Attended one semester of school at the University of Idaho before transferring to Salt Lake Community College
Lauren Gustin Season 2020-2021
#12PositionForward
Height6-1
ClassRS-Sophomore
HometownSalem, Utah
Previous SchoolSalt Lake Community College
ProvinceUtah
BYU Highlights
- Two-time All-American honorable mention (2021 & 2024)
- Four-time All-Conference First Team Selection (WCC - 2021, 2022, 2023; Big 12 - 2024)
- Set all-time BYU rebounding record with 1,694 career rebounds, breaking the 44-year-old record held by 1980 National Player of the Year Tina Gunn Robison
- Holds the second-highest career rebounding average in BYU history at 14.2 boards per game
- Ranks fourth all-time in rebounds in NCAA women's basketball history
- Holds the seventh-highest field goal percentage in program history at 49.7 percent
- Ninth all-time leading scorer in BYU history with 1,666 points
- Recorded the 11th-highest career scoring average with 14 points per game
- Played in the 16th-most games in BYU women's basketball history (119)
- Named to Midseason Top 10 for Katrina McClain Award (2022-23; 2023-24)
- Named to Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List (2022-23; 2023-24)
- Named to 2023 Katrina McClain Award Preseason Watch List (2022-23)
- Named West Coast Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2022-23)
Senior: 2023-24
Gustin started in all 33 games during her final season as a BYU Cougar...she led the team in scoring and rebounding with 16.7 and 15.3 per game, respectively...named an AP Honorable Mention All-American for the second time in her career...earned All-Big 12 First Team honors...named a Top 10 candidate for the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award...led the country in double-doubles with 30 in 33 games, total rebounding with 504 rebounds, rebounds per game at 15.3 and defensive rebounds per game at 10.1...was second in offensive rebounds per game with 5.2...set all-time BYU rebounding record with 1,694 career rebounds, breaking the 44-year-old record held by 1980 National Player of the Year Tina Gunn Robison...ranks fourth all-time in rebounds in NCAA women's basketball history...holds the second-highest career rebounding average in BYU history at 14.2 boards per game...holds the seventh-highest field goal percentage in program history at 49.7 percent...is the ninth all-time leading scorer in BYU history with 1,666 points...recorded the 11th-highest career scoring average with 14 points per game...and played in the 16th-most games in BYU women's basketball history (119)
Junior: 2022-23
Started all 33 games for the Cougars in 2022-23...led NCAA in rebounds per game (16.7)...led NCAA in defensive rebounds per game (11.7)...ranked second in the NCAA in double-doubles (27)...ranked third in the NCAA in minutes per game (38.3)...ranked fourth in offensive rebounds per game (5.0)...broke single-season BYU rebounding record (552); Gustin's 552 rebounds is good for 3rd most in NCAA history... named West Coast Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year...named to Midseason Top 10 for Katrina McClain Award...named to Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List...named to 2023 Katrina McClain Award Preseason Watch List...Three-time WCC Player of the Week (Dec. 5, Jan. 9, Feb. 20)...averaged 16.1 points per game, 16.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists
Sophomore: 2021-22
All-WCC First Team...Finalist for Katrina McClain Award...Led WCC and No. 8 nationally in rebounding average (11.6)...Posted 14 double-doubles (No. 28 nationally)...Career-high 21 rebounds at Oklahoma (Dec. 10, 2021)...Led WCC in total rebounds (335) and No. 17 nationally...No. 4 in single-season history at BYU with 335 boards...Led WCC with 4.3 offensive rebounds per game...WCC Player of the Week (Dec. 27, 2021)...Scored in double figures in 19 games...Pulled down double-digit rebounds in 23 games...Season-high 18 points against Utah State (Nov. 23, 2021)...Shot 50.7 percent from the field (No. 7 in WCC)...No. 14 in career rebounds at BYU with 638
Sophomore (COVID): 2020-21
Named AP All-America Honorable Mention...Garnered All-WCC First Team honors...Named WCC Player of the Week on Jan. 18...Led the nation at one point in rebounds per game. Finished the season ranked sixth in the country in the category and first in the WCC with a 12.6 average. Ranked fifth nationally in defensive rebounds per game (9.1)...Tallied 27 points and 20 rebounds, both season-highs, versus Pepperdine on Feb. 4. Her 20 rebounds were the sixth most by a BYU women's basketball player in Marriott Center history and the most since Tina Gunn pulled down 23 boards vs. Utah State in 1980...Ranked 11th in the country in double-doubles with 15...On the team, ranked third in scoring (11.3 ppg) and second in steals (1.0 SPG)...Was the team's leading rebounder in 21 of 24 games played and led the team in scoring in two games...Pulled down at least 10 rebounds in 22 of 24 games played
At Salt Lake Community College
Played one season averaging a double-double with 19.1 points and 13.1 rebounds per game...Named NJCAA All-America Honorable Mention
Before BYU
Four-year letter winner in basketball...Averaged a double-double all four years...Four-time All-State...4A MVP...Won the state championship in 2017 and 2018...Named 2018 Ms. Basketball...Named state tournament MVP in 2018...2018 Utah Gatorade Player of the Year...Ranked top 100 nationally in rebounding...Ranked top 20 nationally in double-doubles...Holds the state single-season scoring record...As a senior, averaged 29 points and 17 rebounds per game...Played club ball for Team Arizona and Utah Flash
Personal
Born in Boise, Idaho...Daughter of Scarlett and John Gustin...Has three brothers and one sister...Brother (Porter) plays for the Miami Dolphins after playing linebacker and defensive end at USC...Father played football at Wyoming as a starting quarterback...Mom (Scarlett Overly) played basketball at BYU from 1987-1989 where she was a third-team All-American and all-conference honoree. Also played at Wyoming.
Women's Basketball
Gustin named Top 10 candidate for Katrina McClain Award
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced BYU’s Lauren Gustin as a Top 10 candidate for the Katrina McClain Award.