(1994) - The third member ofUMassLowell's 1988 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship team to be voted into the Hall of Fame, Gavin Cummings of Jersey City, NJ was elected to the Athletic Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility.
Noted for playing in the NCAA tournament with broken bones in both hands, Gavin was a four-year letterman playing for coach Don Doucette. He was an All-New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Second Team selection and received the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) New England Division II Unsung Hero Award as a senior.
During the 1987-88 season, Cummings was named the NECC Player of the Week once and was cited to the weekly Honor Roll twice. As a senior, he was tabbed to play in the annual NABC Division I vs. II-III Senior All-Star game.
Cummings averaged 17.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game during his senior season as he teamed with fellow Hall of Famers Leo Parent and Bobby Licare to lead UMass Lowell to its only NECC championship and improbable NCAA title. He led the team in scoring its first three NCAA tournament games, including a 29-point effort in the Chiefs' quarterfinal victory at No. 3 Alabama A&M.
A 6-foot-3 forward, Cummings' impressive career statistics rank him among the program's best players. His name remains prominent in the men's basketball record books as he continues to rank among top 10 career leaders in points (1,625), rebounding (600), as well as free throws made (393) and attempted (565).
Cummings was voted the team's Most Improved Player in his freshman and senior seasons. He also led the team in rebounding as a sophomore.
A native of Georgetown, Guyana, Cummings came to the U.S. in August of 1980. He attended St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, NJ with former UMass Lowell teammate Billy Herenda before both came to Lowell in 1984.
Following graduation, Cummings played for the Guyana National Team in the 1988 Caribbean Games.
