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- ↑ "Jon Judkins College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Jon Judkins – Men's Basketball". Utah State University Athletics.
- ↑ "Dixie State University to Join WAC in 2020–21". Western Athletic Conference. January 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Jeff Judkins Staff Bio".