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Dick Harmon: Dave Rose's hire of Lee Cummard for BYU basketball program rewards loyalty, potential and passion

Jaren Wilkey/BYU

PROVO — If Lee Cummard has been anything, it's been a BYU loyalist all his life.

He demonstrated it when he committed and signed with the Cougars after being named Arizona’s Player of the Year out of Mesa. Ditto for when he led BYU to three conference championships and was named the MWC Player of the Year one of those years. He proved his allegiance when he returned from a professional career overseas and became a graduate assistant on Dave Rose's staff, a position he held the past two seasons.

A grad assistant does a lot of grunt work, breaking down film, preparing game plans, picking up pieces and leftovers, proving worth and dedication.