- Steve Bardo
Stephen Dean "Steve" Bardo (born
April 5 ,1968 inHenderson, Kentucky ) is a former professionalbasketball player who currently works inbroadcasting . During his standout career at the University of Illinois, which included an appearance in the 1989 NCAA men's basketball tournamentFinal Four , he scored 909 points and compiled 495 assists. He was then selected in the1990 NBA Draft by theAtlanta Hawks , but never played for them, spending time in theContinental Basketball Association before joining theSan Antonio Spurs during the1991-92 NBA season . Bardo also played for theDallas Mavericks ,Detroit Pistons , and teams inFrance ,Italy ,Japan ,Spain , andVenezuela before joiningESPN in August 2000, where he currently works as acolor commentator for basketball games. Bardo has also worked as a sports reporter for Chicago'sWBBM-TV (CBS Channel 2) and as an analyst for theIllini Sports Network , which broadcasts University of Illinois sporting events.External links
*basketball-reference|id=b/bardost01|name=Steve Bardo
* [http://cbs2chicago.com/basketballblog Blog at CBS-2 Chicago]
* [http://stephenbardo.com/biography.htm StephenBardo.com]
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