Lee Cummard News

It was a rather quiet week in the basketball recruiting world. Because of that, there are few changes in the team rankings.

Tickets for the inaugural men's basketball 2008 Stadium Shootout, featuring Louisville vs.

The latest subject in our Hoops Q&A series is BYU's Lee Cummard , a 6-foot-7 shooting guard who is back with the Cougars for his senior season after initially declaring for the NBA draft in April.

The 2008 NBA Draft introduced the world to a brand new crop of NBA freshmen. A record-breaking 10 freshmen selected in the first round highlighted a draft featuring underclassmen at picks No.

Trent Plaisted's decision to leave BYU early for the NBA paid off Thursday when Seattle traded its No.

Trent Plaisted will get mo' of Motown. The former BYU basketball standout finally saw his name get called at 9:23 p.m. Thursday -- nearly four hours after the start of the NBA draft -- as he was taken with the ...

BYU basketball received good news on Sunday as Mountain West Conference co-MVP Lee Cummard opted to return to the Cougars for his senior season.

Call it indecision. Call it hope. Call it playing it safe. However you want to characterize it, there is plenty of all of the above going around with just three days left before the NBA's June 16 deadline to ...

Within 48 hours, Lee Cummard will decide if he'll play for BYU or hire an agent and take his chances in the NBA Draft or life as a professional basketball player in Europe or some other corner of the globe.

Chase Budinger hasn't decided whether he'll turn pro or return for his junior year at Arizona.

For Lee Cummard, it is status quo so far. Nothing's changed. He spent Saturday working BYU basketball's father and son camp, manning the Whiffle Ball booth.

“He wasn't like a real informed fan, like he knew what's really going on in the program or anything”

A friend recently came up to BYU center Chris Miles and asked if the guy who's been playing ahead of him was going to turn pro. via Deseret Morning News

“His departure creates opportunities for other players, and we expect them to respond very well.”

Jason Franchuk - DAILY HERALD Trent Plaisted is leaving for a different type of mission, but he's stuck to the code that BYU coaches appreciate of all their athletes coming and going -- no surprises. via Daily Herald

Trent Plaisted has signed with an agent and will not return to Brigham Young for his senior season, according to sources. via Salt Lake Tribune

“I'm not hiring an agent because I want to keep open the opportunity to stay at BYU, but I'm going after this 100 percent. I'm looking to improve myself and make the best decision I can.”

BYU junior guard Lee Cummard announced Friday that he will enter his name for the 2008 NBA Draft, but he will maintain his eligibility for his senior season of college because he won't hire an agent. via BYU News Net

“I'm not hiring an agent because I want to keep open the opportunity to stay at BYU, but I'm going after this 100 percent. I'm looking to improve myself and make the best decision I can.”

Once upon a time, Dave Rose had a two-time defending Mountain West Conference men's basketball team returning three key starters for 2008-09. By June, that could be whittled down to just one returning starter, ... via Deseret News

“Lee had a terrific junior season for us, and he has decided to take advantage of the opportunity to explore the draft”

BYU junior guard Lee Cummard announced Friday that he will enter his name for the 2008 NBA Draft but will not hire an agent to maintain his eligibility for his senior season of college. via Deseret News

“Many have told me things. Some guys I feel comfortable with, and those are the ones I listen to the most.”

BYU's basketball program will proceed in the weeks to come as if junior Trent Plaisted will return next year to help the Cougars try for a threepeat Mountain West Conference title, according to head coach Dave ... via Deseret News

“To be part of such a select group is truly what makes you an All-American and if anyone defines being an All-American it's Jaycee Carroll”

For the second year in a row, Utah State's Jaycee Carroll has been named an All-American as the Associated Press announced its various team's Monday. via KSL-TV Salt Lake City

“We were all just sitting around at Nina (Kim) and Kristina (Baskett)'s house watching 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' you know, the one where Johnny Depp looks like a 28-year-old Dakota Fanning?”

There might have been a little more to the departure of former Utah gymnast Sarah Shire than homesickness. via The Daily Utah Chronicle