Jon Judkins

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Jon Judkins
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Utah Tech
Conference WAC
Record319–168 (.655)
Biographical details
Born (1964-03-05) March 5, 1964 (age 60)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Playing career
1983–1984 Dixie State
1985–1988 Utah State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1993 Snow College (assistant)
1993–2005Snow College
2005–present Utah Tech
Head coaching record
Overall319–168 (.655) (NCAA)
284–128 (.689) (NJCAA)
Tournaments2–8 (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]

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Playing career

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]

Coaching career

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]

Personal

Judkins' brother, Jeff, is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and former head coach of the BYU Cougars women's basketball team. [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Snow College Badgers (NJCAA)(1992–2005)
Snow College:284–128 (.689)
Dixie State Rebels (NJCAA)(2005–2006)
2005–06Dixie State 20–12
Dixie State Rebels – Red Storm – Trailblazers (Pacific West Conference)(2006–2019)
2006–07Dixie State 11–130–07th
2007–08Dixie State 13–1410–83rd
2008–09Dixie State 16–118–42nd
2009–10Dixie State 20–614–2T–1st NCAA Division II First Round
2010–11Dixie State 22–713–3T–1st NCAA Division II Regional Final
2011–12Dixie State 20–715–3T–1st NCAA Division II First Round
2012–13Dixie State 22–715–31st NCAA Division II First Round
2013–14Dixie State 21–715–52nd NCAA Division II First Round
2014–15Dixie State 19–817–3T–1st NCAA Division II First Round
2015–16Dixie State 18–915–54th
2016–17Dixie State 19–916–43rd NCAA Division II First Round
2017–18Dixie State 23–718–21st NCAA Division II First Round
Dixie State Trailblazers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(2018–2020)
2018–19Dixie State 18–916–62nd
2019–20Dixie State 23–717–51st
Dixie State Trailblazers (Western Athletic Conference)(2020–present)
2020–21 Dixie State 8–134–108th
2021–22 Dixie State 13–186–1210th
Utah Tech Trailblazers (Western Athletic Conference)(2022–present)
2022–23 Utah Tech 14–195–1312th
2023–24 Utah Tech 11–207–139th
Dixie State/Utah Tech:319–168 (.655)217–85 (.719)
Total:319–168 (.655)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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