Jeff Judkins

Born in Salt Lake City, Judkins attended Highland High School, where his jersey no. 34 was retired in February 2006. After high school, he played with the University of Utah under Utes head coach Jerry Pimm. ==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. 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. As well as previously serving at BYU as a women's assistant coach to his predecessor Trent Shippen, and as the director of basketball operations, Judkins has also served as a men's assistant coach under Rick Majerus at the University of Utah. After leaving Utah, he became assistant coach for BYU Cougars from 1999 to 2001 before being promoted to head coach, where he led the Cougars to 10 NCAA tournament appearances in his 21 years as head coach. After being retired for a year, Judkins became Utah Utes Assistant Coach of Player Development and Community Ambassador in September 2023. ==Personal life==

A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Judkins is married and has five children and 21 grandchildren. Judkins' brother, Jon, is currently the head coach of Division I Utah Tech in St. George, Utah He is a cousin of Danny Vranes, his teammate at Utah. ==Career playing statistics==

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