Nelly Cummings

Photo by: Pitt Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Midland, Pa.
High School:
Lincoln Park

Career Awards

NABC All-District 13 First Team (2021-22)
All-Patriot First Team (2021-22)
All-Patriot Second Team (2020-21)
Colgate’s Bob Duffy-Tucker Neale MVP (2021-22)
All-Patriot League Second Team (2020-21)
Patriot League Player of the Week – Dec. 13, 2021
Colgate Athletics Student-Athlete of the Year (2021-22)

Career

Has appeared in 109 games with 79 starts between three seasons at Colgate (2019-2022) and one season at Bowling Green (2017-18)
Sat out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules
Averaging 10.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists
Career 41.1 percent shooter with a 35.7 percent mark from three-point range and 79.2 percent from the free throw line
Has scored 1,112 points for his career

2021-22 (Senior at Colgate)

NABC First Team All-District 13 and First Team All-Patriot League selection
Named Colgate Athletics Student-Athlete of the Year ... earned Bob Duffy-Tucker Neale Team MVP honors
Patriot League Player of the Week (Dec. 13, 2021)
Appeared and started in 32 games … averaged a career-best 32.3 minutes per game
Averaged a team-high 14.7 points per game
Shot 81.8 percent (99-of-121) from the free throw line and 36 percent (62-of-172) from behind the arc
Third on the team in steals with 36 … totaled 97 rebounds for a 3.0 average per contest
Second on the squad with 110 assists, finishing with a 1.49 assist-to-turnover ratio
Posted seven 20+ point performances including a career-high 26 on 8-of-9 shooting from the field in a win over Columbia (12/6)
Ended the season averaging 14.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists over his final five games
Scored 20 points with six rebounds and six assists in the NCAA Tournament against Wisconsin (3/18)
Recorded 15 points, five rebounds and three assists while going 9-of-10 from the free throw line versus Navy (2/26)
Had 20 points, five assists and three steals with three made three pointers at Army (2/16)
Registered 21 points, four assists and two steals and went 3-of-5 from deep at American (2/5)
In a span of nine games from Dec. 3 to Jan. 28, scored in double-figures with seven games scoring 15+ points
Finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists at Boston (1/28)
Had a team-high 17 points and went 7-of-7 from the free throw line at Pitt (12/9)
Scored a career-high 26 points on 8-of-9 shooting and tied a career best with six made threes against Columbia (12/6)
Tallied 25 points, five assists, three rebounds and four three pointers at Harvard (11/24)
Knocked down six three pointers and notched 18 points with seven assists, three rebounds and two steals at Syracuse (11/20)
Totaled 64 points, 11 threes, eight rebounds and four steals in the first three games of the season
Opened the season with 25 points, going 5-of-6 from deep and 6-of-6 from the free throw line versus Northeastern (11/9)

2020-21 (Junior at Colgate)

Second Team All-Patriot League selection
Averaged 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists
Shot 46.3 percent (68-of-147) from the floor and 38.4 percent (28-of-73) from three
Recorded 11 double-digit scoring games including four in the final five games of the year
Scored 14 points with four made three pointers and added three rebounds and four assists in the NCAA First Round matchup against Arkansas (3/19)
Had 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting with five rebounds versus Bucknell (3/10)
Registered 17 points, six rebounds and three made threes against Boston (2/20)
On the road at Army (2/13), totaled 16 points, three three pointers, five rebounds, a steal and three assists
Scored 19 points in 26 minutes, going 7-of-11 from the field at Holy Cross (1/31)
Opened the season with a season-high 24 points, knocking down four three pointers and going 9-of-13 from the floor while adding four rebounds against Army (1/2)

2019-20 (Sophomore at Colgate)

Appeared in 31 games, starting in 30
Averaged 10.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest
Shot 83.8 percent from the free throw line and 43.7 percent from the field
Finished with 17 double-figure scoring games including three 20+ point performances
Tallied 18 points, three assists and two steals vs. Lehigh (3/5)
Went 5-of-9 from the field with 14 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal vs. Bucknell (1/20)
Knocked down four three pointers en-route to 20 points at Navy (1/11)
Scored 24 points with four made threes and went 6-of-6 from the free throw line at Army (1/6)
Had a stretch of five games straight in double-figures from Dec. 11 to Jan. 6, averaging 14.8 points, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals in that span
Totaled 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting with three assists at Binghamton (12/4)
Notched 16 points with four three pointers and four rebounds in a win over SUNY Cortland (11/21)
Opened the season with 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting and totaled four rebounds, an assist, and a steal versus NJIT (11/6)

2018-19 (at Colgate)

Sat out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules

2017-18 (Freshman at Bowling Green)

Saw action in 30 games
Averaged 3.6 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest
Made his collegiate debut at Drexel Nov. 10, 2017
Scored a season-best 13 points against Evansville (12/5)
Recorded 10 points with two made three pointers, two rebounds, two assists and two steals at Campbell (11/25)
Registered his first career double-digit scoring game in a win over Lake Erie (11/20), totaling 12 points and five steals

High School

Attended Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland, Pa.
Three time All-State and All-WPIAL selection
Finished with averages of 22 points and six assists per contest for his high school career
Averaged 30 points and five assists per game senior year
Led Lincoln Park to at least the state quarterfinals in all four years
Ranked as a three-star prospect by ESPN.com
Totaled 2,411 career points, ranking fifth in his conference’s (WPIAL) all-time scoring list
Scored 37 points in his final high school game, surpassing T.J. McConnell for fifth all-time
Named the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Player of the Year in 2016-17 and was named to the Post-Gazette’s Fab Five twice
Member of the National Honors Society

Personal

Born Renell Cummings on December 23, 1998
Son of Renell Cummings and Brandi Johnson.
Has one younger brother, Brandin
Earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Colgate.
Enrolled in the College of General Studies, getting a certificate in leadership.