T. J. Cummings

Robert Tyrell "T. J" Cummings Jr.^[1] (born August 31, 1981^[2]) is an American former basketball player. He is the son of former NBA player Terry Cummings and graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School.^[3] 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.

T. J. Cummings

Personal information
Born	(1981-08-31) August 31, 1981 (age 43) Homewood, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school	Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, Illinois)
College	UCLA (2000–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2015
Position	Power forward / small forward
Career history
2004–2005	Liaoning Hunters
2005–2006	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2007	Los Angeles D-Fenders
2007	Maratonistas de Coamo
2007–2008	Anyang KGC
2008	Anaheim Arsenal
2009	Liège Basket
2009–2010	Springfield Armor
2010	Maine Red Claws
2010–2011	Changwon LG Sakers
2011–2012	Oita Heat Devils
2012	Akita Northern Happinets
2012–2013	Sendai 89ERS
2013–2014	Shimane Susanoo Magic
2014–2015	Club Atlético Goes
2015	Mono Thew

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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000	Nike Hoop Summit	1		4.00	1.000	.000	.000	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000–01	UCLA	32	6		.485	.000	.652	3.5	0.4	0.2	0.4	6.4
2001–02	UCLA	33	1	17.5	.510	.250	.745	3.1	0.5	0.2	0.2	7.6
2002–03	UCLA	29	16	23.4	.455	.111	.812	4.93	0.66	0.28	0.41	10.34
2003–04	UCLA	24	22	29.7	.552	.350	.863	6.71	1.17	0.12	0.21	12.79
2004–05	UCLA
Career		118	46	22.9	.500	.250	.766	4.4	0.7	0.2	0.3	9.0

NCAA Awards & Honors

• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team – 2001

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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Anaheim	3	3	24.4	.417	.000	1.000	3.33	0.00	1.33	0.00	10.00
2008–09	Liege	5		13.8	.333	.500	.750	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	4.8
2009–10	Springf/Maine	39	23	27.0	.464	.000	.708	6.64	0.97	0.36	0.31	11.62
2010–11	Changwon	47		10.9	.529	.000	.755	3.0	0.2	0.4	0.3	6.3
2011–12	Oita	52	52	31.6	.485	.190	.707	9.7	1.3	0.9	0.7	21.1
2012–13	Akita	12		28.9	.412	.000	.721	7.7	1.7	0.7	0.4	19.3
2012–13	Sendai	36		33.5	.464	.250	.685	8.3	1.7	0.5	0.2	23.1
2013–14	Shimane	32		27.6	.463	.125	.659	6.6	1.0	0.5	0.5	14.0