Cougars set for 2026 Monster Energy Big 12 Basketball Media Days

Head coach Lee Cummard, Delaney Gibb, Olivia Hamlin and Sydney Benally will preview the 2026-27 season at the 2026 Monster Energy Big 12 Media Day.

Cougars set for 2026 Monster Energy Big 12 Basketball Media DaysCougars set for 2026 Monster Energy Big 12 Basketball Media Days

IRVING, Texas – Lee Cummard, Delaney Gibb, Olivia Hamlin and Sydney Benally of BYU women’s basketball will represent the Cougars at the 2026 Monster Energy Big 12 Basketball Media Days on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.

The two-day event gives national, regional and local media a look into each Big 12 basketball program. For the first time, the conference has combined its men’s and women’s media days, allowing teams to participate on the same day. BYU will be joined Wednesday by Arizona, UCF, Houston, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU and West Virginia.

The day begins at 9:40 a.m. MT with head coach Cummard and players participating in a main-stage Q&A session with traveling media members, moderated by WNBA analyst Missy Heidrick.

The remainder of the schedule includes media interviews and content collection with Big 12 television partners (ESPN, FOX, CBS Sports, and Turner Sports), concluding with an interview with Cummard and Gibb on ESPNU at 12:40 p.m. MT.

Cummard, Gibb, Hamlin and Benally will also participate in breakout media interviews on the main floor from 11:40 a.m. to noon. To request a one-on-one interview with head coach Cummard or any of the players, please submit requests to Austin Rustand by 8 a.m. MT on Wednesday.

Following media day, the Cougars will host an exhibition game against the Western Colorado Mountaineers on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. MT in their final tuneup before the 2026–27 season. BYU opens its regular season at home against Idaho State on Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. MT at the Marriott Center. Both games will stream live on ESPN+.

For more information on this year's BYU women's basketball team and program history, view the 2026–27 BYU Women's Basketball Media Guide.

Delaney Gibb

Delaney Gibb

Gibb was named a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team after earning First Team honors in 2025–26. The junior was named to the 2025–26 USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Top 10 list and is a three-time Big 12 Starting Five honoree. She averaged 18.3 points per game last season, the 17th-highest single-season mark in program history.

A native of Raymond, Alberta, Gibb became the third-fastest Cougar to join the 1,000-point club, reaching the milestone in just 57 games. She contributed in all facets of the game, becoming one of four players in BYU history to average at least 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists in a single season, joining Shaylee Gonzales, Cassie Broadhead Devashrayee and Cindy Battistone.

Olivia Hamlin

Olivia Hamlin

Hamlin earned All-Big 12 honorable mention accolades after averaging 12.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.7 steals during the 2025–26 season. Serving as the Cougars’ sixth woman, she came off the bench in 29 of 38 games. Hamlin scored in double figures 29 times, leading BYU to a 23-6 record in those contests. The Cougars were also a perfect 6-0 when Hamlin scored 20 or more points.

At the conclusion of her freshman campaign, Hamlin ranked in the top 15 in 16 statistical categories, setting BYU freshman records for games played (38) and field goal attempts (458). She ranked third in field goals made (186), total minutes played (1,097), total points (490), and steals (65). Hamlin also ranked fourth in 3-point field goals made (57) and 3-point field goal attempts (188); sixth in steals per game (1.71); seventh in 3-point field goals made per game (1.50); ninth in free throw attempts (89), minutes per game (28.5), and points per game (12.9); 12th in free throws made (61); 14th in defensive rebounds (84); and 15th in assists (51).

Sydney Benally

Sydney Benally

Benally also set several freshman records in her debut season, finishing in the top 12 across 14 statistical categories. The 5-foot-8 guard set BYU freshman records for assists (148), games played (38), and games started (38). She ranked second in 3-point field goal attempts (202) and total minutes played (1,108); fifth in assists per game (3.90) and field goal attempts (330); seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.36-to-1) and 3-point field goals made (51); eighth in 3-point field goals made per game (1.38) and minutes per game (29.2); and 12th in steals per game (1.42).

A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Benally averaged 7.6 points, 3.9 assists, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.4 steals, highlighting her season with a career-high 18 points in BYU’s WBIT win over Alabama A&M. She dished out three or more assists 28 times, recorded five or more on 15 occasions, and logged a career-high 11 assists against Coastal Carolina.