Tim LaComb joined the BYU men's basketball staff in June 2007 as director of basketball operations. A native of Alpine, Utah, LaComb came to the Cougars with 10 years of experience working with basketball programs at the university and high school levels.
In his first season on the staff, LaComb contributed to the one of the best seasons in BYU history. The Cougars achieve the second most wins in school history in 2007-08 with a 27-8 record and become the only team in Mountain West Conference history to win two outright league titles. The 2007-08 Cougars won their second-straight outright regular-season MWC Championship with a 14-2 mark to become the first Cougar teams since 1979 and 1980 to achieve back-to-back outright titles. BYU also appeared in the national top-25 polls for the second straight season and made its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
In his second season at BYU the Cougars went 25-8 overall and 12-4 in the MWC to share the regular season league title”their third-straight league title. The last time BYU won three-straight league titles was from 1932 to 1934. BYU was also ranked in the top-25 for the third-straight season, a first since the 1980, 1981 and 1982 seasons.
LaComb's responsibilities include coordinating team travel and providing support for academics, marketing and recruiting. He also organizes team banquets and golf tournaments and provides assistance with all team-related activities.
Prior to coming to BYU, LaComb worked on the men's basketball staff under Ray Giacoletti at the University of Utah from 2005-07 as the video coordinator. He previously served as a head student manager for two seasons at Utah from 1994-96 under Rick Majerus. Between his stints at Utah, LaComb worked in private business and served six years as an assistant coach in Utah's high school ranks. He was an assistant at Lone Peak High School from 1999-2002 and at his alma mater American Fork from 2002-05. His teams reached the state semifinals four times in six years, with Lone Peak winning the state championship in 2000-01.
A cum laude graduate in mass communications/public relations from the University of Utah, LaComb and his wife Rachel have three children, Alyssa, Sam and Anna. LaComb served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Boston, Mass., from 1989-91.
Coach Rose on LaComb:
"Tim is extremely passionate about the game of basketball and has valuable experience in a variety of capacities that will serve him well as our operations director. Tim is a quality person who already knows our conference. He is a great fit for our program."
