Terry Cummings
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 15, 1961 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Carver (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | DePaul (1979–1982) |
| NBA draft | 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
| Selected by the San Diego Clippers | |
| Playing career | 1982–2000 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 34, 35 |
| Career history | |
| 1982–1984 | San Diego Clippers |
| 1984–1989 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1989–1995 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1995–1996 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1996–1997 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1997–1998 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1998 | New York Knicks |
| 1999–2000 | Golden State Warriors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 19,460 (16.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 8,630 (7.3 rpg) |
| Steals | 1,255 (1.1 spg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Robert Terrell "Terry" Cummings (born March 15, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association for 18 seasons as a power forward and occasional center.
Born in Chicago and a graduate of Carver High School, Cummings attended DePaul University from 1979 to 1982. He averaged 16.4 points per game over 85 games and entered the 1982 NBA draft after departing from school.
He was selected in the first round by the San Diego Clippers, and in his inaugural 1982–83 season, he won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award after putting up 23.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. These figures would turn out to be the highest of his career in those categories. Late in his rookie season, Cummings suffered from heartbeat irregularities, which would keep him out the remaining two weeks of the season. The team lost every game without him.
After the next season (1983–84), he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he would continue to post above 20 point and 8 rebound averages for four out of his five years on the team. As a Buck, Cummings was selected to play in the 1984–85 and 1988–89 NBA All-Star Games.
He was traded to the San Antonio Spurs where he would remain for six years. His scoring and rebounding averages for the 1989–90 through 1991–92 seasons were close to 20 and 8, respectively, and he helped his team to consecutive 50-win seasons and playoff appearances. By this time, he was recognized as a reliable power forward in the league.
Cummings suffered a serious knee injury in the summer of 1992 in a casual pickup game. He would miss the first 74 regular season games. Upon his return to the lineup, he could no longer put up near-All-Star numbers, and from then on he was used in a more suitable role as a reserve. Cummings would play in San Antonio until 1994–95.
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