Northwestern State University of Louisana

Wiley Cummings was a three year letterman on three conference basketball championship teams 1939-1941. He was co-captain of the basketball team in 1941 and was also the second leading scorer for that season. Wiley was a three time letterman in track and was Northwestern’s top long jumper and ran the 100 and 220 dashes as the team won conferences titles in 1939 and 1940. After graduation Wiley coached and won the 1942 State Basketball Championship at Pleasant Hill High School and was 224-66 lifetime. While at Negreet High School Wiley helped build the girls basketball program which won seven state titles from 1953-1967, he also served as the Superintendent of Schools in Sabine Parish.