Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Utah Tech |
Conference | WAC |
Record | 319–167 (.656) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | March 5, 1964
Playing career | |
1983–1984 | Dixie State |
1985–1988 | Utah State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1988–1993 | Snow College (assistant) |
1993–2005 | Snow College |
2005–present | Utah Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 319–167 (.656) (NCAA) 284–128 (.689) (NJCAA) |
Tournaments | 2–8 (NCAA Division II) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
6 Pacific West Conference Regular Season (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018) 2 Pacific West Conference Tournament (2013, 2018) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Regular Season (2020) | |
Jon Judkins (born March 3, 1964) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Utah Tech Trailblazers men's basketball team. [1]
After a season at Dixie College (now Utah Tech University), Judkins transferred to Utah State where he was the first Aggie to post a triple-double, and was part of the team's 1988 NCAA tournament bid. [1] [2] [3]
After graduation, Judkins joined the coaching staff at Snow College, where he was an assistant until 1993, when he was elevated to head coach. Over the next 12 seasons, he posted a 284–128 record before joining Utah Tech in 2005, guiding the team through its transition from junior college to NCAA status, first in Division II and in 2020, Division I as the Trailblazers join the Western Athletic Conference. [4]
Overall, Judkins has guided Utah Tech to 11-straight winning seasons, six Pacific West Conference championships, and eight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances. [1]
Judkins' brother, Jeff, is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and former head coach of the BYU Cougars women's basketball team. [5]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Snow College Badgers (NJCAA)(1992–2005) | |||||||||
Snow College: | 284–128 (.689) | ||||||||
Dixie State Rebels (NJCAA)(2005–2006) | |||||||||
2005–06 | Dixie State | 20–12 | |||||||
Dixie State Rebels – Red Storm – Trailblazers (Pacific West Conference)(2006–2019) | |||||||||
2006–07 | Dixie State | 11–13 | 0–0 | 7th | |||||
2007–08 | Dixie State | 13–14 | 10–8 | 3rd | |||||
2008–09 | Dixie State | 16–11 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
2009–10 | Dixie State | 20–6 | 14–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
2010–11 | Dixie State | 22–7 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division II Regional Final | ||||
2011–12 | Dixie State | 20–7 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
2012–13 | Dixie State | 22–7 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
2013–14 | Dixie State | 21–7 | 15–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
2014–15 | Dixie State | 19–8 | 17–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
2015–16 | Dixie State | 18–9 | 15–5 | 4th | |||||
2016–17 | Dixie State | 19–9 | 16–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
2017–18 | Dixie State | 23–7 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
Dixie State Trailblazers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(2018–2020) | |||||||||
2018–19 | Dixie State | 18–9 | 16–6 | 2nd | |||||
2019–20 | Dixie State | 23–7 | 17–5 | 1st | |||||
Dixie State Trailblazers (Western Athletic Conference)(2020–present) | |||||||||
2020–21 | Dixie State | 8–13 | 4–10 | 8th | |||||
2021–22 | Dixie State | 13–18 | 6–12 | 10th | |||||
Utah Tech Trailblazers (Western Athletic Conference)(2022–present) | |||||||||
2022–23 | Utah Tech | 14–19 | 5–13 | 12th | |||||
2023–24 | Utah Tech | 11–20 | 7–13 | 9th | |||||
Dixie State/Utah Tech: | 319–168 (.655) | 217–85 (.719) | |||||||
Total: | 319–168 (.655) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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