Vonteego Marfeek Cummings (born February 29, 1976) is an American former professional

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player who last played for Atenienses de Manatí of the

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(BSN) in Puerto Rico. A

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, he played in the

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(NBA) and also had a successful career in

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, where he played in several countries.

Professional career

NBA career

A first-round pick (26th overall) by the

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, Cummings was immediately traded for

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Jeff Foster to the

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, where he played for two seasons (

–

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). 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

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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

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but was waived before the start of the season. In Cummings' three

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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

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(USBL) during the summer of 2003. He began his overseas career in

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with Carisbo Castelmaggiore in the 2003–04 season. In summer 2004, he again played for the Westchester Wildfire. After that, he returned to

and signed with the Serbian team Hemofarm for the 2004–05 season. Cummings started the 2005–06 season with the

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of the

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(NBDL), but in February 2006 he returned to

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and signed with

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until the end of the season. However, he played there and in the 2006–07 season, having a great season especially in the

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, averaging 12.9 points and 3.4 assists over 20 games. These performances secured him a move to

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i powerhouse

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, on a two-year deal. However, he was released of the contract in the summer of 2008. His next step was with Estudiantes from

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, 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

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. Cummings' next station was

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, where he played the entire 2009–10 season for Ilysiakos. In the 2010–11 season, Cummings played for Keravnos in

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. In October 2011, he signed with the Polish team

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, 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

(BSN) in Puerto Rico on January 21, 2015, making his comeback to professional basketball after a few years of inactivity. He was released by Atenienses on March 18, 2015 but stuck around with the club for a further three games pending the arrival of

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" , Golden State , 75 , , 11 , , 23.9 , , .405 , , .325 , , .751 , , 2.5 , , 3.3 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 9.4 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" , Golden State , 66 , , 11 , , 22.7 , , .344 , , .336 , , .681 , , 2.1 , , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 7.3 , - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" ,

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, 58 , , 1 , , 8.6 , , .417 , , .261 , , .750 , , .9 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.3 , - class="sortbottom" , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 199 , , 23 , , 19.0 , , .383 , , .321 , , .726 , , 1.9 , , 2.7 , , .9 , , .2 , , 6.9

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" ,

, 1 , , 0 , , 1.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0

Euroleague

, - , align="left" , 2005–06 , align="left" , Partizan , 1 , , 1 , , 30.3 , , .100 , , .333 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , 7.0 , , 3.0 , , .0 , , 3.0 , , 4.0 , - , align="left" , 2006–07 , align="left" , Partizan , 20 , , 20 , , 34.1 , , .408 , , .380 , , .852 , , 2.6 , , 3.4 , , 1.6 , , .2 , , 12.9 , , 11.4 , - , align="left" , 2007–08 , align="left" , Maccabi , 24 , , 23 , , 18.1 , , .383 , , .260 , , .792 , , 1.0 , , 2.5 , , .8 , , .1 , , 5.4 , , 3.7 , - class="sortbottom" , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 45 , , 44 , , 26.1 , , .389 , , .333 , , .838 , , 1.7 , , 3.0 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 6.9 , , 7.3

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