Mitch Buonaguro
Mitch Buonaguro (born December 4, 1953) is an American college basketball coach and current consultant at Saint Rose.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Consultant |
| Team | Saint Rose |
| Conference | Northeast-10 Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 4, 1953 Queens, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1975 | Boston College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1977 | Boston College (assistant) |
| 1977–1985 | Villanova (assistant) |
| 1985–1991 | Fairfield |
| 1991–1996 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| 1996–2003 | Cleveland State (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | UNC Greensboro (assistant) |
| 2005–2010 | Siena (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Siena |
| 2015–2019 | Fairfield (assistant) |
| 2019–present | Saint Rose (consultant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 107–162 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1986 MAAC regular season 2× MAAC Tournament (1986, 1987) | |
| Awards | |
| 1986 MAAC Coach of the Year | |
Coaching career
Buonaguro was an assistant coach under Rollie Massimino for the national champion 1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team.[1]
Buonaguro was the head coach at Fairfield University from 1985 to 1991. During his first season, he coached the Stags to its first MAAC Championship, first berth in NCAA Tournament where the Stags faced the Illinois Fighting Illini in the first round; and ended the year with a 24–7 record, the most wins in school history. As a result, his MAAC coaching peers recognized him as the 1985–86 MAAC Coach of the Year. The following season, Buonaguro coached Fairfield through an injured-plaqued season to mount an improbable run to its second consecutive MAAC Championship and to earn its second consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament where the Stags faced the top-seeded and eventual national champion Indiana Hoosiers in the first round.
Buonaguro was named the 15th head coach in Siena history on April 8, 2010 after being the lead assistant coach at Siena the past five years for previous coach Fran McCaffery.[2] After posting a 35–59 record in three seasons Buonaguro was dismissed from Siena on March 12, 2013.[3]
In April 2015, Buonaguro re-joined Fairfield as an assistant.[4] Buonaguro was led go from Fairfield in 2019 after head coach Sydney Johnson was fired. Buonaguro became a special consultant for Saint Rose's men's and women's basketball teams.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Stags (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1985–1991) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | Fairfield | 24–7 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1986–87 | Fairfield | 15–16 | 5–9 | 7th | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1987–88 | Fairfield | 8–20 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Fairfield | 7–21 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Fairfield | 10–19 | 6–10 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 1990–91 | Fairfield | 8–20 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
| Fairfield: | 72–103 (.411) | 34–54 (.386) | |||||||
| Siena Saints (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2010–2013) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Siena | 13–18 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Siena | 14–17 | 8–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Siena | 8–24 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| Siena: | 35–59 (.376) | 20–34(.370) | |||||||
| Total: | 107–162 (.398) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Kelly, Michael (January 10, 2020). "Buonaguro helping Saint Rose basketball teams — both of them". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Katz, Andy (April 8, 2010). "Source: Buonaguro to replace McCaffery". ESPN. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "Siena fires coach Mitch Buonaguro". ESPN. Associated Press. March 12, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Amedio, Steve (April 19, 2015). "On the Record: Buonaguro going back 'home'". The Saratogian. Retrieved May 5, 2020.