Jon Judkins

Jon Judkins (born March 3, 1964) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Dixie State Trailblazers men's basketball team.[1]

Jon Judkins
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamDixie State
ConferenceWAC
Record267–124
Biographical details
Born (1964-03-05) March 5, 1964
Salt Lake City, Utah
Playing career
1983–1984Dixie State
1985–1988Utah State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1993Snow College (assistant)
1993–2005Snow College
2005–presentDixie State

Playing career

After a season at Dixie State, 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 Dixie State 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 Dixie State 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 current head coach of the BYU Cougars women's basketball team.[5]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Dixie State Trailblazers (NJCAA) (2005–2006)
2005–06 Dixie State 20–12
Dixie State Trailblazers (Pacific West Conference) (2006–2019)
2006–07 Dixie State 11–130–07th
2007–08 Dixie State 13–1410–83rd
2008–09 Dixie State 16–118–42nd
2009–10 Dixie State 20–614–2T–1stNCAA Division II First Round
2010–11 Dixie State 22–713–3T–1stNCAA Division II Regional Final
2011–12 Dixie State 20–715–3T–1stNCAA Division II Regional Final
2012–13 Dixie State 22–715–31stNCAA Division II First Round
2013–14 Dixie State 21–715–52ndNCAA Division II First Round
2014–15 Dixie State 20–817–3T–1stNCAA Division II First Round
2015–16 Dixie State 18–915–54th
2016–17 Dixie State 19–916–43rdNCAA Division II First Round
2017–18 Dixie State 23–718–21stNCAA Division II First Round
Dixie State Trailblazers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2018–2020)
2018–19 Dixie State 18–916–62nd
2019–20 Dixie State 23–717–51st
Dixie State Trailblazers (Western Athletic Conference) (2020–present)
2020–21 Dixie State 0–00–0
Dixie State: 267–124 (.683)202–50 (.802)
Total:267–124 (.683)

      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

References
  1. "Jon Judkins - Men's Basketball Coach". Dixie State University Athletics.
  2. "Jon Judkins College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "Jon Judkins - Men's Basketball". Utah State University Athletics.
  4. "Dixie State University to Join WAC in 2020-21". Western Athletic Conference. January 11, 2019.
  5. https://byucougars.com/staff/w-basketball/16946/Jeff-Judkins


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