Ross Cummings

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Position:
Guard
Height:
6-3
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Letters:
3
Hometown:
Dickson, Tenn.
High School:
Creek Wood HS

Awards/Accolades

2018-19 Preseason All-SoCon Team
2018-19 SoCon Player of the Week (Jan. 7-14)
2018-19 SoCon Player of the Week (Feb. 18-25)
2018-19 All-SoCon Second Team (Coaches, Media)
2018-19 SoCon Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Preseason All-SoCon Team
2019-20 SoCon Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 Preseason All-SoCon Team
2020-21 SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 6)
2020-21 All-SoCon Second Team (Coaches)
2020-21 All-SoCon Third Team (Media)
2020-21 NABC All-District XXI Second Team
2020-21 Senior CLASS Award First Team All-American
2021 State Farm College 3-Point Championship Quarterfinalist

Season-by-Season
2020-21 (R-Sr.)

Started all 29 games in 2020-21
Concluded his career with 1,244 points, the 16^th-highest total in Mercer men’s hoops history, and 246 three-pointers, only 11 shy of the program record
Shot 6-of-10 in the season opener (Nov. 25) for 15 points to help the Bears defeat North Georgia
Reached double figures in seven consecutive contests from Dec. 6 – Jan. 13. Scored 20 or points in the four of the seven games and each of the last three.
Surpassed 1,000 career points with 5:45 to go against Wofford (Dec. 29) in a nationally televised game. Also hit his 200^th career three-pointer in the game.
19.7 points and 4.1 rebounds in that seven-game span. High during the stretch was 24 against Southern Wesleyan (Dec. 6)
Scored 22 points against VMI (Jan. 16) in the Ingles SoCon Game of the Week. Shot 7-of-13 from the floor and 5-of-8 at the free throw line
Scored 10 points at UNCG (Jan. 27) and dished out a career-high seven assists
Poured in a season-high 25 points at Samford (Feb. 10) for the second of back-to-back wins against the Bulldogs. Made a season-high six three pointers. Grabbed five boards and had three helpers in the victory.
Ended the regular season by reaching double figures in six of the Bears’ final nine games
Passed James Florence for sole possession of second all-time on Mercer’s made three-pointers list (243 makes) in the regular season finale at Western Carolina (Feb. 27)
Contributed 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in Mercer’s SoCon First Round win over Samford (March 5)
Averaged 13.2 points and 3.7 rebounds during his final collegiate season
Shot 45.9 percent from the floor and 40.7 percent from three-point range
Ranked sixth in the Southern Conference in three-point field goal percentage. Was one of only seven players to hit at least 40 percent of their three-point tries.
Rounded the top-15 conference leaders in points per game
Finished the season 33^rd among all NCAA Division I men’s basketball players with 73 made three-pointers
Represented the Bears in both the College Slam 3-Point Championship and Dos Eqius 3X3U National Championship after completing his college career. Both events took place in April 2021.

2019-20 (Sr.)

Named Preseason All-SoCon but was limited to six games (one start) before being shutdown due to injury
Averaged 23.4 minutes per game
Made his lone start of 2019-20 at Georgia Southern (Nov. 19). Scored a season-high 16 points.
Scored in double figures in three of his six games
Shot 60 percent or better from three-point range against Kennesaw State (Nov. 11) and Furman (Dec. 20).
Dished out a season-high four assists against in back-to-back games – against Georgia Southern (Nov. 19) and UIC (Nov. 23)
Won a hardship wavier in March 2020 to play a fifth season in 2020-21.

2018-19 (Jr.)

Earned All-SoCon honors after a breakout junior campaign
Led Mercer & ranked sixth in SoCon with 17.4 points per game
Stepped up in SoCon action, scoring 19.9 points per game
Averaged team-high 33.3 minutes per game while starting all 31 games of season
Averaged 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists
Shot .427 from the field (162-of-379) and .399 from behind the arc (101-of-253)
Ranked 26th nationally with 3.26 three-pointers per game
Drained 20-plus points in 11 games, including 30-plus four times
Lit up Chattanooga (Feb. 23) for a career-best 37 points on 12-of-22 shooting with eight three-pointers made
Named the SoCon Player of the Week twice (Jan. 7-14, Feb. 18-25)

2017-18 (So.)

Saw action in 28 games, earning 12 starts throughout the season
Totaled 489 minutes of play, averaging 17.5 per contest
Knocked down a team-best 57 three pointers, shooting 43.2 percent behind the arc
Led the team in scoring on four different occasions, scoring a then career-high 23 points against UNCG (Feb. 17)
Fourth in the SoCon in three-point percentage

2016-17 (Fr.)

Saw action in 14 games, logging 7.4 minutes per contest
Averaged 1.6 points and 0.6 rebounds per game
Shot .321 percent from the field, including .211 from beyond the arc

Before Mercer
High School

Four-year letter winner at Creek Wood High School (Charlotte, Tenn.)
Led Creek Wood to first boys' state tournament in school and county history as a junior
Earned All-Region honors as a sophomore and junior
Named District MVP in consecutive seasons as junior and senior
Graduated as school's all-time leading scorer with 1,873 career points
Also ran track for Creek Wood for three seasons and earned team MVP honors as a sophomore

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