SYRACUSE --
Former Syracuse men's basketball standout Adrian Autry has been named an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, according to head coach Jim Boeheim. Autry replaces Rob Murphy, who accepted the head coaching position at Eastern Michigan.
A product of St. Nicholas of Tolentine in the Bronx, Autry was a McDonald's All-American in 1990. He earned first-team All-New York City in 1988, 1989 and 1990, and played on the 1988 New York City and New York State championship squads.
Autry started 116-of-121 games in four seasons with the Orange, a stretch that began in 1990 and ended in 1994. He was named to the BIG EAST Conference All-Rookie Team after averaging 9.7 points and 5.3 assists per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, Autry improved his scoring average to 11.0 and pulled down 4.1 rebounds per game. He earned third team All-BIG EAST as a junior after averaging 13.7 points, 5.6 assists and 3.7 rebounds.
A first-team all-conference selection as a senior, Autry averaged 16.7 points, 6.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds an outing. He still ranks fifth in career assists (631) and sixth in career steals (217) at Syracuse. He led the Orange in assists all four seasons and was the squad leader in steals twice.
Syracuse won the BIG EAST Conference championship in 1990-91 and captured the league's tournament crown in 1991-92. The Orange earned NCAA Tournament invitations in 1990-91, 1991-92 and 1993-94. In Autry's senior season, Syracuse advanced to the "Sweet 16" but lost to Missouri in overtime, 98-88. Autry had a school NCAA record 31 points in the second half of that contest.
Autry was a member of the Under-21 USA Basketball squad that earned the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships.
He graduated from SU with a degree in Speech Communication in 1994.
Autry had a successful professional basketball career, primarily in European leagues. He played for teams in countries including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Turkey and Venezuela. Autry also had stints in the United States Basketball League (USBL).
Autry embarked on a coaching career in January 2006 when he was hired as associate head coach at Bishop Ireton Catholic High School (Va.). He was named AAU basketball coach with Nova United in April 2006, leading the 14-Under team first and then the 15-Under squad. In September 2007 he became assistant basketball coach at Paul VI High School (Va.). He was named an assistant coach on the AAU Triple Threat squad, working with the 17-Under team, in 2008.
He moved into the collegiate ranks in 2008 when he was hired by head coach Seth Greenburg as director of basketball operations at Virginia Tech. He was later promoted to an assistant coach post. The Hokies most recently posted back-to-back 20-win seasons and consecutive NIT invitations.
Information courtesy of Syracuse Athletics
