BYU Basketball Forward Kolby Lee Enters Transfer Portal
Mar 30, 2021, 10:23 PM
Brigham Young Cougars forward Kolby Lee (40) high-fives the students after the game against the San Diego Toreros in Provo on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. BYU won 93-70. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
(Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – BYU basketball big man Kolby Lee has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. Since BYU’s season ended after a loss to Final Four participant UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, BYU has seen four players enter the Transfer Portal. A portal that has seen over 1,000 players enter, more than double the number of student-athletes compared to this time last year.
— Big Kolb (@Krlee32) March 31, 2021
Lee announced his entrance into the Portal on social media writing, “Cougar nation, thank you for all the memories and support that I’ve received over the last few years. You are truly the best fans in the nation! From starting and playing in the awesome game last year as we took down Gonzaga, to making it to the NCAA tournament this year, it’s been a fun ride. Although this year didn’t play out how I wanted it to, I enjoyed the friendships and the brotherhood I made with my teammates. With that being said I’ve decided to enter the transfer portal. I am extremely blessed to have played for my dream school. But my career will now head elsewhere. I appreciate you all, and will always be proud to say I was a cougar.”
Kolby Lee snapshot at BYU
Similar to Connor Harding, another Transfer Portal entrant from BYU, Kolby Lee was in the starting lineup for the Cougars but saw his role diminish over the course of the season.
Lee started in 15 games during the 2020-21 season, but in the last nine games of the season, Lee logged only 12 minutes of action. He averaged 3.7 points and 2.0 rebounds per game this past season. In his sophomore year, Lee averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds.
A 6-foot-9, 240-pound center/forward, Lee displayed nice touch on the offensive end. Gaining a nickname among his teammates as the “Quickie Monster,” for his success with “quickie” shots around the rim.
Lee is married to BYU women’s basketball player forward Kayla Belles-Lee. Like Lee, Belles-Lee is also a junior in her collegiate career.
A native of Meridian, Idaho, Lee will have two more years of eligibility remaining.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m., KSL Newsradio). Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper and the KSL Sports app.
