Lee Cummard
TitleGraduate Assistant
OfficeMCA 208
Women's Basketball Coaching Career
Head Coach (2025-Present)
- Cummard was named and introduced as the eighth head coach of the BYU women's basketball program on March 31, 2025.
Associate Head Coach (2022-2025)
- Back-to-back postseason appearances (WBIT - 2024 and WNIT - 2023)
- Coached BYU's all-time leading rebounder and two-time All-America Honorable Mention, Lauren Gustin
- Helped the Cougars to the first ranked win of the Whiting era over No. 18 Baylor on Feb. 7, 2024.
- Cummard was named the associate head coach of the BYU women's basketball program on June 3, 2022.
Assistant Coach (2019-2022)
- Back-to-back NCAA Tournament bids (2020-21, 2021-22)
- Was acting head coach and went 3-0 with wins over Utah State, No. 17 Florida State and No. 22 West Virginia
- Won the West Coast Conference regular-season championship in 2021-22
- No. 20 final AP Top 25 ranking (2021-22)
- Spent 16 consecutive weeks in AP Top 25 – most in school history (2021-22)
- Most wins in the regular season (25) in program history (2021-22)
- Five wins against Power 5 opponents (Arizona State, Florida State, West Virginia, Utah, Washington State - 2021-22)
- Twelve players garnered All-Conference Honors
Men's Basketball Coaching Career
- BYU Men's Basketball Assistant Coach (2018-19)
- Helped the Cougars to a 20-13 season, going 10-5 in conference play
- Coached two all-conference honorees; Yoeli Childs and TJ Haws who were named to the first and second teams, respectively
- BYU Men's Basketball Graduate Assistant (2016-2018)
- In two years as a graduate assistant, helped the Cougars to back-to-back 20-win seasons
- Coached five all-conference selections including TJ Haws, Eric Mika, Elijah Bryant and Yoeli Childs
- Made a pair of trips to the NIT
Playing Career
- Lee Cummard Player Profile
- Played professionally from 2009-16 in France (2009-11), Japan (2011-12) and Belgium (2012-16)
- 2008 AP All-America Honorable Mention
- 2008 MWC Player of the Year
- All-MWC First Team (2008 and 2009)
- Led BYU to three-straight MWC titles (2007, 2008, 2009)
- Played for Dave Rose at BYU (2005-09)
- 2004 Arizona Player of the Year and McDonald’s All-America nominee
- Led Mesa HS to the 2004 5A state championship
- Prepped at Mesa High School (2000-04)
Personal
- Lee and his wife Sarah have three sons
- Graduated from BYU in 2009
- Served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tennessee
Cougars, Pilots face off Saturday evening in Portland
The Cougars look to start the season 9-1 as they take on the Portland Pilots at the Chiles Center on Saturday.
Hamlin's buzzer-beater lifts BYU over Washington State
Freshman Olivia Hamlin scores 14 points including a buzzer beater to push BYU to 8-1.
Battle of the Cougars set for Wednesday matinee at Delta Center
The BYU Cougars look to win their fourth-straight game over the Washington State Cougars as they face off at Delta Center, the home of the NBA's Utah Jazz, on Wednesday.
Cougars suffer first setback in 84-71 loss to No. 17 Vanderbilt
Marya Hudgins records career-high 24 points in fourth-career double-double as BYU falls to No. 17 Vanderbilt.
BYU faces No. 17 Vanderbilt in Paradise Jam Island Division title game
The last time the Cougars faced the 17th-ranked team in the AP Poll was on Nov. 29, 2021, when Lee Cummard served as acting head coach during head coach Jeff Judkins’ absence, and BYU took down Florida State 61-54 on Thanksgiving weekend.
Cougars set for Thanksgiving Day matchup with Virginia Tech
The Cougars are 3-1 all-time when playing on Thanksgiving Day.
Benally, Rohkohl power Cougars to 79-62 win over Weber State
Senior forward Lara Rohkohl scored a season-high 18 points and freshman guard Sydney Benally added nine assists as BYU pulled away in the second half for a 79-62 win over Weber State on Saturday afternoon at the Marriott Center.
BYU and Weber State set for in-state showdown on Saturday
A Cummard-coached team has never faced Weber State, but head coach Lee Cummard holds a 4-0 record against the Wildcats as a player.
Cougars stay perfect behind a career-high 23 from Hudgins
BYU gets to 5-0 with late-game comeback
BYU hits the road to face Montana in first meeting since 2000
BYU and Fresno State face off for the first time since 2021 on Saturday.
Gibb, Hamlin lead charge as Cougars take down Bulldogs 63-43
Delaney Gibb recorded a career-high eight assists en route to BYU's 20-point win over Fresno State.
BYU and Fresno State face off in Saturday matinée
BYU and Fresno State face off for the first time since 2021 on Saturday.
Seven double-figure scorers push Cougars to a 104-47 victory over Mavericks
First time BYU has reached 100 points since Feb. 24th, 2022 at Santa Clara.
Cougars sign 3-time Utah state champ Kennedy Woolston
Kennedy Woolston, the 92nd-ranked player in the class of 2026, signed with BYU on Wednesday.
BYU takes on Omaha in first-ever meeting on Thursday
BYU and Omaha will meet for the first time in women's basketball as the Mavericks visit the Marriott Center on Thursday.
No. 7 BYU hosts Delaware Tuesday evening
Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
Gibb, Hamlin power BYU past San José State for 70-51 win
Delaney Gibb scored 21 points and Olivia Hamlin added 18 as BYU women’s basketball defeated San José State 70-51 on Saturday afternoon at the Marriott Center, improving to 2-0 on the season.
Cougars face San Jose State for first time since 2019
Saturday’s game will be a battle of first-year head coaches, both of whom served as assistants to former BYU head coach Jeff Judkins.