- Mitch Buonaguro
-
Mitch Buonaguro Sport(s) Basketball Current position Title Head coach Team Siena Record 15-18 Biographical details Born December 4, 1953 Place of birth Queens, New York, USA Playing career 1971–75 Boston College Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1975–1977
1977–1985
1985–1991
1991–1996
1996–2003
2003–2005
2005–2010
2010–currentBoston College (asst.)
Villanova (asst.)
Fairfield
Texas A&M (asst.)
Cleveland State (asst.)
UNCG (asst.)
Siena (asst.)
SienaHead coaching record Overall 87–121(.418) Accomplishments and honors Championships MAAC Tournament Champions (1986, 1987) Mitch Buonaguro (born December 4, 1953 in Queens, New York) is an American college basketball coach and current men's head coach at Siena College. Buonaguro was named the 15th head coach in Siena history on April 8, 2010 after being the lead assistant at Siena the past five years for previous coach Fran McCaffery.
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 improble 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.
Head coaching record
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Fairfield (MAAC) (1985–1991) 1985–1986 Fairfield 24–7 13–1 1st NCAA 1st Round 1986–1987 Fairfield 15–16 5–9 7th NCAA 1st Round 1987–1988 Fairfield 8–20 4–10 7th 1988–1989 Fairfield 7–21 2–12 8th 1989–1990 Fairfield 10–19 6–10 5th (south) 1990–1991 Fairfield 8–20 4–12 8th Siena (MAAC) (2010–present) 2010-2011 Siena 13-18 8-10 7th 2011-2012 Siena 2-0 Total: 87-121 National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionReferences
- http://www.sienasaints.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/buonaguro_mitch00.html
- http://statsheet.com/mcb/coaches/mitch-buonaguro/career_record
- http://blog.timesunion.com/collegesports/
- http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S1502607.shtml?cat=300
- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5066012
- http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=919778
Fairfield Stags men's basketball head coaches Joe Dunn (1948–1949) • Bob Noonan (1949–1950) • James Hanrahan (1950–1958) • George Bisacca (1958–1968) • Jim Lynam (1968–1970) • Fred Barakat (1970–1981) • Terry O'Connor (1981–1985) • Mitch Buonaguro (1985–1991) • Paul Cormier (1991–1998) • Tim O'Toole (1998–2006) • Ed Cooley (2006–2011) • Sydney Johnson (2011– )
Siena Saints men's basketball head coaches Jack Carroll (1938–1939) • Henry Bunoski (1939–1941) • Dan Cunha (1941–1943) • No team (1943–1946) • Dan Cunha (1946–1965) • Tom Hannon (1965–1969) • Gene Culnan (1969–1972) • Rit Keith # (1972) • William Kirsch (1972–1982) • John Griffin (1982–1986) • Mike Deane (1986–1994) • Bob Beyer (1994–1997) • Paul Hewitt (1997–2000) • Louis Orr (2000–2001) • Rob Lanier (2001–2005) • Fran McCaffery (2005–2010) • Mitch Buonaguro (2010– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
Current men's basketball head coaches of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tom Parrotta (Canisius) • Sydney Johnson (Fairfield) • Tim Cluess (Iona) • Jimmy Patsos (Loyola) • Steve Masiello (Manhattan) • Chuck Martin (Marist) • Joe Mihalich (Niagara) • Tommy Dempsey (Rider) • Mitch Buonaguro (Siena) • John Dunne (Saint Peter's)
Villanova Wildcats Men's Basketball 1984–85 NCAA Champions 4 Dwight Wilbur | 21 Harold Pressley | 22 Gary McLain | 31 Mark Plansky | 32 Harold Jensen | 33 Dwayne McClain | 54 Ed Pinckney (MOP)
Coach Rollie Massimino
Assistant Coaches: Mitch Buonaguro | Steve LappasCategories:- 1953 births
- American basketball coaches
- American basketball players
- Basketball players from New York
- Boston College Eagles men's basketball players
- Boston College Eagles men's basketball coaches
- Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball coaches
- Fairfield Stags men's basketball coaches
- Living people
- Siena Saints men's basketball coaches
- Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball coaches
- UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball coaches
- Villanova Wildcats men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Queens
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.