After he was named 'junior Irish player of the year' in 2001, he went to play basketball and study at the Ravenscroft School in North Carolina.
While attending high-school in America, Cummins was named to the North Carolina All-State basketball and track teams.
In the Scottish Universities league final, Cummins scored 54 points as Edinburgh defeated rivals Glasgow to win the title.
In 2011/2012 Cummins signed with Belfast Star where he averaged 20 ppg and finished as the top scoring Irish player in the Superleague.
After three years Cummins then returned to the court and signed wit Templeogue Basketball Club (TBC) who compete in the Irish Superleague from 2015-2017.