Personal
Parents are David and Cheryl Cummard ... has five brothers ... he and his wife Sarah have one son ... sports hero is Michael Jordan ... served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nashville, Tenn., in 2004 ... recruited by Arizona State, UCLA, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Iowa State, Utah State, Utah, New Mexico, Miami, Gonzaga, Oklahoma State, San Diego State and Texas Tech ... management major.
Honors
2009 All-America Fourth Team by FOXSports.com
2009 CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-America Second Team
2009 Y Awards-Male Athlete of the Year and Dale McCann Spirit of Sport Award
2009 NABC All-District 17
2009 USBWA All-District VIII
2009 MWC First Team
2009 MWC Player of the Week
2009 Basketball Travelers Invitational All-Tournament Team
2009 Team Captain
2008 AP All-America Honorable Mention
2008 NABC All-District 13
2008 USBWA All-District VIII
2008 MWC Co-Player of the Year
2008 MWC First Team
2008 MWC All-Tournament Team
2008 MWC Player of the Week (two times)
2008 Team Captain
2007 Deseret News December Athlete of the Month
2007 MWC Third Team
2007 Deseret News Utah College All-Star Second Team
2007 MWC All-Tournament Team
2007 BYU Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team
In the BYU Record Book
-First in career games played (131) and consecutive games played (131)
-Fifth in consecutive games started (102)
-Ninth in career starts (116)
-10th all-time in career scoring (1,569)
-Tied for ninth in career field goals (561)
-Third in career made threes (153)
-Tied for third in career three-pointers attempted (355)
-Second in free throw percentage (.842)
-Sixth in career steals (129)
Links
2008-09
Tracking Cummard at the Portsmouth Invitational - April 11, 2009
Cummard and Fredette Honored by CollegeHoops.net - April 9, 2009
Cummard and Fredette Named USBWA All-District - March 10, 2009
Cummard Named to FOXSports.com All-America Fourth Team - March 10, 2009
Four Cougars Earn All-MWC Honors - March 9, 2009
Cummard Named to NABC All-District Team - March 5, 2009
Cougars Wrangle Cowboys - March 4, 2009
Team Effort Leads Cougars Past TCU - Feb. 14, 2009
Cougars Fall to Utes in Overtime - Jan. 27, 2009
Cougars Comeback in Second Half to Down Tulsa - Dec. 30, 2008
Cummard Drops 30 on Weber State - Dec. 3, 2008
Cummard, Miles Help Cougars Dispatch Mustangs - Nov. 22, 2008
Cummard Earns MWC Player of the Week Honor - Nov. 17, 2008
Cummard Nets Career-High 36 in Season Opener - Nov. 14, 2008
Before BYU
MESA HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2004 Arizona Player of the Year and a McDonald's All-America nominee ... led Mesa (Ariz.) High School to the 5A State Championship, averaging 20.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists as a senior in 2003-04 ... shot 56 percent from the floor and made 41 percent of his three-point attempts ... named region player of the year in 2004 ... also played for the Arizona Cager Elite Club team.
Summary
A 6-foot-7 guard from Mesa, Ariz., Cummard was a three-time all-Mountain West Conference player. After earning third-team honors as a sophomore in 2006-07, he was a first-team honoree in 2007-08 and 2008-09. Cummard was also the Co-Player of the year and received Associated Press All-America honorable mention recognition in 2007-08. He also earned all-district honors from the NABC and USBWA in 2008 and 2009 and was named a fourth-team all-American by FOXSports.com in 2009. As a senior he averaged 16.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists while shooting .517 from the field, .387 from downtown and .842 from the free throw line. Cummard finished his career ranked ninth all-time in scoring, first in career games and consecutive games played, sixth in steals and second in free throw percentage at BYU. A four-year starter, he helped the Cougars achieve a 97-34 (.740) record and four straight postseason invitations, including NCAA Tournament bids the last three years. Under the tutelage of BYU coach Dave Rose, Cummard and the Cougars earned recognition in the top-25 rankings during his last three seasons while becoming the first MWC team to achieve back-to-back-to-back MWC championships, including outright titles in 2007 and 2008 and a share of the title in 2009. Cummard concluded his career ranked in the top-10 in eight career MWC statistical categories, including points scored (10th), field goals made (7th), field goal attempts (9th), rebounds (T6th), assists (9th), minutes played (10th), games started (6th) and games played (3rd).
Stats
CAREER HIGHSPoints: 36 vs. LBSU (2008)FG Made: 13 vs. LBSU (2008)FG Att: 20 vs. Wake Forest (2009)FG %: .923 (12-13) at Weber State (2008)3FG Made: 5 vs. Lamar (2007)3FG Att: 7 vs. Lamar (2007)3FG %: 1.000 (3-3) at Utah (2009)FT Made: 10 vs. Colorado St. (2007), at TCU (2009), vs. AFA (2009)FT Att: 10 vs. Colorado St. (2007), at Tulsa (2008), at TCU (2009), vs. AFA (2009)FT %: 1.000 (10-10) vs. Colorado St. (2007), at TCU (2009), vs. AFA (2009)Reb: 13 at UNLV (MWC Final) (2007)Assists: 8 vs. SUU, Lamar (2007)Blocks: 4 vs. Pepperdine (2007), vs. LBSU (2008)Steals: 5 vs. SUU (2008), UNLV (2007)Minutes: 41 at Utah (2009)Percentage Minimums --4 FG, 2 3FG, 3 FT MadeCUMMARD YEAR-BY-YEAR BYU STATSYear GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct2005-06 29-14 430--14.8 50-110 .455 17-43 .395 26-34 .7652006-07 34-34 990--29.1 114-206 .553 40-92 .435 50-63 .7942007-08 35-35 1101--31.5 198-348 .569 60-127 .472 96-112 .8572008-09 33-33 1081--32.8 199-385 .517 36-93 .387 122-140 .871Total 131-116 3602--27.5 561-1049 .535 153-355 .431 294-349 .842Year Off-Def-Tot--Avg PF-FO A--Avg TO Blk Stl Pts--Avg2005-06 23-45-68--2.3 58-0 45--1.6 31 12 16 143--4.92006-07 63-128-191--5.6 103-3 93--2.7 49 29 50 318--9.42007-08 69-153-222--6.3 93-6 123--3.5 79 35 33 552--15.82008-09 47-158-205--6.2 82-2 111--3.4 54 30 30 556--16.8Total 202-484-686--5.2 336-11 372--2.8 213 106 129 1569--12.0