Over the past few years, BYU women's basketball has been on a journey of uncertainty.
“It’s been a roller-coaster ride. I’ve had three coaches during my career here,” said senior Heather Hamson.
With three different head coaches at BYU, certainty hasn’t been part of the players' vocabulary. Coach Jeff Judkins, who led the Cougars for 21 seasons, retired at the end of the 2021–22 season.
After Judkins’ retirement, the Cougars hired Amber Whiting, who coached through the 2024–25 season before parting ways with the program.
That left BYU without a head coach just two seasons later. However, one constant throughout the journey has been coach Lee Cummard.
Cummard served as an assistant under Judkins, was later named associate head coach by Whiting, and received the promotion to head coach of the BYU women’s basketball program this past summer.
“I’m really excited for this year and what Lee wants to do with this team,” Hamson said. “I think he’s going to do great things and make this program great again.”
The uncertainty hasn't necessarily raised questions for the BYU women’s basketball team.
“No, never a doubt,” said incoming freshman Braeden Gunlock when asked if she considered other options following the coaching change at BYU women's basketball media day.
Though the uncertainty has affected the program, the team appears as committed as ever.
“I’m here for BYU. The coaching change is whatever — I just want to be a Cougar,” said senior Hattie Ogden.