Markeith Terrell Cummings (born December 21, 1988) is an American professional

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Shiga Lakes Shiga Lakes (滋賀レイクス), officially Shiga Lakestars, is a Japanese men's basketball team playing in the Western Conference of the B.League. They are based in the Shiga Prefecture. Arenas * Shiga Daihatsu Arena * Ukaruchan Arena * Moriy ...

of the

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. He played

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for

Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University (KSU) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia with two campuses in the Atlanta metropolitan area, one in the Kennesaw area and the other in Marietta on a combined of land. The school was founded ...

High school career

Cummings attended Alfred E. Beach High School in

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, where he was a three-time Chatham County first-team All-City honoree with the basketball team, a standout quarterback for the football team, and played catcher and center field for the baseball team. As a junior in 2005–06, he led the Beach basketball team to a 27–6 record and a berth in the Region 3-AAAAA Championship Game. As a senior in 2006–07, he averaged 14.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as he and future college teammate LaDaris Green led Beach to 28 wins and the Class AAAAA state basketball quarter-finals. He subsequently earned ''Savannah Morning News'' first-team All-Greater Savannah honors and was selected to represent the South All-Stars in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) high school all-star game.

College career

Freshman year

Cummings arrived at Kennesaw State after a very successful prep career at Beach High School and a

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at Genesis One Christian School in

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, teaming with fellow Owl LaDaris Green at both schools. After he and Green redshirted the 2008–09 season, both players began their freshman seasons in 2009–10. Cummings made an immediate impact as a redshirt freshman as he appeared in all 33 games with 31 starting assignments. He earned second-team All-

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and Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team honors after averaging 17.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.9 steals in 34.0 minutes per game. He totalled a career-high 575 points, tallied double figures 32 times, led the Owls in scoring 21 times and earned Player of the Week honors two times. Despite being a freshman, his career high of 32 points scored on December 2, 2009, against Belmont was never eclipsed in his four-year career.

Sophomore year

As a sophomore in 2010–11, Cummings earned second-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference for a second straight season, led the A-Sun with a single-season career-high 18.3 points in 31 games (30 starts) while also contributing 5.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals in 35.5 minutes per game. He had a streak of 20 straight double-digit scoring games, scored 20 or more points a school Division I-record 14 times, led the Owls in scoring 17 times and earned Player of the Week honors once after scoring a season-high 31 points on 9-of-19 shooting and dishing out a personal-best six assists against Campbell on February 7, 2011.

Junior year

As a junior in 2011–12, Cummings earned second-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference for a third straight season after ranking second in the A-Sun in scoring with 15.4 points per game. After winning the A-Sun preseason player of the year and scoring 18 points in the season opener against Wisconsin, Cummings was suspended indefinitely by the school for "conduct detrimental to the team" and consequently missed the Owls' November 14 game against Auburn. However, Cummings returned from a one-game suspension on November 18 to score 21 points off the bench, leading Kennesaw State to a 65–59 victory over Chattanooga for Lewis Preston's first head coaching victory. He went on to record 25 double-digit scoring games while leading the Owls in scoring 12 times. On February 20, he tied a season-high 27 points against Jacksonville. In 30 games (29 starts), he also contributed 5.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 34.8 minutes per game.

Senior year

As a senior in 2012–13, Cummings became Kennesaw State's all-time leading scorer with 2,048 points as he finished his career fourth on the A-Sun Conference's all-time points list and just the sixth player in conference history to reach the 2,000-point plateau. He passed former leader Herman Smith (1986–90, 1,683 points) on November 18 with 13 points against Towson. The previous night, he scored a season-high 31 points against Radford. On January 15, he earned his fourth career Player of the Week honor and ended his senior campaign averaging 16.5 points per game. In 27 games (20 starts), he also contributed 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists ad 1.0 steals in 33.0 minutes per game. On May 16, 2013, Cummings graduated from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Human Services.

College statistics

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Professional career

Philippines (2013)

In July 2013, Cummings signed with the

GlobalPort Batang Pier The NorthPort Batang Pier is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team that first played in the 2012–13 PBA season. The team took over the franchise of the Powerade Tigers in 2012 after it was sold to Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Besides N ...

as an import for the

2013 PBA Governors' Cup The 2013 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 2012–13 PBA season. Due to the preparations for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship The 2013 in sports, 2013 FIBA Asia Cup, FIBA Asia Champi ...

. In his PBA debut on August 14, he recorded 37 points and 11 rebounds to lead GlobalPort to a win over

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to open the Governors' Cup. He helped the team reach the

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where they lost to the

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on September 26. In 10 games for GlobalPort, he averaged 28.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

NBA D-League (2013–2015)

On November 1, 2013, Cummings was selected by the

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in the third round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. He went on to make his D-League debut in the season opener on November 22 against the

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, scoring 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting off the bench in a 121–113 loss. Despite an impressive debut, Cummings' role and subsequent minutes with the Jam began to drop over the course of the season as he appeared in just 28 out of 50 games while averaging 6.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game. He scored a season-high 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting off the bench on March 28 against the

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. Despite his limited opportunities in 2013–14, he was selected to participate in the NBA Development League's fifth-annual Elite Mini Camp in Chicago on May 12 and May 13. On November 2, 2014, Cummings was reacquired by the Bakersfield Jam. On November 19, he was waived by the Jam after appearing in just two games. On December 11, he was acquired by the

Westchester Knicks The Westchester Knicks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in White Plains, New York, and are affiliated with the New York Knicks. The Knicks play their home games at Westchester County Center in White Plains, N ...

. After playing just eight minutes in his first two games for the Knicks, Cummings played 31 minutes off the bench against the

Canton Charge The Cleveland Charge are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cleveland, and are affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Since 2024, the team plays its home games at Public Auditorium in downtown Cleveland, thoug ...

on December 17 and scored a game-high 21 points in an 82–75 loss. He went on to average 12.6 points per game over the next five games before falling out of coach Kevin Whitted's rotation and eventually being released by the Knicks on February 17, 2015. In 19 games for the Knicks, he averaged 7.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. On March 18, he was acquired by the

Sioux Falls Skyforce The Sioux Falls Skyforce are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and are affiliated with the Miami Heat. The team has played its home games in the Sanford Pentagon since the 2013–14 ...

, and went on to make his debut for the team two days later against his former team the Westchester Knicks. In 25 minutes off the bench, he scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting to help the Skyforce defeat the Knicks, 112–96. In 11 games for Sioux Falls, he averaged 5.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. Following the 2014–15 D-League season, Cummings spent time with the Savannah Storm of the

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Poland (2015–2016)

On August 13, 2015, Cummings signed with

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of the

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. On October 11, 2015, he made his debut for Toruń, scoring 12 points in a win over

Turów Zgorzelec Turów Zgorzelec (officially PGE GiEK Turów Zgorzelec for sponsorship reasons) is a Polish a basketball team based in Zgorzelec. The club played in the Polish Basketball League, Polish League (PLK) and won the Polish championship once, in the 2 ...

. On November 22, he scored a season-high 21 points in a win over

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. He topped that mark on March 12, 2016, scoring 28 points on 10-of-12 shooting in a win over

Siarka Tarnobrzeg Siarka Tarnobrzeg () is a Polish professional football club, based in Tarnobrzeg, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. They compete in the fourth group of the III liga, the fourth tier of the national football league system. In early 1990s, Siarka played ...

. In 36 games for Toruń in 2015–16, he averaged 10.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Egypt (2016)

On November 26, 2016, Cummings signed with Egyptian club

Al Ahly Al-Ahly Sporting Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest ...

for the

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup The FIBA Africa Basketball League (formerly named the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the league ...

. He helped Al Ahly win the tournament, and in the seven games, he averaged 12.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 47.4 percent from the field, 38.5 percent from three-point range and 73.3 percent from the free throw line.

Return to the D-League (2017)

On January 26, 2017, Cummings was acquired by the

of the

NBA Development League The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of the 2024–25 season, ...

, returning to the team for a second stint. On February 21, 2017, he was waived by the Skyforce after appearing in seven games.

Lebanon (2017)

After negotiating with Lebanese club

Champville SC CS Maristes, formerly known as Champville Club SC (), is a Lebanese basketball team from Dik El Mehdi, Lebanon. The team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League. Since its establishment in 1967, the team has been affiliated with the Coll� ...

in January 2017, Cummings joined the team in late February following his departure from the Skyforce. In nine games for Champville, he averaged 18.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

Return to the Philippines (2017)

On July 15, 2017, Cummings signed with the

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of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

as their reinforcement for the

2017 PBA Governors' Cup The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2017 Oppo-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament started on July 19 and ended ...

. In seven games, he averaged 27.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

Korea and Greece (2017–2018)

In August 2017, Cummings joined

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of the

Korean Basketball League The Korean Basketball League () or simply KBL is a professional men's basketball league in South Korea which was established in 1997. The league consists of ten teams and each team plays a total of 54 games (27 home and 27 away) in the regular s ...

to replace Michael Craig. In March 2018, he left Korea and signed with

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the Greek basketball league system, first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the ...

for the rest of the season. In 53 games for Seoul, he averaged 19.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. In eight games for Panionios, he averaged 17.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.

Japan (2018–2020)

On August 1, 2018, Cummings signed with

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of the Japanese

. On March 26, 2019, he parted ways with the club. In 36 games, he averaged 23.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.0 steals per game. On July 3, 2019, Cummings signed with

Levanga Hokkaido Levanga Hokkaido is a Japanese professional basketball team based in the city of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. The club was founded in 2006 as ''Rera Kamuy Hokkaido'', this name comes from the language of the Ainu, an ethnic group indigenou ...

. In 29 games, he averaged 23.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Hungary (2021–2022)

On September 7, 2021, Cummings signed with Szolnoki Olaj of the Hungarian NB I/A.

France (2022–2023)

On September 7, 2022, Cummings signed with

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of the French Pro A.

Mexico (2023)

Between August and November 2023, Cummings played 38 games for

Abejas de León The Abejas de León (English: ''León Bees'') is a Mexican professional basketball team. It has been a member of the LNBP since the 2009–10 season. History Foundation The team was previously known as the Piedras Negras Bravos but the Uni ...

of the Mexican LNBP.

Angola (2024)

On February 26, 2024, Cummings signed with

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of the

Basketball Africa League The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is the premier men's basketball league in Africa. Founded in 2019, the league was established and is co-organized by NBA Africa and the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Each season typically r ...

(BAL) and the

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. The team reached the

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, where he scored 20 points to helped them win the championship with a victory over Al-Ahly Ly.

Japan (2024–present)

On July 11, 2024, Cummings signed with

of the Japanese

Personal life

Cummings is the son of Terrell Cummings and Matilda Steele, and has a brother, Jaden.

BAL career statistics

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