As a senior in high school, Nardi was a 2003 Parade All-American at St. Patrick. At
Villanova, Nardi was most commonly known for his three-point shooting abilities and his strength off the dribble. He posted 11.8 points per game his senior year. Nardi was a member of the "
four guard lineup" alongside
Randy Foye,
Allan Ray, and
Kyle Lowry, that led the Wildcats to an
NCAA tournament number one seed, and an elite eight appearance where they lost to the eventual champions,
Florida. They were ranked as high as the #2 team in the country in 2006 and they never left the top 10 that season. They split the regular season
Big East Conference title with
UConn and lost to
Pitt in the
Big East tournament. After graduating from Villanova in 2007, Nardi spent eight years playing professionally in
Italy and the
Netherlands. Nardi returned to Villanova in 2017 as part of the basketball coaching staff. He was named interim head coach in 2025 after head coach
Kyle Neptune was fired. On April 29th, 2025, it was announced that Nardi would be joining the
UConn Huskies men's basketball staff as an assistant under Coach
Dan Hurley. ==Head coaching record==