Stephen Bardo

Stephen Bardo

IL, US
Point Guard Vision-teaching organizations to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, create laser-like communication, and to celebrate small victories.

Successful organizations have strong leadership at every level. The point guard position is the "coach on the floor" and main leader on most traditional basketball teams. They are responsible for bringing out the best talents in their teammates while extracting maximum effort from their teammates and themselves.

Stephen Bardo was the point guard at the championship level for over 18 years. He was the starting point guard and main orchestrator of one of college basketball's elite teams, "The Flyin Illini" and former NBA guard.

Your organization will be enthused, challenged to improve, and motivated to achieve greater results through his presentation of Point Guard Vision!

Bardo began his broadcasting career as the color analyst for the Illini radio network covering the University of Illinois men's basketball team. In 2002, Stephen joined CBS 2 Chicago as a sports reporter covering all professional, collegiate, and high school sports in the Chicago-land area. His work at CBS 2 Chicago included an Emmy for his reporting on the Chicago Marathon.

In 2005, Bardo joined CBS as a college basketball color analyst during the 1st and 2nd rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. In July of 2005, Stephen joined ESPN as a national college basketball analyst. He was also a frequent contributor to the morning debate show First Take on ESPN2.  Bardo recently joined the Big Ten Network and Fox 1 network as a college basketball analyst.

Upon graduating from the University of Illinois, Bardo was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1990 NBA Draft. He went on to have a 10-year career with stops in the NBA, CBA and overseas in France, Italy, Japan, Spain and Venezuela. Right after the draft, Bardo played in the CBA, leading Quad City to Game 7 of the CBA Championship. In the NBA, he had stops with Detroit, Dallas, and San Antonio.

As the starting point guard all four years at Illinois, Bardo helped the Fighting Illini reach the NCAA Tournament each season. During his career, he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and was a two-time all-conference team member. In 1989, his team nicknamed the Flyin' Illini reached the Final Four.

Successful organizations have strong leadership at every level. The point guard position is the "coach on the floor" and main leader on most traditional basketball teams. They are responsible for bringing out the best talents in their teammates while extracting maximum effort from their teammates and themselves.

Stephen Bardo was the point guard at the championship level for over 18 years. He was the starting point guard and main orchestrator of one of college basketball's elite teams, "The Flyin Illini" and former NBA guard.

Your organization will be enthused, challenged to improve, and motivated to achieve greater results through his presentation of Point Guard Vision!

Bardo began his broadcasting career as the color analyst for the Illini radio network covering the University of Illinois men's basketball team. In 2002, Stephen joined CBS 2 Chicago as a sports reporter covering all professional, collegiate, and high school sports in the Chicago-land area. His work at CBS 2 Chicago included an Emmy for his reporting on the Chicago Marathon.

In 2005, Bardo joined CBS as a college basketball color analyst during the 1st and 2nd rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. In July of 2005, Stephen joined ESPN as a national college basketball analyst. He was also a frequent contributor to the morning debate show First Take on ESPN2.  Bardo recently joined the Big Ten Network and Fox 1 network as a college basketball analyst.

Upon graduating from the University of Illinois, Bardo was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1990 NBA Draft. He went on to have a 10-year career with stops in the NBA, CBA and overseas in France, Italy, Japan, Spain and Venezuela. Right after the draft, Bardo played in the CBA, leading Quad City to Game 7 of the CBA Championship. In the NBA, he had stops with Detroit, Dallas, and San Antonio.

As the starting point guard all four years at Illinois, Bardo helped the Fighting Illini reach the NCAA Tournament each season. During his career, he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and was a two-time all-conference team member. In 1989, his team nicknamed the Flyin' Illini reached the Final Four.

Point Guard Vision

Every point guard has the ability to be the coach on the floor and leader of the team.  In Point Guard Vision Stephen shares leadership strategies from his combined 24 years of professional basketball and current broadcasting experience. 

Educational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

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Don't Let The Stone Stop You is all about teambuilding and overcoming adversity.  Stephen shares his failures and how he's used these to reach the top of two separate industries before his 40th birthday.  An entertaining and informative presentation.  
Inspirational / Life-changing