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
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
Big 12 releases 2025-26 conference matchups
The Big 12 Conference released the 2025-26 women's basketball matchups for BYU's third campaign as a conference member on Thursday morning.
Calvert signs with KP Brno in Czech Republic
2025 BYU graduate Emma Calvert has signed a professional contract with the Czech Republic club KP Brno for the 2025-26 season.
Four Cougars named to 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team
Four BYU women’s basketball players were named to the 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team, the conference announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Kaylee Smiler Mo'o and Tegan Graham suit up for New Zealand Tall Ferns
BYU alumni Kaylee Smiler Mo'o and Tegan Graham compete for the 2degrees Tall Ferns at the Trans-Tasman Throwdown in Adelaide, Australia.
Cummard signs Sydney Benally to 2025-26 squad
Benally is a two-time New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year and the 88th-ranked player in the class of 2025.
Cummard adds transfer Lara Rohkol to 2025-26 roster
Lara Rohkol averaged 10.1 points and 9.2 rebounds at the College of Charleston before signing with BYU.
Cummard adds two freshmen to 2025 recruiting class
Freshmen Olivia Hamlin and Yussuf Bolanle signed with BYU on Signing Day.
Cummard introduced as BYU’s head women’s basketball coach
BYU director of athletics Tom Holmoe officially introduced Lee Cummard as the eighth head coach of the BYU women’s basketball program on Monday afternoon.
BYU names Lee Cummard head women’s basketball coach
Lee Cummard named eighth head coach in BYU women's basketball history.
Whiting steps down from head coaching position
BYU women’s basketball head coach Amber Whiting announced Saturday that she will not be returning for the 2025-26 season as she and BYU have agreed to part ways.