No. 12 – Aris Thessaloniki | |
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Position | Point guard |
League |
Greek Basket League Champions League |
Personal information | |
Born | October 7, 1992 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Providence School (Jacksonville, Florida) |
College | Temple (2011–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–2016 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2016 | Dolomiti Energia Trento |
2016–present | Aris Thessaloniki |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Will Cummings (born October 7, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for Temple.
Cummings, a point guard from Jacksonville, Florida, committed to play for Temple on September 4, 2010. 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. Cummings drew attention from Stanford, Miami (Fl.), and Boston College, but chose Temple because of their winning tradition.
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.
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.
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.
As a senior, Cummings was named to the First Team All-American Athletic Conference. He missed a game against Cincinnati 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.