T. J. Cummings
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = T. J. Cummings
| image = T.J.cummings.jpg
| league =
| team =
| position = Power forward / small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 223
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|08|31}}
| birth_place = Homewood, Illinois, U.S.
| high_school = Homewood-Flossmoor
(Flossmoor, Illinois)
| college = UCLA (2000–2004)
| draft_year = 2004
| career_start = 2004
| career_end = 2015
| years1 = 2004–2005
| team1 = Liaoning Hunters
| years2 = 2005–2006
| team2 = Albuquerque Thunderbirds
| years3 =2007
| team3 =Los Angeles D-Fenders
| years4 = 2007
| team4 = Maratonistas de Coamo
| years5 =2007–2008
| team5=Anyang KGC
| years6 =2008
| team6 =Anaheim Arsenal
| years7 =2009
| team7 =Liège Basket
| years8 =2009–2010
| team8 =Springfield Armor
| years9 = 2010
| team9 = Maine Red Claws
| years10 =2010–2011
| team10 =Changwon LG Sakers
| years11 = 2011–2012
| team11 = Oita Heat Devils
| years12 = 2012
| team12 = Akita Northern Happinets
| years13 = 2012–2013
| team13 = Sendai 89ERS
| years14 = 2013–2014
| team14 = Shimane Susanoo Magic
| years15 = 2014–2015
| team15 = Club Atlético Goes
| years16 = 2015
| team16 = Mono Thew
| highlights =
}}
Robert Tyrell "T. J" Cummings Jr.{{cite news|last=Henson|first=Steve|title=The Spirit Is Willing|date=March 9, 2004|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-09-sp-ucla9-story.html|accessdate=July 23, 2019}} (born August 31, 1981{{cite web|title=Player Bio: T.J. Cummings|website=UCLABruins.com|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208185121.aspx|accessdate=July 20, 2019}}) is an American former basketball player. He is the son of former NBA player Terry Cummings and graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School.{{cite web | url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/03/31/basketball/bj-league/cummings-father-share-hoop-bond/ | title=Cummings, father share hoop bond | date=31 March 2013 }} Cummings played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins for four years. Upon graduation, he was drafted in the 2005 NBDL draft by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds in the 3rd round. In his rookie year, he averaged 12.6 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game. On April 22, Albuquerque won the NBDL Championship against the Fort Worth Flyers 119–108.
In the 2006–2007 season, Cummings was waived by the Thunderbirds, but was signed by the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
High School Special Event Stats
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2000
| style="text-align:left;"| Nike Hoop Summit
| 1 || || 4.00 || 1.000 || .000 || .000|| 1.00 ||0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 1.00
|-
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College statistics
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01
| style="text-align:left;"| UCLA
|32 ||6 || ||.485 ||.000 || .652 ||3.5 ||0.4 || 0.2 ||0.4 ||6.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02
| style="text-align:left;"| UCLA
|33 || 1 || 17.5 ||.510 || .250 ||.745|| 3.1 ||0.5 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 7.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03
| style="text-align:left;"| UCLA
|29 || 16 || 23.4 ||.455 ||.111 ||.812||4.93 ||0.66 || 0.28 || 0.41 || 10.34
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04
| style="text-align:left;"| UCLA
| 24 || 22 || 29.7 || .552 || .350 || .863|| 6.71 || 1.17|| 0.12 || 0.21 || 12.79
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05
| style="text-align:left;"| UCLA
| || || || || |||| || || || ||
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
!118 ||46 || 22.9 ||.500 || .250 ||.766 || 4.4 ||0.7 || 0.2 ||0.3 || 9.0
|-
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=NCAA Awards & Honors=
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team – 2001
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" |Anaheim
| 3 || 3 || 24.4 || .417 || .000 || 1.000 || 3.33 || 0.00 || 1.33 || 0.00 || 10.00
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Liege
| 5 || || 13.8 || .333 || .500 || .750 || 2.2 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.8
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Springf/Maine
| 39 || 23 || 27.0 || .464 || .000 || .708 || 6.64 || 0.97 || 0.36 || 0.31 || 11.62
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Changwon
| 47 || || 10.9 || .529 || .000 || .755 || 3.0 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 6.3
|-
| align="left" | 2011–12
| align="left" | Oita
| 52 || 52 || 31.6 || .485 || .190 || .707 || 9.7 || 1.3 || 0.9 || 0.7 || 21.1
|-
| align="left" | 2012–13
| align="left" | Akita
| 12 || || 28.9 || .412 || .000 || .721 || 7.7 || 1.7 ||0.7 || 0.4 || 19.3
|-
| align="left" | 2012–13
| align="left" | Sendai
| 36 || || 33.5 || .464 || .250 || .685 || 8.3 || 1.7 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 23.1
|-
| align="left" | 2013–14
| align="left" | Shimane
| 32 || || 27.6 || .463 || .125 || .659 || 6.6 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 14.0
|-
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References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060513193703/http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/tj_cummings/ TJ Cummings NBA D-League profile]
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/c/cummitj01d.html TJ Cummings NBA D-League stats at basketball-reference.com]
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