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Pitt G Nelly Cummings Named One Of ACC's Top Transfers

Pitt picked up one of the best transfer point guards available this offseason.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt G Nelly Cummings Named One Of ACC's Top Transfers
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PITTSBURGH -- National recruiting service The Portal Report released their top ten transfers entering the ACC this season and Pittsburgh Panthers pick up Nelly Cummings made the list. As the sixth-best ACC transfer on their list, Cummings is expected to carry a heavy load as the Panthers' primary ball-handler. 

Cummings, a western Pennsylvania native, began his career at Bowling Green where he saw limited playing time as a freshman. He sat out the 2018-19 season and transferred to Colgate, where he became an instant impact player. He started 78 of 79 possible games and scored with ease. 

This past season was his best and most productive to date. For a 23-win Colgate team that won a Patriot League title and played Wisconsin to a 67-60, nail-biting loss in the NCAA Tournament this year, Cummings scored nearly 15 points and recorded three assists per game. He put up 20 points, six rebounds and six assists against the Badgers in their opening round loss of the national tournament. 

He is expected to start for the Panthers this season, who have been bolstered by the return of last year's second-leading scorer Jamarius Burton and career 1500-point scorer Nike Sibande, who missed all of 2021-22 with a knee injury. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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