Will Cummings Named Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week

PHILADELPHIA - Senior guard Will Cummings was named the Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week for the week ending March 8. It marks the first Big 5 Player of the week honor in his career. He previously was named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 16, 2015.

The Jacksonville, Fla., native (Providence School) averaged 19.5 points, 5.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds in two key Temple wins.

Cummings led the Owls in scoring in both games, tallying 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists at East Carolina (Mar. 5). In a win over defending NCAA champion UConn, the Temple co-captain scored 23 points and dished five assists.

For the season, Cummings leads the Owls and ranks among the American Athletic Conference's Top 10 in the following categories: scoring (14.1 ppg/5th), assists (4.3 apg/4th), steals (2.1 spg/1st), free throw percentage (.779/7th), free throws made (152/1st), assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2/4th) and minutes per game (34.0 mpg/t-5th).

Cummings becomes the fourth Temple player to earn Big 5 Player of the Week honors this season, joining junior guard Quenton DeCosey (Dec. 8), senior guard Jesse Morgan (Dec. 29) and junior forward Jaylen Bond (Jan. 5).

Temple (22-9) next plays Memphis (18-13) in an American Athletic Conference Quarterfinal on Friday (2:00 pm/ESPN2/1210 AM WPHT) at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.

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