Basketball has played a central role in the daily life of Steve Lodovico for as long as he can remember.

Mentored under legendary coach John Miller, as well as many other influential coaches in the well-renowned Blackhawk basketball program, Steve had a successful high school career, winning a WPIAL Championship in 1996 and as a starting guard winning two PIAA State Championships in 1995 and 1996.

From 1996 to 2000, Steve attended La Roche College, where he continued playing basketball. As a three-year starter and MVP of his senior season, Steve continued to increase his basketball knowledge. It was during his college years, inspired by his coach Scott Lang, that Steve decided that he wanted to pursue coaching.

In 2005, Steve returned to Blackhawk to take over as the head coach of the girls' basketball program. He invested time in building the program at the youth levels, and the program in recent years has been reaping the benefits of these efforts with an amazing string of accomplishments. Between 2011 and 2018, Steve guided the Cougars to six section championships (2012-15, 2017-18), three WPIAL titles (2011, 2014-15), and two state championships (2014-15).

In recognition of Steve's coaching success, Steve was named the Beaver County Times AAA Section 2 Coach of the Year four times (2012-15), Beaver County Times Girls' Coach of the Year three times (2013-15), and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Coach of the Year in 2014. Steve received his biggest honor being twice named the Pennsylvania Girls' Coach of the Year (2014-15). Steve is believed to be the only WPIAL coach to have won back-to-back State Championships both as a player and as a coach. Steve was selected to coach in the Roundball All-Star classic four times (2011, 2014-15, and 2017).

As a coach, Steve continues the long-standing Blackhawk tradition of developing players to be knowledgeable and talented in basketball while having the highest standards for sportsmanship and academics. Finishing his 13th season, Steve has an overall record of 244-104, a section record of 119-39, and a playoff record of 45-16. Across the 2011 to 2015 seasons, the Cougars had an astonishing record of 129-18.

Steve is an elementary teacher in the Blackhawk School District and lives in Forward Township with his wife Rebecca and their three children: Maya, Jase, and Vinny.