Vonteego Cummings
Personal information | |
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Born | Thomson, Georgia | February 29, 1976
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Thomson (Thomson, Georgia) |
College | Pittsburgh (1995–1999) |
NBA draft | 1999: 1st round, 26th overall pick |
Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |
Playing career | 1999–2015 |
Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
Career history | |
1999–2001 | Golden State Warriors |
2001–2002 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2003 | Westchester Wildfire |
2003–2004 | Carisbo Castelmaggiore |
2004 | Westchester Wildfire |
2004–2005 | Hemofarm Vršac |
2005–2006 | Fort Worth Flyers |
2006–2007 | Partizan |
2007–2008 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2008 | Estudiantes |
2009 | Vojvodina Srbijagas |
2009 | Cedevita |
2009–2010 | Ilysiakos |
2010–2011 | Keravnos |
2011–2012 | Trefl Sopot |
2015 | Atenienses de Manatí |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Vonteego Marfeek Cummings (born February 29, 1976) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Atenienses de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico. A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) combo guard, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and also had a successful career in Europe, where he played in several countries.
Professional 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).
European 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 Carisbo 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 the Serbian team Hemofarm Vršac for the 2004–05 season. 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 Partizan Belgrade until the end of the season. However, he played there and in the 2006–07 season, having a great season especially in the Euroleague, averaging 12.9 points and 3.4 assists over 20 games. This performances secured him a move to Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv, on a two-year deal.[1] However, he was released of the contract in the summer of 2008. His next step was with 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 Vojvodina Srbijagas, and finished with Cedevita of Croatia. Cummings' next station was Greece, where he played the entire 2009–10 season for Ilysiakos. In the 2010–11 season, Cummings played for Keravnos in Cyprus. In October 2011, he signed with the Polish team Trefl Sopot,[2] averaging around 3 points per game in the 2011–12 season.
BSN Puerto Rico
Cummings, signed a contract with the Atenienses de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico on January 21, 2015 making his comeback to professional basketball after a few years of inactivity.[3] He was released by Atenienses on March 18, 2015[4] but stuck around with the club for a further three games pending the arrival of Dominique Jones.
Career statistics
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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
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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 |
Euroleague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2005–06 | Partizan | 1 | 1 | 30.3 | .100 | .333 | .000 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | .0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
2006–07 | Partizan | 20 | 20 | 34.1 | .408 | .380 | .852 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 | .2 | 12.9 | 11.4 |
2007–08 | Maccabi | 24 | 23 | 18.1 | .383 | .260 | .792 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .8 | .1 | 5.4 | 3.7 |
Career | 45 | 44 | 26.1 | .389 | .333 | .838 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .1 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
References
- ^ "Maccabi signs guard Vonteego Cummings". euroleague.net. June 26, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
- ^ "Vonteego Cummings moves to Trefl Sopot". sportando.net. October 7, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
- ^ MANATÍ FIRMA A VONTEEGO CUMMINGS COMO REFUERZO (in Spanish)
- ^ "Manati cut Vonteego Cummings". Latinbasket.com. Sports I.T. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
External links
- Vonteego Cummings at NBA.com
- Vonteego Cummings at Basketball-Reference.com
- Vonteego Cummings at Euroleague.net
- Vonteego Cummings at ACB.com
- Vonteego Cummings at ESAKE.gr
- 1976 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Croatia
- American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Serbia
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- CB Estudiantes players
- Fort Worth Flyers players
- Golden State Warriors players
- Ilysiakos B.C. players
- Indiana Pacers draft picks
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Keravnos B.C. players
- KK Cedevita players
- KK Hemofarm players
- KK Partizan players
- KK Vojvodina Srbijagas players
- KK Zagreb players
- Liga ACB players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
- People from Thomson, Georgia
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Trefl Sopot players