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Assistant Coach Michael Wernicki joins the
Youngstown State staff after spending the past two
seasons at Canisius.
While coaching with the Golden Griffins for Mike
MacDonald, he served as the recruiting coordinator,
assisted with on-floor coaching, monitored academic
progress and scouting.
In 2004-05, Canisius ended the year with a flourish
winning 10 of its final 19 while posting an 8-10
record in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. In
his first year in 2003-04, the Golden Griffins were
10-19 overall.
Wernicki came to Canisius from Division II
Merychurst in Erie, Pa., where he spent six seasons
as an assistant coach for Karl Fogel. He helped
guide the Lakers to three conference tournament
appearances and aided in the recruitment and
development of two Freshmen-of-the-Year selections
and eight all-conference players. The team's best
season was in 2000-01 when the Lakers went 17-10. In
his final year at Mercyhurst, he coached alongside
fellow YSU assistant coach Brian DePaoli.
A native of Erie, Wernicki walked on at the
University of Pittsburgh and earned two letters
playing for Coach Paul Evans. During his career, the
Panthers made appearances in the 1992 NIT and the
1993 NCAA Tournament.
In 1991-92, Pittsburgh posted an 18-16 record and
followed that with a 17-11 mark in 1992-93 The
Panthers advanced to second round of the NIT in
1992, and in 1993, lost to Utah in the first round.
Following his playing career, he spent a season as a
student coach with the Panthers.
Wernicki graduated with a bachelor’s degree in
communication and English writing from Pittsburgh in
1996. He spent one season as an assistant coach at
Franklin Regional High School, where he helped lead
his team to the state championship game and a 29-4
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