Bobby Kummer joined the Middle Georgia State University Foundation staff in October ’24 as the Development Officer for Athletic Initiatives and now serves as the Executive Director of Athletics Advancement.
He has direct oversight of the Knights Athletic Association (KAA) as the chief fundraiser for Knights Athletics. He manages donor relations and corporate partnerships for Middle Georgia State through the MGA Foundation and is directly responsible for managing annual events such as the MGA Knights Golf Tournament and Knights Give, a peer-to-peer campaign. Other initiatives include planned giving, endowed scholarship and facility naming opportunities for Athletics.
Kummer joined the MGA staff following a 28-year career in college basketball while serving as an assistant coach for a total of five NCAA Division I men’s programs. His most recent stop on the coaching circuit came at nearby Mercer University where he was an Assistant Coach on Greg Gary’s staff from 2019-24.
Prior to Mercer, Kummer was on staff at Lamar University for five years, the last three of which he held the title of associate head coach. He helped turn the Cardinals’ program from a Southland Conference bottom feeder to a conference title contender in a short span. After winning a total of seven games in the two seasons prior to his arrival, Lamar won 19-plus games in each of his last three seasons.
Before arriving at Lamar, Kummer spent four seasons at Appalachian State, including three as the Mountaineers’ associate head coach. Kummer also spent time as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Charlotte, and Texas A&M. His coaching career began in 1996 at Charlotte, where he helped the 49ers reach two NCAA Tournaments. After his time at Texas A&M, Kummer returned to Charlotte for six seasons.
An accomplished recruiter, Kummer helped coach 20-plus all-conference selections, two conference players of the year, two conference defensive players of the year and two conference freshmen of the year and was instrumental in signing five top-20 recruiting classes, of which nearly 40 players have gone on to sign professional contracts.
A two-time team captain at Charlotte, Kummer guided the 49ers to a 1995 Metro Conference title and a trip to the 1995 NCAA Tournament. He graduated from Charlotte in 1996.
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Bobby and his wife Nicole reside in Macon, Georgia.
