John Wardenburg instructs a group of players during a BYU women's basketball game.
John Wardenburg

John Wardenburg

TitleChief of Staff
OfficeMCA 208

Responsibilities

  • Chief of Staff (2025-present)
  • Assistant Coach (2023-2025)

Prior to BYU

  • Under Wardenburg’s tutelage, the Southern Virginia Knights improved from winning five games in the two seasons before his arrival to winning 27 games during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons.
  • Assisted Coach Todd Simon in all aspects of transforming a program that had won 5 games in 2015-16 to winning their first Big Sky Championship in 2020-21.
  • In his first season as a college head coach, Wardenburg led the Indian Hills Warriors to a 29-5 record and a trip to the national NJCAA quarterfinals (2014-15)
  • Coached Indian Hills Community College to the NJCAA National Championship (2014)
  • Led the BYU Hawaii Seasiders to the NCAA Division II title game (2011)
  • Helped the BYU Cougars to three straight Mountain West Conference titles (2007, 2008, 2009), 6 NCAA Tournament appearances and two trips to the National Invitational Tournament.
  • He was instrumental in the recruiting and coaching of the now-women's basketball head coach, Lee Cummard, on whose staff he serves.
  • Coached the Pine View (Utah) Panthers to their first state boys basketball championship in school history (2001). 

Education

  • BA, Political Science, BYU (1986)
  • MA, Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Utah State (1992)
  • MBA, Southern Utah (2021)

Personal

  • Married to Pam Wardenburg
  • Has four sons, Scott (Laura), Jonathan (Natalie), Adam (Tristan) and Barrett (Katie) and 12 grandchildren