John Ardizone enters his 14th season with The College of Saint Rose women’s basketball program in 2019-20. Aside from his responsibilities to the women’s basketball program, Ardizone works inside the external relations fold of the department.
Ardizone’s responsibilities revolve around player instruction in team and individual workout environments. He has specifically worked in developing post players, including All-American Lauren Revesz who was inducted into Saint Rose Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019.
Prior to his arrival on Western Avenue, Ardizone spent two years as an associate coach at Lansingburgh High in nearby Troy, N.Y. He helped guide a program from a 3-17 mark in 2004-05 to a 17-5 mark the following year.
Ardizone is no stranger to the collegiate ranks after spending the better part of 19 years at various institutions in the Northeast. He had stints at Yale University, the United States Military Academy, Canisius College, the University at Albany, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
During the 2003-04 season, Ardizone worked as a volunteer assistant at Yale where he helped implement game strategies, evaluated prospective student-athletes, handled group and individual instruction, and coordinated the team’s tape exchange program.
Prior to his tenure with the Bulldogs, Ardizone spent five years as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the U.S. Military Academy. While there, he brought aboard 2004 Patriot League Player of the Year Katie MacFarlane who finished her career as the school’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder. Ardizone also helped lead the Black Knights to a 19-10 record in 2000-01 and into the Patriot League championship game two years later.
Ardizone began his coaching career at Rensselaer in 1992 where he stayed for two years. He then moved on to UAlbany where he spent three seasons, before heading to Canisius for the 1997-98 campaign.
Ardizone is a 1990 graduate of Siena College where he earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing/management.
