Personal information | |
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Born |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
March 27, 1956
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 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 Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jeffrey 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, a position he has held since summer 2001 after serving as their assistant coach in 2000–01. A 6'6", 185-lb shooting guard, he played college basketball at the University of Utah from 1974 to 1978 and had a career in the NBA from 1978 to 1983.
Born in Salt Lake City, Judkins attended Highland High School, where his jersey no. 34 was retired in February 2006. He was all-state in football, baseball as well as basketball. After high school, he played with the University of Utah under Utes head coach Jerry Pimm.
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.) As well as playing for the Celtics, Judkins spent time with the Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers. He holds career averages of 5.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.