Tim LaComb
Men's Basketball Assistant Head Coach
Phone
(801) 422-5040
Office
MCA 218


Career Highlights

  • As assistant head coach in 2017-18 helped BYU win 24 games and advance to the NIT
  • As associate head coach in 2016-17 helped the Cougars win 22 games and advance to the NIT
  • In 2015-16 helped BYU to 26 wins and a trip to the semifinals of the NIT
  • Helped BYU to 25 wins and a trip to the NCAA tournament in 2014-15
  • Has helped BYU to a 284-104 record (.732) while serving as associate head coach, assistant head coach, assistant coach and director of operations
  • Seven trips to the NCAA tournament and four trips to the NIT
  • Helped BYU record 32 wins in 2010-11 and the program's first trip to the Sweet 16 in 2011 since 1981
  • Helped BYU win three MWC titles
  • Seven 25-win seasons and two 30-win seasons

Coaching Experience

  • BYU Assistant Head Coach (2017-present)
  • BYU Associate Head Coach (2015-17)
  • BYU Assistant Coach (2010-15)
  • BYU Director of Operations (2007-10)
  • Utah Video Coordinator (2005-07)
  • American Fork Assistant Coach (2002-05)
  • Lone Peak Assistant Coach (1999-02)
  • Utah Team Manager (1994-96)

Education

  • Utah (graduated cum laude)

Mission

  • Boston, Mass. (1989-91)

Personal/Family

  • Wife's name is Rachel and together they have three children
  • Grandfather Frank LaComb played football for BYU; Uncle Gary LaComb played football and baseball

Tim LaComb joined the BYU men's basketball staff in June 2007 as director of basketball operations and was elevated to assistant coach in 2010. In 2015, he was named associate head coach and currently serves as assistant head coach. 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 2010-11, LaComb's first season as an assistant, the Cougars won a program record 32 games, advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1981 and finished No. 10/13 in the national polls.

With LaComb serving as a defensive scout the Cougars finished fifth in the nation in scoring margin, 15th in turnover margin and 37th in steals per game. BYU was also among the top 100 in field goal percentage defense, three-point field goal percentage defense, rebound margin and blocks per game.

In his second season as an assistant in 2011-12, LaComb helped BYU to its sixth-straight 25-win season and sixth-straight NCAA tournament bid. The Cougars finished 26-9 and advanced in the NCAA Tournament for a third-straight season with a 25-point comeback win over Iona, the biggest comeback in the history of the tournament.

In 2014-15, LaComb helped BYU win 25 games for the first time since the 2011-12 season and return to the NCAA tournament for the second-straight season and the eighth time in nine years.

In 11 seasons since LaComb joined the staff in 2007, BYU has amassed a record of 284-104 (.732), won three conference titles and received seven NCAA tournament bids. The Cougars have won 25-plus games six times including 30-plus wins in 2009-10 and 2010-11.

In three seasons as director of operations (2007-10), LaComb's primary responsibilities included coordinating team travel, providing support for academics, marketing and recruiting.

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. LaComb served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1989-91.

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