University of Connecticut Outstanding Alumnus Award Dr. Martin (Red) O’Neal Award in recognition of distinguished achievements in the field of Athletic Administration Dom Perno is an American former basketball coach and former associate athletic director at The George Washington University.
As a player for Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, CT, Perno led his team to 49 consecutive wins and the New England Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament championship played at the Boston Garden.
Perno was a Guard for the Huskies from 1960 to 1964 when the university participated in the Yankee Conference, which Connecticut won multiple times.
On March 14, 1964, UConn upset Princeton and star forward Bill Bradley, 52–50, in the Sweet 16 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Following Perno’s retirement from coaching he served as Vice President for Sales and Marketing at the Dumont Group in Bristol, CT and as a color analyst for the Big East Network.