Ethan Nardone is back for his second season with the Bears men's basketball staff. Potsdam finished ninth in the SUNYAC and 3-22 overall during his first year.
Nardone served in the same role under Bechtel for the previous two seasons at SUNY Canton. During his tenure with the Kangaroos, the team compiled a 36-10 record, produced four USCAA DI All-Americans and multiple D3 Hoops Team of the Week honors.
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For a three-week stretch during the 2015-16 campaign, the Roos sported the best field goal and points-per-game scoring defense in the country for NCAA Division III. Canton won 20 games last season, the most for the program in nearly 30 years. During the season, the Roos defeated teams from several high profile DIII conferences including the NESCAC, Liberty League, SUNYAC and Empire 8 among them. With Bechtel, Nardone played an integral role in all aspects of program building including student-athlete recruitment, practice and game planning as well as player development.
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Before arriving at Canton, Nardone was a skill development trainer and head coach at the high school and AAU level in the New York City area. Nardone is a native of Forest Hills, N.Y. He graduated from Stony Brook University in 2011 with a bachelor's in History. He resides in Potsdam.
