PROVO, Utah – BYU women's basketball coach Trent Shippen
resigned Friday, then joined the staff of his successor, former NBA
player Jeff Judkins.
Shippen, 72-48 in four seasons, cited "concern for my family"
in stepping down. Under Shippen, BYU reached the Mountain West
tournament championship game twice and made two postseason trips to
the NIT and one to the NCAA.
This is the first head coaching job for Judkins, who spent last
season as an assistant to Shippen while also handling basketball
operations for both the men's and women's programs at BYU.
Judkins also was an assistant for 10 seasons with the Utah men's
team. He was on Rick Majerus' staff when the Utes lost to Kentucky
in the 1998 national title game.
Judkins played for the Utes from 1974-78 and spent five NBA
seasons with the Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit
Pistons and Utah Jazz.
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