Background
Cummings, Terry was born on March 15, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Cummings, Terry was born on March 15, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Born in Chicago, Illinois and a graduate of Carver High School, Cummings attended DePaul University from 1979 to 1982. He averaged 16.4 points per game over 85 games and entered the 1982 Draft after departing from school.
San Diego Clippers These figures would turn out to be the highest of his career in those categories. Late in his rookie season, Cummings suffered from heartbeat irregularities, which would keep him out the remaining two weeks of the season. The team lost every game without him.
Milwaukee Buckinghamshire After the next season (1983-1984), he was traded to the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire, where he would continue to post above 20 point and 8 rebound averages for four out of his five years on the team
As a Buck, Cummings was selected to play in the 1984-1985 and 1988-1989 All-Star Games. San Antonio Spurs He was traded to the San Antonio Spurs where he would remain for six years.
By this time, he was recognized as a reliable power forward in the league. Cummings suffered a serious knee injury in the summer of 1992 in a casual pickup game.
He would miss the first 74 regular season games.
Upon his return to the lineup, he could no longer put up near-All-Star numbers, and from then on he was used in a more suitable role as a reserve. Cummings would play in San Antonio until 1994-1995. Return to Buckinghamshire When he joined Milwaukee again, he only lasted with the team for a couple games.
Seattle Supersonics He came off the bench for the Seattle SuperSonics.
New York Knicks Cummings also played for the New York Knicks near the end of his career. Philadelphia 76ers He played for Philadelphia 76ers as well, most of the time coming off the bench.
Golden State Warriors In 1999, Cummings was traded to the Golden State Warriors, where he would retire after the 1999–2000 season. Career Summary In 18 seasons Terry Cummings scored 19,460 points, falling just short of the 20,000 point mark, but placing him among the top 50 career scorers.
He finished with averages of 16.4 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game.
He also played in 1,183 Games, had 33,898 minutes, a.484 field goal percentage (8,045 for 16,628).706 free throw percentage (3,326 for 4,711), 8,630 total rebounds (3,183 offensive, 5,447 defensive), and 1,255 steals. He has three sons, Antonio, T. J., and Shawn. In a creative turn of his career, Cummings released an album, T.C. Finally in early 2007, of songs which he wrote, sang, and played keyboards.
The album is reminiscent of the Rhythm & Blues/soulstyles of musicians such as Marvin Gaye, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Green, and Sam Cooke.
Married Vonnie Cummings. Children: Robert Tyrell, Sean.