Temple University Athletics
Temple's Will Cummings Accepts Invitation To Portsmouth
3.27.15 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA -Â Â Senior guard Will Cummings has accepted an invitation to play at the prestigious Portsmouth Invitational, held at Churchland High School in Portsmouth, Virginia, April 8-11.
Now in its 64th year of existence, the P.I.T invites 64 of the best college basketball seniors from across the nation to participate in a four-day, 12-game tournament in front of representatives from every NBA team.
Cummings, who is averaging 22 points per game in NIT play, is having a career season. The 6-2 guard has been named first team All-American Athletic Conference and all-Philadelphia Big 5, while leading Temple's incredible turnaround from a 9-22 season to a 26-10 campaign. The Owls' co-captain tops the squad in scoring (14.9 ppg), assists (4.2 apg) and steals (1.9 spg) while becoming the 50th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. Â
Temple (26-10) will face Miami (Fla.) (24-12) Tuesday night (7:00 pm/ESPN/1210 AM WPHT) in the semifinals of the NIT.Â
Now in its 64th year of existence, the P.I.T invites 64 of the best college basketball seniors from across the nation to participate in a four-day, 12-game tournament in front of representatives from every NBA team.
Cummings, who is averaging 22 points per game in NIT play, is having a career season. The 6-2 guard has been named first team All-American Athletic Conference and all-Philadelphia Big 5, while leading Temple's incredible turnaround from a 9-22 season to a 26-10 campaign. The Owls' co-captain tops the squad in scoring (14.9 ppg), assists (4.2 apg) and steals (1.9 spg) while becoming the 50th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. Â
Temple (26-10) will face Miami (Fla.) (24-12) Tuesday night (7:00 pm/ESPN/1210 AM WPHT) in the semifinals of the NIT.Â
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