Will Cummings (born October 7, 1992) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played college basketball for

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High school career

Cummings, a

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from

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, committed to play for

on September 4, 2010. He averaged 18.1 points, 8.1 assists, 4.0 steals per game as a senior at

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, in addition to carrying a 4.0

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. The ''Jacksonville Times-Union'' named him the high school boys basketball player of the year. Cummings drew attention from

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, Miami (Fl.), and

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, but chose Temple because of their winning tradition.

College career

As a freshman, Cummings averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds in 6.3 minutes per game. He started versus

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and posted 2 points and an assist. 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

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. In his junior season, Cummings was a Second Team

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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

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. As a senior, Cummings was named to the First Team All-

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. He missed a game against

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after suffering a strained muscle in his leg on January 10, 2015. 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.

Professional career

2015–16 season

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Cummings joined the

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for the

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. On September 3, 2015, he signed with the Rockets, only to be waived by the team on October 23 after appearing in six preseason games. On November 2, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of the Rockets. On November 13, he made his professional debut in a 110–106 win over the

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, recording 11 points and 5 assists in 32 minutes. On January 29, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016

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. At the season's end, he was named to the All-NBA D-League Second Team and All-Rookie Team. On April 29, 2016, Cummings left Rio Grande Valley and signed with

Dolomiti Energia Trento Aquila Basket Trento, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dolomiti Energia Trento, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trent, Trentino. It was founded in 1995 as an amalgamation of two local clubs, going from the amateur divisio ...

of the Italian LBA for the rest of the season. On May 4, he made his debut with Dolomiti Energia in a 73–70 loss to

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, recording 12 points, three rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes of the bench.

2016–17 season

In July 2016, Cummings joined the

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for the

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, and on July 24, 2016, Cummings signed with

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club

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...

. In the semifinals of the

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, Cummings scored the game-winning lay-up against

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, to give Aris the ticket to the Cup Final against

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2017–18 season

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

2018–19 season

On July 6, 2018, Cummings signed with the German team

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for the 2018–19 season. He got honored with the MVP title and lead his team to the 2nd place in the regular season.

2019–20 season

On July 7, 2019, Cummings signed a two-year contract with

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of the Russian

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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.

2021–22 season

On July 23, 2021, Cummings signed with

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of the

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2022–23 season

On August 17, 2022, Cummings signed with

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of the

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(CBA).

2023–24 season

On August 11, 2023, Cummings signed with the

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in Australia for the

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. On December 8, 2023, he was released by the Phoenix, reportedly due to failing to meet off-court requirements on multiple occasions. In 12 games, he averaged 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.

Career statistics

Eurocup

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References

External links

Champions League profile

Greek League profile

Italian League profile

Temple Owls college bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cummings, Will 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Aquila Basket Trento players Aris B.C. players Basketball players from Jacksonville, Florida Darüşşafaka Basketbol players EWE Baskets Oldenburg players Metropolitans 92 players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Point guards Rio Grande Valley Vipers players South East Melbourne Phoenix players Temple Owls men's basketball players Zhejiang Lions players