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Stephen "Steve" Bardo (born
April 5,
1968 in
Henderson, Kentucky) is a former professional
basketball player who currently works in
broadcasting. During his standout career at the
University of Illinois, which included an appearance in the
1989 NCAA men's basketball tournament Final Four, he scored 909 points and compiled 495 assists. He was then selected in the
1990 NBA Draft by the
Atlanta Hawks, but never played for them, spending time in the
Continental Basketball Association before joining the
San Antonio Spurs during the
1991-92 NBA season. Bardo also played for the
Dallas Mavericks,
Detroit Pistons, and teams in
France,
Italy,
Japan,
Spain, and
Venezuela before joining
ESPN in
August 2000, where he currently works as a
color commentator for basketball games. Bardo also works as a sports reporter for
Chicago's
WBBM-TV (
CBS Channel 2), and he is an analyst for the
Illini Sports Network, which broadcasts University of Illinois sporting events.
External links
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http://basketball-reference.com/players/b/bardost01.html Career stats @ basketball-reference.com
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http://cbs2chicago.com/basketballblog Blog at CBS-2 Chicago*
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