UMass Lowell Athletics

(1994) - The third member of the University of Massachusetts Lowell[apos]s 1988 NCAA Division II Men[apos]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, he was named the NECC Player of the Week one time and to the honor roll twice. He also played 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 Fames Leo Parent and Bobby Licare to lead UML 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 UML[apos]s quarter final victory over third ranked Alabama A&M. The 6-3 small forward[apos]s impressive career statistics rank him among the program[apos]s best players. He still holds or shares five school records, and was voted the team[apos]s Most Improved Player in his freshman and senior seasons. He led the team in rebounding as a sophomore. A native of Georgetown, Guyana, Gavin came to the United States in August 1980. He attended St. Peter[apos]s Prep in Jersey City, NJ with former UML teammate Billy Herenda before both came to Lowell in 1984. He played for the Guyana National Team in the 1988 Caribbean Games.