[3] 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.

Buscaglia also served as head recruiter, bringing to Moon Township four Northeast Conference (NEC) Player of the Year recipients and 16 All-NEC honorees.

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.

[16] The fourth-year head coach took home his fourth consecutive Brenda Reilly NEC Coach of the Year honor - matching Bill Sheahan of Mount St. Mary's and Ed Swanson of Sacred Heart for the most in league history[17] - as Robert Morris finished the 2019–20 season with a 23–7 record and 17–1 mark in conference play.

The Colonials won their fourth consecutive NEC regular-season title and matched a program record for conference wins, tying the 2009–10 side that also went 17-1.