Watch: Beebah Cummings Makes ESPN’s Sportscenter

Cummings was included in a “freshman orientation” segment of the show, in which the Sportscenter hosts broke down the elite performance by the rookie from Pitt.

Cummings caught fire immediately after coming off the bench early as he scored Pitt’s first 12 points. He would connect on 10-of-13 from the floor, including six three pointers.

His 30 points were the most off the bench for a freshman in Pitt history, breaking the previous record held by Brandin Knight against Georgetown in 2000 when he scored 24. The six treys also were tied for the second-most from a freshman with Sean Miller (1987). He came up three points shy of the freshman record set by Trey McGowens in 2019.

The younger brother of former Panther Nelly Cummings (who called Wednesday night’s game on ACC Network Extra) and a WPIAL star in the Pittsburgh area, Beebah has shined in games of his own in the Petersen Events Center and has also been to countless Pitt contests over the past few years.

“Beebah, first of all, he’s been, basically, a part of our program for the last two years,” his new head coach Jeff Capel said. “Unbelievable kid, talented, competes his butt off. Unbelievably competitive. He’s a really cool kid from the standpoint of [he’s] very smart [and] unbelievably low maintenance.”

Cummings officially joined the Panthers this past offseason, spending the summer with the team and then starting official practices several weeks ago. Now, he is preparing for his freshman debut with the Panthers, under the same head coach and in the same building that his brother played in just two seasons ago.

“You get him on the court, and there is this different personality,” head coach Jeff Capel said earlier in the season. “Off the court, he is quiet, kind of to himself, doesn’t really say much. You get him in between those lines, and he transforms into this intense, competitive guy. Plays hard, he has fast twitch, he’s athletic, and he can score. He’s learning how to facilitate even more, learning how to pick his spots.”