Hall of Fame
Tim Yanuskiewicz was born and raised in Reading. He played basketball at Reading High and in his senior season, the Red Knights went 32-2 winning the Berks County and District III Championships. They advanced to the PIAA Eastern State Final where they lost to Chester High. To date, that team’s .941 winning percentage is the best in the history of Berks County Basketball.
Tim moved across the river where he became a four-year starter at Alvernia from 1983-87. He finished his career 9th in career scoring with 1,401 points. He led the Crusaders to the Keystone Athletic Conference title as a junior in 1986 and scored his 1,000th career point in the Championship Game. He was also named the 1986 Keystone Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player.
Following graduation served as the assistant men’s basketball coach for the 1990-91 season. He has also coached at Penn State-Berks, Reading High, and Governor Mifflin. He has worked for AkzoNobel for the past 16 years and is now the Inside Sales Manager for North America at AkzoNobel Power Coatings.
