Mike Perno returns to his alma mater entering his first season on the Golden Knights coaching staff. Perno is a 2000 graduate of The College of Saint Rose where he earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education, Perno is now in his second season as an assistant men's basketball coach

Perno's primary responsibilities revolve around recruiting and the team's tape exchange program.

While a student at Saint Rose, Perno was a two-year starter on the men's basketball squad after transferring from Monmouth University. Both of those Saint Rose squads reached the NCAA Division II Tournament, including the 1998-99 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship team that advanced to the "Elite Eight" before losing a heartbreaker to Truman State, 106-101, in triple overtime. Perno started 32 games that season, connecting on 91, 3-pointers and averaging 12.7 points and 3.2 assists.

In his two years of action, Perno played for teams that finished with a combined 47-15 record for head coach Brian Beaury. He started in 30 games in his final season, averaging 13.9 points and 2.9 assists while stroking 87, 3-pointers.

Perno comes to the Golden Knights staff after a five-year stint with the varsity boy's basketball team at Kellenberg High School. During that time, he earned a masters degree from Molloy College (May 2005) in Secondary English with a concentration in English Language Arts.