Adrian Autry
American basketball coach (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adrian "Red" Christopher Autry (born February 28, 1972) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Syracuse |
Conference | ACC |
Record | 20–12 (.625) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1972-02-28) February 28, 1972 (age 52) Monroe, North Carolina, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1990–1994 | Syracuse |
Position(s) | Point guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2006–2007 | Bishop Ireton HS (associate HC) |
2007–2008 | Paul VI HS (assistant) |
2010–2011 | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
2011–2016 | Syracuse (assistant) |
2016–2023 | Syracuse (associate HC) |
2023–present | Syracuse |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2008–2010 | Virginia Tech (director of basketball ops.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 20–12 (.625) |
A former point guard for the Orange, Autry played from 1990 to 1994 and is currently ranked fifth in career assists (631) and sixth in career steals (217). After leaving Syracuse, Autry played professionally from 1995 to 2005 in various European leagues and USA Basketball.
After a 10-year career, Autry retired in 2005 and returned to the states to begin his career as a coach. He coached various teams in Virginia and returned to the Orange in 2011 as an assistant coach. In March 2023, Autry was named the eighth head coach of Syracuse men's basketball team following retirement of longtime head coach Jim Boeheim.