CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – University of Virginia Dean and Markel Families Men’s Head Basketball Coach Ryan Odom has named Adrian Autry as an assistant coach, announced Thursday (April 2).
Autry reunites with Odom after serving the last 15 seasons at Syracuse, including the last three seasons as head coach. Autry and Odom were part of Seth Greenberg’s staff at Virginia Tech from 2008-10.
“We are thrilled to add Adrian Autry to our coaching staff at Virginia,” Odom said. “His integrity, extensive experience, commitment to player development and knowledge of the game make him an invaluable addition to our program. I am confident he will help us continue our pursuit of excellence at Virginia. We look forward to welcoming Adrian, his wife, Andrea, and their family to Charlottesville.”
Autry posted a 49-48 record at Syracuse, including a 20-win campaign and 11 ACC victories in his first year as head coach. Prior to leading Syracuse as head coach, Autry spent six seasons as associate head coach and six seasons as an assistant coach on Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim's staff, during which Syracuse made seven NCAA Tournament appearances and reached the Final Four in 2013 and 2016. Autry was honored as a Syracuse Letterwinner of Distinction in 2016. He received the prestigious Vic Hanson Award from the Hardwood Club in 2017.
“I'm excited and grateful for the opportunity to join Coach Odom and the Virginia men's basketball program,” Autry said. “This is a new chapter for me, and I am ready to get to work.”
Autry began his coaching career in January of 2006 as associate head coach at Bishop Ireton Catholic High School (Va.). He became an AAU basketball coach with Nova United (Va.) in April of 2006, leading the 14-Under and 15-Under squads. In September of 2007, Autry became an assistant basketball coach at Paul VI High School (Va.). He was named an assistant coach for the AAU Triple Threat (N.J.) squad, working with the 17-Under team in 2008.
A product of St. Nicholas of Tolentine in the Bronx, N.Y., Autry was a McDonald’s All-American in 1990. He earned first-team All-New York City three times and played on the 1988 New York City and New York State championship squads.
Autry started 116 of 121 games in four seasons at Syracuse from 1990-94. Autry ranks fifth in career assists (631) and sixth in career steals (217) at Syracuse. Autry and the Orange earned NCAA Tournament invitations in 1991, 1992 and 1994. He graduated from Syracuse with a degree in speech communication in 1994.
Autry had a successful professional basketball career, playing for teams in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Turkey and Venezuela. Autry also had stints in the United States Basketball League (USBL).
Adrian and his wife, Andrea, have two daughters, Aliyah and Nina, and two sons, Adrian Jr. and Trey.