Adrian "Red" Christopher Autry (born February 28, 1972) is an American

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coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team of the

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(ACC). A former point guard for the Orange, Autry played from 1990–1994 and is currently ranked fifth in career assists (631) and sixth in career steals (217). After leaving Syracuse, Autry played professionally from 1995–2005 in various European leagues and

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. 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

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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

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Personal life

Autry was born in

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on February 29, 1972, to Angeter Redfearn and Marvin Chambers. Autry, his mother and his sister moved to

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when he was five years old and lived there until he went to college. Autry has two sisters and one brother.

High school

Autry attended

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, New York. Autry was a standout basketball player in high school. He was a three-year starter and earned All-City First Team honors three times. While in high school, his squad won the New York City and New York state championships in 1988, the same year they were named the number one high school program in the nation. Autry was a ''

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'' All-American in 1989 and 1990, named to the first-team All-New York City in 1988, 1989 and 1990, and was a 1990

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. Autry also played in the Dapper Dan Roundball Classic and the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival. Autry was teammates with

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and current

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assistant men's basketball coach and

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graduate Brian Reese.

College

Autry was recruited by

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, St. John's, and Pitt. Autry ultimately chose

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and began in the fall of 1990. Autry, a 6-foot-4 four-year starting point guard, played under

and graduated in 1994 with a degree in speech communications from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. In the freshman 1990–91 season, Autry led the team with 164 assists. In his first season, the Orange had a record of 26–6 and won the Big East Regular Season Title. Autry was named to the

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All-Rookie Team. In Autry's sophomore season, he led the squad in assists (123) and steals (48) while averaging 11ppg. The team won the Big East tournament. As a junior, Autry's scoring average jumped to 13.7 ppg. He once again led the team in assists (161) and steals (58). Autry was selected to the third-team All-Big East, and was also named to the Big East All-Tournament Team. He was teammates with

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. Autry had a great senior year. He was chosen to the first-team All-BIG EAST after averaging 16.7 ppg and 6.1 assists. The Orange made it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. In that game, Autry set an NCAA-school record 31 second-half points in the overtime loss to Missouri. Autry ended his college career as one of only three players to lead SU in seasons assists four times, and still ranks fifth in career assists (631), sixth in career steals (217), 17th on the all-time scoring list (1,538) and eighth in career minutes played (4,037).

USA Basketball

Autry was one of twelve men selected to the 1993 FIBA 22 & Under World Championship games held in

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between July 22-31, 1993. The team had a perfect 8–0 record and captured the gold medal in the Young Men World Championship. Autry played alongside Eddie Jones,

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and other talented Division I players. The team was coached by

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Professional career

After college, Autry pursued a professional basketball career. He was undrafted in the

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but had several workouts and played on the Summer Team. Autry enjoyed a more lucrative career overseas. Autry spent one year (1995–1996) playing with Besiktas Istanbul, and then spent three seasons in Germany playing for

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. With Ulm, Autry and his team were the runners-up in the 1998 German Cup. Autry still holds the 1998–1999 records for points (504), assists (116), and steals (65) and was named to the All-German Imports First Team in 1999. After Germany, Autry headed to Italy where he played with Sicc BPA Jesi (1999–2000), Paf Bologna (2000–2001) where they lost in the Italian Championships to Kinder Bologna,

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(2001), and Mabo Livorno (2002). In 2002, Autry began playing in France for

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at the end of their season. He replaced an injured player. At the beginning of the next season, Autry was re-signed by SLUC Nancy and played there during the (2002–2003) season. During the 2003–2004 season, Autry started out playing for

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. However, the team folded and Autry took his talents to Russia, where he played in Siberia at

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. At the completion of that season, Autry found his next job in Belgium playing for Verviers-Pepinster and ended his career playing in Poland with Deichman Śląsk Wrocław. He also played for the

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. Autry retired in 2005.

Coaching career

In 2006, Autry and his family moved to

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, where held jobs at UPS and in real estate. He began his coaching career as the associate head coach at

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. In the spring of 2007, Autry became involved in the AAU circuit, by becoming the coach of the 14-Under squad with NOVA United. During the 2007–2008 school year, Autry was named an assistant coach at

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. In 2008, Autry switched AAU teams and became an assistant coach for the 17-Under AAU squad Team Takeover. In the fall of 2008, Autry was hired by

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's men's basketball head coach

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as the Director of Basketball Operations. Autry held that position for two years and was then promoted to assistant basketball coach for the Hokies. In the spring of 2010, Autry was on his way to the

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to become the associate head coach under Archie Miller. However, he never made it there. A position with his alma mater

became available when

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was named the head coach at

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. Autry quickly accepted the position. In 2012, he was named the fifth best assistant coach by

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, and was noted for his strong recruiting ties to the D.C. and DMV area. After departure of Mike Hopkins in March 2017, Autry was promoted to associate head coach job. He coached the forwards and recruited all positions and worked closely with eventual NBA draft picks

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, Tyler Ennis,

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, and Chris McCullough. In 2019, Autry was named the head coach of USA East Coast Basketball, a team of college players that competed in a summer tour of

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. On March 8, 2023, following longtime head coach

's departure after 47 years, Autry was promoted to head coach. He is the eighth head coach in the 119-year history of Syracuse men’s basketball.

Personal life

Autry lives in

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with his wife, Andrea. The couple has four children, two of them being graduates of Syracuse University. His nickname is Red for his complexion and hair color.

Statistics

Records and accomplishments

Head coaching record

References

External links

Syacuse profile
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