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Ron Linfonte, A.T.C.
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Ron Linfonte is in his 25th year as the Director of Sports Medicine for St. John's University. In that capacity, one of Linfonte's primary responsibilities is as the head athletic trainer for the Red Storm men's basketball team.
Linfonte has been a part of the legacy of St. John's basketball extending to the 1981 season. His first men's basketball assignments were with teams coached by the legendary Lou Carnesecca, and included in his 20 postseason appearances with St. John's is a trip to the 1985 NCAA Final Four and a pair of NIT Championships.
Linfonte was the head athletic trainer for many of the most notable players in St. John's basketball history: David Russell, Chris Mullin, Walter Berry, Mark Jackson, Bill Wennington, Malik Sealy, Felipe Lopez, Lavor Postell, Marcus Hatten and Ron Artest.
Linfonte is responsible for the medical care for all of 17 varsity teams at St. John's, as well as directing the University's NCAA Drug and Education program for its athletes.
Since 1986, Linfonte has been actively involved with the United States Olympic Committee, serving both as an athletic trainer and administrator. He has been selected to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the 1991 World University Games in Sheffield, England, and several U.S. Olympic Festivals. In 1993, Linfonte served as a U.S.O.C. site coordinator for the Olympic Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He also covered the 1998 Goodwill Games as an evaluator at its New York City and Long Island sites.
Linfonte has worked extensively for USA Basketball since 1990, serving as athletic trainer for the 1990 and 1991 World and Pan Am basketball trials in Colorado Springs, Colo. He traveled with the 1993 U.S. Select Team during their tour of Europe, and was on the sidelines with the 1992 squad that scrimmaged against the famed U.S. "Dream Team."
Linfonte presently is the national liaison for the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) to the American Medical Society for sports medicine. He serves on various NATA committees.
He and his wife Suzette, reside in Nesconset, NY, with their three children, Erin (20), Ronnie (16) and Kyle (14).
