UP CLOSE: Lee Cummard

UP CLOSE: Lee CummardUP CLOSE: Lee Cummard

Nickname: Leezy

Favorite Coach Quote: "Run"

If I could play another sport besides basketball, I would play: golf

How did I spend my offseason: I went to Arizona to spend time with my family

How did I select my jersey number: that's what was left when I was a sophomore in high school

Before a game I: relax and joke around

If I were hosting a recruit on a visit to Provo, the most impressive thing I'd have to show him is: the Marriott Center -- it's awesome

My favorite class at BYU: Book of Mormon with Bro. Parker

My favorite hobby: spending time with my family and friends

My most memorable athletic achievement: winning the 2004 Arizona State High School Championship

Sometime in my life I would like to: own a beach house right on the water

One rule I'd change in my sport: allow goal-tending on shots inside the key

The best book I've ever read: Richest Man in Babylon by John Grisham

My favorite scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6 (trust in the Lord)

My advice to youngsters: patience is a bitter fruit that has sweet fruit

The best player I've ever faced: Mike Dillard (former BYU guard)

Who has had the greatest influence on my career: my family

If I could invite any three people to dinner, it would be: my wife, President Hinckley and whoever wants to pay

My favorite arena to play in other than the Marriott Center: the gym at my high school in Mesa, Ariz.

The most famous person I've ever met: Thomas S. Monson (first counselor in the Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

The first person I call after a game: my wife

Favorite holiday: Christmas because I get to see my family and friends

Favorite toy as a child: Ninja Turtles

Something about me that few people know: I try to gain weight, but it never works