Dixie State Basketball Lands Former BYU Starter Kolby Lee In Transfer Portal
Apr 26, 2021, 12:10 PM | Updated: 12:57 pm
LAHAINA, HI - NOVEMBER 26: Kolby Lee #40 of the BYU Cougars and Ochai Agbaji #30 of the Kansas Jayhawks jockey for position during a free throw attempt during the second half at the Lahaina Civic Center on November 26, 2019 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images)
(Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images)
ST. GEORGE, Utah – Former BYU basketball big man Kolby Lee is staying in the state of Utah to continue his college hoops career. Lee announced that he is exiting the Transfer Portal and is committed to playing for the Dixie State Trailblazers.
A 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward, Lee started in 43 games the past two seasons at BYU. Lee started in 28 games during the 2019-20 season and averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game for a BYU team that finished with a 24-8 record.
Get ready 😎 #Committed #dixiestatemensbasketball pic.twitter.com/BOcuyjZR3l
— Big Kolb (@Krlee32) April 26, 2021
This past year, Lee started in 15 games before seeing his minutes and playing time evaporate in February and March. Lee averaged 3.7 points and 2.0 rebounds during his junior with the Cougars.
Kolby Lee headed to Dixie State
Lee, who was graded as a four-star recruit by ESPN coming out of Meridian, Idaho, is the first four-star prospect in Dixie State Basketball history. He was a three-star recruit according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.
During his career with BYU, Lee primarily played the center position where he had a knack for “quickie shots.” Lee shot 62.5% from the field in his sophomore season. That number dipped to 51.9% as a junior.
MBB: Welcome @Krlee32 to the Dixie State Trailblazers Family! #DixieBlazers #WeAreONE #WACmbb pic.twitter.com/viOvnyA3FS
— Dixie State Basketball (@DIXIESTATEBBALL) April 26, 2021
Dixie State completed its first season as a Division I program in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The TrailBlazers remain in a transition period after a move up from Division II to Division I. Due to the transition, Dixie State cannot participate in an NCAA Division I postseason until the 2024-25 season.
Lee will be eligible immediately to play for the TrailBlazers due to the NCAA’s one-time transfer waiver that passed earlier this month. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
Lee is married to BYU women’s basketball forward Kayla Belles-Lee. The two hoopers tied the knot last August. Belles-Lee is expected to be in the rotation for a BYU women’s team that could be a preseason Top 25 squad next year.
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 pm) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
