High school career

Cummings, a point guard from Jacksonville, Florida, committed to play for Temple on September 4, 2010.[1] He averaged 18.1 points, 8.1 assists, 4.0 steals per game as a senior at Providence School, in addition to carrying a 4.0 grade point average. The Jacksonville Times-Union named him the high school boys basketball player of the year.[2] Cummings drew attention from Stanford, Miami (Fl.), and Boston College, but chose Temple because of their winning tradition.[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Will Cummings
PG 		Jacksonville, Florida Providence School (FL) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 4, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91

College career

As a freshman, Cummings averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds in 6.3 minutes per game. He started versus George Washington and posted 2 points and an assist.[4]

Cummings played in 34 games as a sophomore, starting 32, and averaged 5.8 points, 1.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. He posted double-figures scoring in six games, including a season-high 15 points in a victory over Rhode Island.[4]

In his junior season, Cummings was a Second Team Philadelphia Big 5 selection. He averaged 16.8 points, a team-leading 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 34.4 minutes per game. He scored 31 points in a game against UCF.[4]

As a senior, Cummings was named to the First Team All-American Athletic Conference.[5] He missed a game against Cincinnati after suffering a strained muscle in his leg on January 10, 2015.[6] He led the team in scoring (14.8 points per game), assists (4.2 per game) and steals (1.9 per game). With 189 free throws made, he finished tied for second in school history in made free throws in a season. Additionally, Cummings completed his collegiate career 35th on Temple's all-time scoring list, and led the team to a 17-win improvement from the previous year, the highest in the nation. Temple reached the NIT semifinals.[7]

Professional career

2015–16 season

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Cummings joined the Houston Rockets for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[8] On September 3, 2015, he signed with the Rockets,[9] only to be waived by the team on October 23 after appearing in six preseason games.[10] On November 2, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Rockets.[11] On November 13, he made his professional debut in a 110–106 win over the Idaho Stampede, recording 11 points and 5 assists in 32 minutes.[12] On January 29, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[13] At the season's end, he was named to the All-NBA D-League Second Team and All-Rookie Team.[14]

On April 29, 2016, Cummings left Rio Grande Valley and signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian LBA for the rest of the season.[15] On May 4, he made his debut with Dolomiti Energia in a 73–70 loss to Juvecaserta Basket, recording 12 points, three rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes of the bench.[16]

2016–17 season

In July 2016, Cummings joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2016 NBA Summer League,[17] and on July 24, 2016, Cummings signed with Greek Basket League club Aris Thessaloniki.[18] In the semifinals of the 2017 Greek Cup, Cummings scored the game-winning lay-up against AEK Athens, to give Aris the ticket to the Cup Final against Panathinaikos Athens.

2017–18 season

On July 17, 2017, Cummings signed a 1+1 year deal with the Turkish club Darüşşafaka.[19] Cummings helped Darüşşafaka to win the 2018 EuroCup title.

2018–19 season

On July 6, 2018, Cummings signed with the German team EWE Baskets Oldenburg for the 2018–19 season. He got honored with the MVP title and lead his team to the 2nd place in the regular season.[20]

2019–20 season

On July 7, 2019, Cummings signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian VTB United League.[21]

2020–21 season

Cummings averaged 12.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game for Lokomotiv Kuban during the 2020–21 season.[22]

2021–22 season

On July 23, 2021, Cummings signed with Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A.[22]

2022–23 season

On August 17, 2022, Cummings signed with Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[23]

2023–24 season

On August 11, 2023, Cummings signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Australia for the 2023–24 NBL season.[24][25] On December 8, 2023, he was released by the Phoenix,[26] reportedly due to failing to meet off-court requirements on multiple occasions.[27] In 12 games, he averaged 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.[27]

2024–25 season

On July 5, 2024, he signed with Galatasaray of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[28]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Eurocup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Darüşşafaka 22 3 18.0 .540 .178 .837 1.8 2.1 .7 .7 9 6.6
2019–20 Lokomotiv 10 7 26.4 .525 .250 .806 1.9 3.2 1.5 1.2 12.7 10.6
2020–21 19 3 22.2 .491 .372 .805 1.8 2.5 0.9 0.6 12.0 12.9

References

  1. ^ "Scout.com College Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Fox Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Elliot, Jeff (April 16, 2011). "All-First Coast: Best to come for Providence's Will Cummings". Jacksonville Times-Union. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  3. ^ Pompey, Keith (November 28, 2010). "Temple recruit Will Cummings a true student-athlete". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philly.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "2 – Will Cummings". Temple Owls. Temple University. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "2015 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Teams". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Narducci, Marc (January 31, 2015). "Temple's Will Cummings still recovering from injury". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Temple's Will Cummings signs with Rockets". CSNPhilly. June 27, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "2015 Summer League Team Overview". NBA.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
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  14. ^ "NBA Development League Announces 2015–16 All-NBA D-League Teams". NBA.com. April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  15. ^ "Dolomiti Energia, dalla D-League arriva Will Cummings". AquilaBasket.it (in Italian). April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  16. ^ "Regular Season Round 30: JuveCaserta – Dolomiti En. TR 73–70". Eurobasket.com. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  17. ^ "SPURS ANNOUNCE 2016 UTAH SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  18. ^ "Aris signs Will Cummings". arisbc.com. July 24, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  19. ^ "Darussafaka signs Will Cummings to a 1+1 deal". sportando.basketball. July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  20. ^ "EWE Baskets Oldenburg signs Will Cummings". sportando.basketball. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  21. ^ "Lokomotiv Kuban, Will Cummings is the first signing this mid-season". Sportando. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  22. ^ a b "Levallois sign Will Cummings, ex Lokomotiv". Eurobasket. July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  23. ^ "Will Cumming signs with Zhejiang Guangsha Lions". Sportando. August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  24. ^ "Phoenix Add Will Cummings for NBL24". semphoenix.com.au. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  25. ^ Uluc, Olgun (August 9, 2023). "Import Will Cummings signs with the SEM Phoenix". ESPN.com.au. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  26. ^ "Phoenix release import guard". NBL.com.au. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  27. ^ a b Uluc, Olgun (December 8, 2023). "SEM Phoenix release import Will Cummings". ESPN.com.au. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  28. ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Will Cummings" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.