Edmond Sumner


Edmond Byron Sumner is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. A point guard, he played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers and participated in the 2017 NBA draft. He was drafted 52nd by the New Orleans Pelicans, but was subsequently traded to the Indiana Pacers.

College career

Sumner spent 3 years playing for the Xavier Musketeers from 2014-2017. He played in 6, 31 and 21 games in each of the years he attended. Sumner was sidelined with an injury in an 82-77 win against St. John's in January 2017 and did not play the rest of the season. At that point, he was averaging 14.9 points, 4.9 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game. This was not the first time he had suffered knee issues; his freshman season was cut to just 6 games as he withdrew from further playing due to chronic tendinitis in his knees.

Professional career

Indiana Pacers (2017–present)

On June 23, Sumner was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans, only to be traded to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for cash considerations. Sumner signed a two-way contract with the Pacers on July 5, 2017, becoming the first second round draft pick to sign such a deal. In the 2017-18 season, Sumner struggled for minutes and spent significant time with the Pacers' G-League team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. This continued into the beginning of the 2018-19 season, but when teammate Victor Oladipo suffered a season ending injury of a quadriceps tendon rupture his playing time increased significantly, and was given his first NBA start, against the Golden State Warriors. On February 11, 2019, Sumner signed a standard NBA contract with the Pacers which was reported to be a two-year contract. On Monday, July 29, 2019, Sumner inked a three-year contract worth $6.48 million with the Pacers after declining his $1.6 million team-option in late June.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

NBA G League

Regular season

Playoffs

College