Jon Judkins
Jon Judkins (born March 5, 1964)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Utah Tech Trailblazers
Current conference: Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
Utah Tech/Dixie State record^: 311-199 (.620)
Overall record^: 311-199 (.620)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- WAC Regular Season Champion: 0
- RMAC (Div II) Regular Season Champion: 1 (2020)
- PacWest (Div II) Regular Season Champion: 7 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)
- WAC Tournament Champion: 0
- PacWest (Div II) Tournament Champion: 2 (2013, 2018)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 9 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Awards:
- PacWest (Div II) Coach of the Year: 6 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2005-present | Dixie State/Utah Tech |
| 1993-2005 | Snow College |
| 1988-1993 | Snow College (asst) |
Jon Judkins Facts
- Jon Judkins
- Born March 5, 1964
- Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Alma Mater: Utah State University (BS, 1988)
- After one season at Dixie College (NJCAA), he spent three seasons playing for Rod Tueller at Utah State
- Went to the NCAA Tournament by way of a PCAA Tournament title as a senior in 1988
- Started his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant at Snow College in Ephraim, UT
- Became interim head coach during the 1992-93 and took over the job officially after the season
- Coached the Badgers for 12 full seasons, going 284-128 and winning two Scenic West titles
- Inducted into the Snow College Athletic Hall of Fame (class of 2014)
- Judkins has been the head men’s basketball coach at Utah Tech (formerly Dixie State) since 2005
- His first year on the job, Utah Tech (then Dixie College) was still at the NJCAA level (his team went 20-12)
- Moved up to the NCAA Division II level in 2006, joining the Pacific West Conference a year later
- The program moved up to Division I (joining the WAC) starting with the 2020-21 season; in 2022, the school and athletic programs changed their name to “Utah Tech” while keeping the “Trailblazers” mascot
- Along with his wife, Lanette, has four children
Jon Judkins Coaching Tree
- Barret Peery (Portland State, Indian Hills, Southern Idaho)
- Todd Phillips (Utah Valley, Salt Lake CC)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I and Division II levels only; Utah Tech was a JUCO prior to 2006 and was in Division II until the 2020-21 season
** Listed records and accomplishments for this coach do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA
