Charlie Buscaglia
| File:Charlie Buscaglia 2017 NEC Tournament.jpg | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Robert Morris |
| Conference | NEC |
| Record | 47-19 (.712) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 26, 1979 Buffalo, New York |
| Alma mater | Manhattan (2003) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998-2003 | Manhattan (asst.) |
| 2003-2008 | Robert Morris (asst.) |
| 2008-2016 | Robert Morris (assoc. HC) |
| 2016-current | Robert Morris |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47-19 (.712) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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| Records | |
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Charlie Buscaglia[1] (born November 26, 1979) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Robert Morris Colonials women's basketball program. Before he succeeded his father, Sal, as head coach following the 2015-16 season[2], Buscaglia spent 13 years on the Colonials' coaching staff and previously assisted at his alma mater, Manhattan College.[3]
Coaching career
While enrolled at Manhattan, Buscaglia spent five seasons as an assistant under his father and was a part of the Jaspers' 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) championship and NCAA Tournament team. He then moved onto Robert Morris prior to the 2003-04 season, spending five seasons as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach in 2008-09. Between 2003-04 and 2004-05, the Colonials saw a 17-win increase from three to 20, which was then the third-largest turnaround in NCAA history. Buscaglia also served as head recruiter, bringing to Moon Township four Northeast Conference (NEC) Player of the Year recipients and 16 All-NEC honorees[4].
During his time as an assistant and associate head coach at Robert Morris, the Colonials claimed four NEC Tournament titles (2007, 2008, 2014, 2016) and participated in four NCAA Tournaments, the 2011 WNIT, and the 2012 WBI.
In his first season as head coach, Buscaglia guided the Colonials to their seventh NEC Tournament championship[5] and fifth NCAA Tournament appearance[6], finishing with an overall record of 22-11. He was named Brenda Reilly NEC Coach of the Year[7] after Robert Morris captured sole possession of its third NEC regular season crown[8] with a league mark of 14-4.
Buscaglia led the Colonials to a school-record 25 victories in the 2017-18 season[9], claiming a share of the NEC regular-season crown along with a berth in the Postseason WNIT. For his efforts, he was named Brenda Reilly NEC Coach of the Year, becoming just the third coach in league history to collect the plaudits in consecutive campaigns[10].
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Robert Morris Colonials (Northeast Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016-17 | Robert Morris | 22-11 | 14-4 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2017-18 | Robert Morris | 25-8 | 16-2 | t-1st | Postseason WNIT | ||||
| Robert Morris: | 47-19 (.712) | 30-6 (.833) | |||||||
| Total: | 47-19 (.712) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Robert Morris Athletics". Rmucolonials.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "How father and son have changed women's basketball". Usatoday.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Charlie Buscaglia brings his own flair to Robert Morris women's basketball". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Robert Morris Athletics". rmucolonials.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Back-to-Back! Colonials Claim Seventh NEC Championship". Rmucolonials.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "RMU Concludes Campaign in NCAA First Round Defeat at Notre Dame". Rmucolonials.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Regular Season Champion Robert Morris Snags Two Major Honors; All-NEC Teams Announced". Northeast Conference. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "RMU Defeats FDU to Claim NEC Regular Season Title". Robert Morris University. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ http://rmucolonials.com/news/2018/3/8/womens-basketball-colonials-break-win-record-in-rout-of-liu-brooklyn-advance-to-nec-title-game.aspx?path=wbball
- ^ http://northeastconference.org/news/2018/3/7/womens-basketball-keystone-state-contingent-captures-four-of-five-major-necwbb-awards-all-nec-teams-unveiled.aspx
External links
- "Charlie Buscaglia picks up where dad left off for Robert Morris". Buffalonews.com. March 13, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- "Lesar: Robert Morris won't change approach as heavy underdog to Notre Dame". Ndinsider.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- Jeremy Tepper. "From volunteer to head coach, Robert Morris women's basketball coach Charlie Buscaglia has come a long way". Timesonline.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
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