Lee Cummard
TitleHead Coach
OfficeMCA 208
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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
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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
BYU, Utah meet Saturday for 114th rivalry game
The Cougars look to pick up their first win over the Utes since 2021.
Cougars fall to Cowgirls 67-51 in Stillwater
Kambree Barber posted her first double-double of the season as BYU fell to Oklahoma State on Wednesday.
BYU, Oklahoma State face off in Stillwater on Wednesday
The Cougars head to Stillwater in search of their fifth bounce-back win of the season.
Gibb's 28 points not enough as BYU falls to No. 22 West Virginia
The Cougars' 25 turnovers proved costly in loss to No. 22 West Virginia.
BYU takes on No. 22 West Virginia in search of second-straight ranked win
The Cougars look to win back-to-back games over ranked teams for the second time in program history, the first since 2021 when BYU knocked off No. 17 Florida State and No. 22 West Virginia in consecutive games to win the St. Pete Showcase with Lee Cummard serving as acting head coach.
No. 13 BYU welcomes Utah to Marriott Center on Saturday afternoon
The Cougars have won 12 straight at the Marriott Center dating back to last season.
BYU downs No. 19 Texas Tech 73-61 for first ranked win
The Cougars 73 points was the most allowed by Texas Tech all year.
BYU hosts No. 19 Texas Tech in first of two ranked matchups this week
BYU welcomes the No. 19 Texas Tech Lady Raiders to the Marriott Center, the second of three-straight ranked matchups for the Cougars.
BYU falls to No. 18 Baylor 69-58
BYU moves to 14-4 after dropping to third top 25 ranked team on the season.
BYU returns home to take on No. 18 Baylor on Saturday
BYU looks for its first ranked win under Coach Cummard as the No. 18 Baylor Bears visit Provo.
BYU takes down Houston 79-64 in battle of the Cougars
Cougars assisted on 22 of 30 made field goals and knocked down 11 threes in their 16-point road win over Houston.
BYU faces Houston in battle of the Cougars on Saturday
BYU looks to push its win streak over Houston to three as the two meet for the lone time this season on Saturday.
BYU heads to the Old Pueblo to face Arizona on Tuesday
The Cougars look to move to 3-1 in conference play as they visit the Arizona Wildcats on Tuesday.
Cougars hand Sun Devils first loss, 71-62, to move to 13-2
The Cougars recorded 26 offensive rebounds, the fifth-most in BYU history, which led to 20 second-chance points in the win over ASU.
Cougars look to bounce back against unbeaten Arizona State on Saturday
BYU and Arizona State meet for the 14th time on Saturday in a matchup of first-year Big 12 head coaches.
BYU's upset bid falls short in loss to No. 8 TCU
Sydney Bennally matched her career-high of 18 points to lead the Cougar scoring in their defeat to No. 8 TCU.
BYU faces No. 8 TCU in Big 12 home opener
BYU seeks its highest-ranked win in program history as the No. 8 TCU Horned Frogs visit Provo on New Year's Eve.
Cougars take down UCF for first Big 12 victory
The Cougars earned their first Big 12 win of the season and first conference-opening win since 2022 with a 71-50 victory over UCF on Saturday.