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Men's Basketball Athlete Profile - Lee Cummard

Lee Cummard Guard
6-7, 190,
Mesa, AZ / Mesa HS

At BYU
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 200... (More)

SENIOR - (2008-2009): Earned first-team All-MWC honors ... named a fourth-team All-American by FOXSports.com ... received High-Major All-America Second Team honors from CollegeHoops.net ... an NABC and USBWA All-District honoree ... received the Male Athlete of the Year Award and the Dale McCann Spirit of Sport Award at the 2009 Y Awards ... named to Wooden Award and Naismith Award preseason watch lists led the team in... (More)

JUNIOR - (2007-2008): AP All-America Honorable Mention ... NABC and USBWA All-District ... 2008 MWC Co-Player of the Year and All-MWC First Team ... 2008 MWC All-Tournament Team ... led the Cougars in scoring (15.8), field-goal percentage (.569), three-point percentage (.472) and blocked shots (1.0) while ranking second in rebounds (6.3), assists (3.5), steals (0.9) and free-throw percentage (.857) ... ranked in the to... (More)

SOPHOMORE - (2006-2007): All-MWC Third Team ... started all 34 games for the Cougars this year, averaging 9.4 points per game, third on the team, on a team-best .553 shooting mark from the field ... also led the team with 1.5 steals and 29.1 minutes per game, was second on the team with 2.7 assists and 0.9 blocks per game and was third for the Cougars averaging 5.6 rebounds per contest ... ranks among the top 15 in the M... (More)

FRESHMAN - (2005-2006): Started 14 games, averaging 4.9 points while shooting .455 from the floor, .395 on threes and .765 from the line in 14.8 minutes overall ... scored in double figures twice while slamming home 7 dunks on the year and leading the Cougars in assists five times ... contributed a career-high 5 assists while tying his career-best with 2 blocks in 22 minutes at Houston in the NIT while also adding 7 poin... (More)

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 ... (More)

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

Statistics
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 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 Made

CUMMARD YEAR-BY-YEAR BYU STATS
Year     GP-GS  Min--Avg   FG-FGA   Pct   3FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct
2005-06  29-14  430--14.8  50-110   .455  17-43     .395  26-34    .765
2006-07  34-34  990--29.1  114-206  .553  40-92     .435  50-63    .794
2007-08  35-35 1101--31.5  198-348  .569  60-127    .472  96-112   .857
2008-09  33-33 1081--32.8  199-385  .517  36-93     .387 122-140   .871
Total  131-116 3602--27.5  561-1049 .535 153-355    .431 294-349   .842

Year     Off-Def-Tot--Avg   PF-FO   A--Avg   TO   Blk   Stl   Pts--Avg
2005-06   23-45-68--2.3      58-0   45--1.6  31   12    16    143--4.9
2006-07   63-128-191--5.6   103-3   93--2.7  49   29    50    318--9.4
2007-08   69-153-222--6.3    93-6  123--3.5  79   35    33    552--15.8
2008-09   47-158-205--6.2    82-2  111--3.4  54   30    30    556--16.8
Total    202-484-686--5.2   336-11 372--2.8  213 106   129   1569--12.0


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