BYU's Winningest Basketball Coach Jeff Judkins Shares His Story

Jeff "Juddy" Judkins has one of the most impressive basketball resumes on the planet. He was a high school sensation at Highland High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. He went on to play at the University of Utah where he is currently the 8th all-time leading scorer in Utes history - doing so before the 3-point line or shot clock era.To this day, he is the all time leader in minutes per game in a season at the University of Utah at 38 minutes per game. After his college career, he was drafted by the Boston Celtics. He played for Boston (with Larry Bird), the Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, and Portland Trailblazers. After his NBA career, Jeff was an assistant coach for 10 years for the University of Utah under Rick Majerus. Recruiting players like Keith Van Horn, Andre Miller, Michael Doleac, and Alex Jensen. The Utes made it to the NCAA Championship during his tenure. In 2001, Jeff became the head coach of the BYU Women's Basketball Team. Over the next 21 seasons, Coach Judkins' teams would have 20 winning seasons. They would win the conference championship 5 times, make the NCAA tournament 11 times, and go to the Sweet 16 twice. He would win the conference's Coach of the Year 6 times, including his final season as head coach. Jeff is the all-time winningest basketball coach in BYU history with 456 wins. He is the 2nd all-time winningest coach of any sport in BYU history. He is a legend and we are grateful he was willing to spend so much time with us. Please consider subscribing to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingTheTeamPodcast/sub_confirmation=1Be sure to follow us on other platformsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/making_the_teamTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@making.the.team CHAPTERS0:00 Introducing Jeff Judkins0:30 Jeff's Youth's Sports History5:00 Philosophy on Multi Sport Athletes8:58 Mental Challenges with Youth Athletes14:45 Toughest Loss of Jeff's Career19:00 Winning vs Losing Mentality23:28 Toughest Parts of Coaching College26:30 Filtering Through the Voices33:03 Softer Players Nowadays37:53 Jeff's College Career at Utah42:07 More or Less Playing Time44:35 College Practices54:15 Obsessed about Improvement58:38 Building Confidence1:05:50 When to Pull Players1:08:40 BYU or Utah?1:11:44 Drawing Up Plays1:11:55 Baseline Out of Bounds1:13:52 2-3 Zone Play1:15:48 Quick Hitters1:17:13 Influential Coaches in Jeff's Life1:17:54 Out of Timeout Plays1:21:33 Jeff's NBA Career1:26:53 World Games Experience1:28:33 Impact of Right or Wrong System1:31:05 Recruiting College Players1:32:25 Coaching the Team You Have1:38:00 BYU Coaching Stats1:38:40 Words of Love for Juddy1:29:23 Happy with Career?1:40:59 May the Force Be With You Story1:41:47 Message From Jeff's Daughter1:42:14 Impact Coaches Can Have#byu #basketball #coaching #jeffjudkins