Why Dr. Terry Cummings need to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

By HA Media
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Updated: March 24, 2021

As a Christian organization we’d like to show our love and appreciation to one of our members, Apostle Dr. Terry Cummings.

Dr. Cummings currently serves as Commissioner of HIBA. His tireless contributions to the game of basketball cannot go unrecognized. As an accomplished NBA player and charitable ambassador, Dr. Cummings should be inducted into the Naismith Memorial National Basketball Hall of Fame; it is long overdue. In fact, it is our belief that Terry Cummings’ stance concerning his faith in Jesus Christ may be one of the reasons he has not been inducted to date.

Criteria for induction into the Hall of Fame include the following:
1) Player, coach, or referee must be fully retired from that role for at least three full seasons
2) Selection and required votes by one of several screening committees
3) Advancement to the Honors Committee
4) Receipt of 75% of all votes cast by the Honors Committee

Dr. Cummings’ charitable contributions include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Sojourner Truth House (domestic shelter)/Milwaukee, WI
• St. PJ’s Children’s Home/San Antonio, TX
• The SAMMinistries Homeless Shelter/San Antonio, TX (Apostle donated proceeds from the sales of a Christmas single to build a playground on the premises.)
• Victory in Christ Basketball Camp/Chicago, IL (Apostle promoted and funded this youth basketball camp for 23 years.)
• Special Olympics Ambassador/San Antonio, TX
• HEMI Food Bank/Stone Mountain, GA (For nearly a decade, Apostle has spearheaded this monthly drive to provide sustenance for those who suffer from food deprivation.)
• HEMI Clothing Drive/Stone Mountain, GA
• Christian Counseling/Worldwide (Apostle tirelessly supports and counsels individuals and families all over the world.)
• Senior Pastor/Founder of Hope Egeneto Ministries International located in Atlanta, Georgia since 2007.

Dr. Cummings’ professional basketball achievements include:

• 19,460 points in 18 seasons (he is among the top 50 career scorers)
• Averaged 16.4 points per game
• Averaged 7.3 rebounds per game
• Played in 1,183 games for 33,893 total minutes
• .484 field goal percentage (8,045 for 16,628)
• .706 free throw percentage (3,326 for 4711)
• 8,630 rebounds (3,183 offensive and 5,447 defensive)
• 1,255 steals

“The greatest joy in this whole process is working under the radar to mentor people who desire it; mentoring with moral conduct, spiritual aptitude, and maturation to teach life lessons, economics, fiscal responsibility, and how to treat one another in love.” -Apostle Terry Cummings

PLEASE help us celebrate our own! In a show of solidarity, we are asking that you email a “YES” to haadmins@heightathletics.net for Dr. Terry Cummings to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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