A'lahn Sumler

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Waterbury, Conn.
High School:
Buford (Ga.)

CAREER

Has totaled 1,024 points, 249 rebounds, and 165 assists in 85 games ... is 369-of-850 (.434) from the field
Began his career at Northern Kentucky before transferring to Charleston Southern

2025-2026 (CHARLESTON SOUTHERN)

Played in 28 games and started in 18 of them on the season
Earned All-Big South First-Team honors
led the conference in points per game (18.8 overall/23.4 conference) and assists per game (3.9/4.8) … Ranked second in the conference in three-point percentage (40% overall and conference), third in three-pointers made per game in conference play (2.7), sixth in field goal percentage (48% overall and conference), 13th in free throw percentage (73%) and 19th in rebounds per game (4.7/4.5)
Delivered nine 20-point performances and seven 25-point outings during Big South play, scoring 15 or more points in 17 games overall
Recorded a historic triple-double, the first by a CSU player since 2020–against Longwood (Jan. 21) with 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists
Was named the league’s Player of the Week after a 27-point performance versus Gardner-Webb on top of that standout triple-double effort
Ranked 53rd nationally in scoring at the end of the Bucs’ regular season, and generated more total points than any player in the league
Scored his 500th career point and led the Bucs on the boards with nine rebounds in the season opener at Virginia Tech (Nov. 3)
Had his best non-conference home game performance with 29 points, shooting 11-of-13 from the floor against IU Indy (Nov. 18)
In his first Big South appearance in almost 700 days, posted 29 points at Gardner-Webb (Dec. 31)
Recorded a career-high 35 points in an overtime matchup against USC Upstate (Jan. 14)
Recorded his 1,000th career point in the regular season finale at UNC Asheville (Feb. 28)

2024-2025 (CHARLESTON SOUTHERN)

Did not play during the 2024-25 season due to injury ... was a Preseason All-Big South Second-Team selection.

2023-2024 (CHARLESTON SOUTHERN)

Named Big South All-Conference Honorable Mention
Emerged as the team’s starting shooting guard halfway through non-conference play, earning the starting role
Scored in double figures in each of the final 14 games of conference play, averaging nearly 17 ppg over the span, and reached 10+ points in 21 of his 29 games played
Scored then a career-high of 34 points in a key win against eventual Big South Conference Tournament Champion, Longwood (2/3), going 15-25 from the field
Ranked fifth in conference play in points per game at 16.6 and 11th overall at 14.2

2022-2023 (NORTHERN KENTUCKY)

Saw action in 28 games averaging 10.1 minutes per game
Named Horizon League Freshman of the Week (12/19) ... Scored 12 points in each outing to lead the team to a pair of wins during the week
Connected on four shots from deep against Eastern Kentucky (12/14) with three of them in the closing minutes to help the team claim the win
Set personal bests in points with 14 and rebounds with seven against Detroit Mercy as he saw action for a career-long 33 minutes

HIGH SCHOOL

Led Buford to a 6A state championship runner-up finish this past season, averaging 16.3 points per game
Earned all-county honors from the Daily Post and the Gwinnett Tipoff Club, along with earning Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-State and Atlanta Tipoff Club All-Metro awards
Posted a field goal percentage of .490 and a three-point shooting percentage of . 350 ... Paired with 3.8 rebounds per game and 3.6 assists per game … Shot 74 percent from the free throw line and averaged 1.3 steals per contest