Vonteego Cummings

Vonteego Cummings

Cummings with Estudiantes
No. 6 – Trefl Sopot
Point guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	February 29, 1976 (1976-02-29) Thomson, Georgia
Nationality	American
High school	Thomson
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	Pittsburgh (1995–1999)
NBA Draft	1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Pro career	1999–present
Career history
1999–2001	Golden State Warriors
2001–2002	Philadelphia 76ers
2003	Westchester Wildfire
2003–2004	Progresso Castelmaggiore
2004	Westchester Wildfire
2004–2005	Hemofarm
2005–2006	Fort Worth Flyers
2006–2007	Partizan
2007–2008	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2008	Estudiantes
2009	Vojvodina
2009	Cedevita
2009–2010	Ilisiakos
2010–2011	Keravnos
2011–present	Trefl Sopot
Stats at NBA.com

Vonteego Marfeek Cummings (born February 29, 1976) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) combo guard who has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during his career. He has also had a successful career in Europe where he has played in several different countries. He currently plays for Trefl Sopot in Poland.

Pro career

NBA career

A first-round pick (26th overall) by the Indiana Pacers in 1999, Cummings was immediately traded for forward-center Jeff Foster to the Golden State Warriors, where he played for two seasons (1999–2001). As a rookie in the 1999–00 season, Cummings started 11 of 75 games played, averaging 9.4 points and 3.3 assists for 23.9 minutes a contest. In 2000–01, he averaged 7.3 points and 3.4 assists for 22.7 minutes in 66 games played (11 as a starter). Cummings was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the 2001–02 season, in which he averaged 3.3 points and 1 assist per game. In September 2002, Cummings signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but was waived before the start of the season. In Cummings' three NBA seasons, he averaged 6.9 (1381 total) points and 2.7 assists, shooting .383 from the field in 199 games (23 starts).

Post-NBA career

Cummings played with the Westchester Wildfire of the United States Basketball League (USBL) during the summer of 2003. He began his overseas career in Italy with Progresso Castelmaggiore in the 2003–04 season. In summer 2004, he again played for the Westchester Wildfire. After that, he returned to Europe and signed with Serbia's KK Hemofarm for 2004–05. Cummings started the 2005–06 season with the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League (NBDL), but in February 2006 he returned to Serbia, and signed with KK Partizan until the end of the season. However, he played there and in 2006–07, having a great season especially in the Euroleague, averaging 12.9 points and 3.4 assists in 20 games. This performances secured him a move to Israeli giants Maccabi Tel Aviv, on a two-year deal. However, he was released of the contract in the summer of 2008. His next step was with CB Estudiantes from Spain, but he stayed there until December when he was released. Until the end of the 2008–09 season, he was at his third stint in Serbia, this time with KK Vojvodina, and finished with KK Cedevita of Croatia. Cummings' next station was Greece, where he played the entire 2009–10 season for Ilisiakos. In the 2010–11 season, Cummings played for Keravnos in Cyprus. In October 2011, he signed with the Polish team Trefl Sopot.

NBA 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1999–00	Golden State	75	11	23.9	.405	.325	.751	2.5	3.3	1.2	.2	9.4
2000–01	Golden State	66	11	22.7	.344	.336	.681	2.1	3.4	1.0	.2	7.3
2001–02	Philadelphia	58	1	8.6	.417	.261	.750	.9	1.0	.3	.1	3.3
Career		199	23	19.0	.383	.321	.726	1.9	2.7	.9	.2	6.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001–02	Philadelphia	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

External links

• Vonteego Cummings at NBA.com
• Vonteego Cummings at ACB.com
• Vonteego Cummings at ESAKE.gr
• Vonteego Cummings at Euroleague.net
• Vonteego Cummings at Basketball-Reference.com