Coaching Staff
Mitch Buoaguro Head Coach First Season
Mitch Buonaguro was named the 15th head men’s basketball coach on April 8, 2010. He begins his first season as the team’s head coach starting this season.
“Mitch [Buonaguro] has a proven record of success as a basketball coach for the last 35
years,” Director of Athletics John D’Argenio said. “He fits Siena’s core values and mission and we believe he will continue elevating Siena basketball in the national land- scape. As we discuss on campus how best to utilize the national success of men’s basketball and the value that an elite Mid-Major program brings to the College, Mitch’s expertise and experience gives us the chance to continue a very special time in Siena basketball."
Regarded as one of the most experienced and respected coaches in the country, Buonaguro helped guide the Saints to a 112-51 mark in his five seasons as an assistant coach at Siena, including three consecutive MAAC Champion- ships and NCAA Tournament berths. Buonaguro takes over a team that matched a program record with 27 wins last season, including a MAAC-record 17 conference victories.
“Mitch is a well-rounded basketball coach who knows the game, who can teach the game, who can recruit for the game and who can make decisions in the game that will enable his team to succeed,” Siena College President Father Kevin Mullen O.F.M. said. “In addition, Mitch has a passion for Siena basketball. He believes in Siena and in its traditions. He will bring student athletes to Siena who will achieve success on the court and academically. Mitch has my full confidence.”
Buonaguro has amassed over 30 years and 1,000 games of Division I coaching experience as a head and assistant coach. Entering the 2010-11 season, Buonaguro has posted a combined record of 553-492 (.529) in six seasons as a head coach and 29 seasons as an assistant. He served as the head coach at fellow MAAC member Fairfield University from 1985-91 where he led the Stags to consecutive MAAC Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in his first two seasons. As a result, he was named National Rookie Coach of the Year by Basketball Times and District I Coach of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association and the NABC.
Prior to his appointment as an assistant coach at Siena in 2005, Buonaguro had made assistant coaching stops at Boston College (1975-77), Villanova (1977-85), Texas A&M (1991-96), Cleveland State (1996-03) and UNC-Greensboro (2003-05). As an assistant under legendary head coach Rollie Massimino at Villanova, Buonaguro helped guide the Wildcats to the 1985 National Championship. In 29 total seasons as an assistant coach, Buonaguro’s teams posted a combined 481-389 (.553) record and made 10 appearances in the NCAA Tournament posting a 17-9 (.654) record.
MitchBuonaguro’sCoachingMarks
Overall (35 Seasons): 553-492 As a Head Coach (Six Seasons): 72-103 As an Assistant Coach (29 seasons): 481-389 NCAA Tournament: (12 appearances*): 17-11
*As both a head and assistant coach 38
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