John Leonzo enters his fifth season as an assistant coach for the Wright State women's basketball program. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2022.
He has transformed Wright State into one of the nation's most prolific long-distance shooting teams, as the Raiders ranked second nationally in 3-point makes per game (10.1) and 22nd in 3-point percentage (.364) during the 2022-23 season. Wright State netted a school record 323 threes in the campaign while also shattering a single-game school record with 18 3-pointers versus Cleveland State (1/20).
Leonzo joined the Raiders in June 2021 after five seasons as an assistant coach at Cedarville University. He was involved in all facets of the Yellow Jacket program, including recruiting, player development, and scouting.
Before joining Kari Hoffman on the Cedarville sidelines, Leonzo was the basketball coordinator at Spooky Nook Sports - the largest indoor sports complex in the country. He conducted player development workouts for athletes ranging from top-area high school athletes to professionals. He is also the creator of John Leonzo Basketball, in which he ran his own camp clinics and workouts.
To add, Leonzo has coached AAU teams and worked camps for the University of Virginia and the Philadelphia 76ers.
Leonzo is a Harrisburg, Pa. native and a Cedarville graduate.
