Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2017
- Class:
- 1989
A local product from nearby Monacan High School, Mike Winiecki found a home close to home at the University of Richmond. His four-year career included two NCAA Tournament berths and one NIT appearance. He was a junior on the 1988 NCAA Sweet 16 team which beat defending national champion Indiana and Georgia Tech.
He finished his Richmond career 34th on the all-time scoring list with 1,031 points, following a breakout senior season in which he averaged 17.6 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per game. He shot 53 percent from the floor, 75 percent from the foul line, and led the team in blocked shots with 53. He was named First Team All CAA and All State, and a NABC District IV All American. He was captain of the 1989 squad which advanced to the second round of the NIT. The Spiders were 85-38 in his four seasons, as he amassed more than 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
Winiecki began a long coaching career as a graduate assistant to Richmond Hall of Fame coach Dick Tarrant in 1992. He returned as an assistant from 1994-1997 and again from 2002-2005. At the time of his induction in 2017, he was in his seventh season as an assistant at Clemson, and his fifth year as the Tigers' Associate Head Coach.
