Adrian Buoncristiani
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1940 (age 76–77) |
| Alma mater |
Santa Clara, B.A. 1962 Cal Poly, M.Ed. |
| Playing career | |
| 1959–1962 | Santa Clara |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1970–1972 | UC Santa Barbara (asst.) |
| 1972–1978 | Gonzaga |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 78–82 (.488) |
Adrian Buoncristiani (born c. 1940) is a former college basketball coach, the head coach for six seasons at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, from 1972 to 1978.
Buoncristiani grew up in San Francisco, California, and attended high school at St. Ignatius in the city. An undersized guard at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), he played college basketball at Santa Clara under head coach Bob Feerick in the early 1960s, where he earned a degree in history.
Buoncristiani started his coaching career at the high school level in California at Mission in San Luis Obispo for two years and then at Righetti in Santa Maria. He became a college assistant in 1970 at U.C. Santa Barbara, where he stayed for two seasons.
Hired in April 1972, Buoncristiani succeeded Hank Anderson, who left GU after 21 years as head coach for a similar position at Montana State in Bozeman, then a conference rival in the Big Sky Conference. Less than a week after accepting the job, Buoncristiani was involved in a traffic accident in Spokane in which his car was demolished, but "ABC" escaped with only minor injuries.
In his six seasons at Gonzaga, Buoncristiani had an overall record of 78–82 (.488), and a conference record of 39–45 (.464), but never finished better than third in the Big Sky.
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