Jeff Judkins
BYU Cougars | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | West Coast Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Salt Lake City, Utah | March 23, 1956
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Highland (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
College | Utah (1974–1978) |
NBA draft | 1978 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30th overall |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
Playing career | 1978–1983 |
Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
Number | 32, 5, 22 |
Coaching career | 1989–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1978–1980 | Boston Celtics |
1980–1981 | Utah Jazz |
1981–1982 | Detroit Pistons |
1982–1983 | Portland Trail Blazers |
As coach: | |
1989–1999 | U of Utah (men's asst.) |
1999–2001 | BYU (women's asst.) |
2001–present | BYU (women's) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,482 (5.4 ppg) |
Rebounds | 427 (1.6 rpg) |
Assists | 282 (1.0 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jeff Reed Judkins (born March 23, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the Brigham Young University (BYU) Cougars women's basketball team,[1] a position he has held since summer 2001[2] after serving as their assistant coach in 2000–01.[1] A 6'6", 185-lb shooting guard, he played college basketball at the University of Utah from 1974 to 1978[1] and had a career in the NBA from 1978 to 1983.
Early life and education[]
Born in Salt Lake City, Judkins attended Highland High School, where his jersey no. 34 was retired in February 2006.[3] He was all-state in football, baseball as well as basketball.[1][3] After high school, he played with the University of Utah under Utes head coach Jerry Pimm.[3]
Professional playing career[]
Judkins was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 8th pick in the 2nd round of the 1978 NBA Draft (he was Boston's second pick in that draft after Hall-of-Famer Larry Bird.[4]) As well as playing for the Celtics, Judkins spent time with the Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers.[1][4] He holds career averages of 5.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.
Coaching career[]
After retiring from professional basketball, Judkins became an executive with Safelite.[5]
As well as previously serving at BYU as a women's assistant coach to his predecessor , and as the director of basketball operations, Judkins has also served as an men's assistant coach under Rick Majerus at the University of Utah.[4]
Personal life[]
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Judkins is married and has five children and 13 grandchildren.[6][7] Judkins' brother, Jon, is currently the head coach of Division II Dixie State in St. George, Utah[8] He is a cousin of Danny Vranes, his teammate at Utah.[9]
Head coaching record[]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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BYU Cougars (Mountain West Conference) (2001–2011) | |||||||||
2001–02 | BYU | 24–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2002–03 | BYU | 19–12 | 8–6 | T–3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
2003–04 | BYU | 15–14 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
2004–05 | BYU | 19–11 | 9–5 | 3rd | WNIT First Round | ||||
2005–06 | BYU | 26–6 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
2006–07 | BYU | 23–10 | 12–4 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
2007–08 | BYU | 13–16 | 7–9 | T–5th | |||||
2008–09 | BYU | 18–11 | 8–8 | T–5th | |||||
2009–10 | BYU | 23–10 | 11–5 | 2nd | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
2010–11 | BYU | 25–9 | 15–1 | 1st | WNIT Third Round | ||||
BYU (MW): | 205–108 (.655) | 98–54 (.645) | |||||||
BYU Cougars (West Coast Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
2011–12 | BYU | 26–7 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
2012–13 | BYU | 23–11 | 11–5 | T–3rd | WNIT Third Round | ||||
2013–14 | BYU | 28–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2014–15 | BYU | 23–10 | 12–6 | 5th | NCAA First Round | ||||
2015–16 | BYU | 26–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
2016–17 | BYU | 20–12 | 13–5 | T-2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
2017–18 | BYU | 16–14 | 11–7 | 4th |
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2017–18 | BYU | 16–14 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
2019–20 | BYU | 18-11 | 13-5 |
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2020–21 | BYU | 19-5 | 13-3 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
BYU (WCC): | 404–192 (.678) | 130–44 (.747) | |||||||
Total: | 404–192 (.678) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Jeff Judkins Staff Bio". BYU. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ WOMEN FINISH STRONG, JEFF JUDKINS BECOMES NEW HEAD COACH
- ^ a b c Highland honors Judkins, February 17, 2006
- ^ a b c BYU's Judkins no longer in shadows - Women's College Basketball - ESPN
- ^ Carey, Mike; McClellan, Michael D. (2005), Boston Celtics: Where Have You Gone?, Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC, p. 27, ISBN 1582619530
- ^ "Jeff Judkins". BYU. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Mission control; At U., missions have become a fact of life". Deseret News. December 27, 1998. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Jon Judkins '84 - Men's Basketball Coach".
- ^ Jares, Joe. "A double Danny dandy," Sports Illustrated, January 29, 1979. Retrieved December 24, 2020
External links[]
- BYU Cougars bio
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- 1956 births
- Living people
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- American women's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Utah
- Basketball players from Salt Lake City
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- BYU Cougars women's basketball coaches
- Dallas Mavericks expansion draft picks
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