LaComb Named Assistant Coach

PROVO -- BYU head basketball coach Dave Rose announced today the hiring of Tim LaComb as an assistant men’s basketball coach.

Having served the past three seasons on Rose’s staff as the Cougars’ director of basketball operations, LaComb fills the assistant coaching position vacated by John Wardenburg.

LaComb joins associate head coach Dave Rice and assistant Terry Nashif on Rose’s staff.

“Tim is very passionate about BYU and our basketball program,” Rose said. “He is a very detailed oriented person who will bring great knowledge and experience to our staff. Our players and our staff are excited for Tim in this new position.”

Since LaComb joined the staff in 2007 as the director of basketball operations, BYU basketball has won at least 25 games each season, been nationally ranked and received a spot in the NCAA Tournament. In 2009-10 the Cougars won a program record 30 games and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993.

“I’m thrilled about this new opportunity,” LaComb said. “We have a great staff and terrific players here at BYU. I look forward to helping build on the success we've had together on the court, in the classroom and with 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, Alyssa, Sam and Anna. LaComb served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Boston, Mass., from 1989-91.