Coaching Staff
Mitch Buonaguro Andrew Francis
Assistant Coach – Fifth Season Assistant Coach – Third Season
Mitch Buonaguro is widely regarded as Andrew Francis begins his third season
one of the most experienced and on Fran McCaffery's staff. He arrived
respected assistant coaches in the at the Siena program after a two-year
country. He has over 30 years of stint at Villanova University, where he
Division I coaching experience as both served as an administrative assistant/
an assistant and head coach, after spend- video coordinator on Jay Wright’s staff.
ing the last six seasons with McCaffery
at Siena and UNC-Greensboro. He Francis assists in all aspects of the
coached his 1,000th collegiate game at program, including: recruiting, player
Rider on Feb. 7, 2010. development and scouting.
Buonaguro came to UNCG prior to A Brooklyn, N.Y. native, Francis joined
the 2004-2005 season after seven years as an assistant coach under the Wildcats’ staff in August 2005. He assisted the program in a variety
legendary head coach Rollie Massimino at Cleveland State. Prior to of roles while directing the video operations of the basketball office.
his seven-year stint at Cleveland State, Buonaguro served as an
assistant coach under Tony Barone at Texas A&M from 1991-96. Francis is a 1992 graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School. He
The 1993-94 squad went 19-11 and advanced to the National played basketball at Fulton Montgomery Community College in
Invitational Tournament. Johnstown, N.Y. before completing his college career under Coach
Sidney Green at LIU-Southampton. Francis graduated in 1998 with
Buonaguro was the head coach at MAAC member Fairfield University a degree in marketing and management.
from 1985-91. In his first season he led the Stags to a 24-7 record
and the first of two consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference After a knee injury ended his professional playing career, Francis
titles, which garnered NCAA Tournament bids. Subsequently, he became a volunteer assistant coach at Concordia College. From
was named National Rookie Coach of the Year by Basketball Times 2003-05, he served as the head women’s coach at Mt. St. Vincent
and District I Coach of the Year by the United States Basketball College, compiling a 26-27 record. In addition, he served as a volunteer
Writers Association and the NABC. assistant coach for the Westchester Wildfire of the United States
Basketball League.
From 1977-85 Buonaguro was an assistant under Massimino at
Villanova. During their eight years together at Villanova, the Wildcats
produced a 173-79 mark and earned seven NCAA Tournament bids.
Four of those NCAA trips led to Elite Eight appearances, includ-
ing the 1985 Tournament run, which culmi-
nated with the Wildcats’ famous win over
John Thompson, Patrick Ewing and
Georgetown in the NCAA title game, and
a National Championship.
Buonaguro began his coaching career in
1975 when he was named an assistant at his
alma mater, Boston College. Buonaguro was
a member of the Eagle basketball team for
four seasons.
Buonaguro ranks among a select group of
individuals who have both played and coached
in the NCAA Division I Tournament. He scored
four points, while hitting both field goal
attempts, for Boston College in the 1975 NCAA
Tournament, as the Eagles topped Southern
Conference member Furman in the first round.
The Eagles eventually lost to Kansas State in the
regional semifinals and then to North Carolina in
the regional third-place game.
He graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts
degree in history in 1975 and in 1977 he received a
master’s degree in secondary education, both from
Boston College. Buonaguro and his wife, Suzin,
reside in the Capital Region. His son, Michael, is a
senior at Siena.
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