Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach Seth Greenberg has announced the hiring of Adrian Autry as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations. Autry comes to Tech from Paul the VI High School in Fairfax, where he has been the assistant basketball coach since 2007.
“We are very excited to have Adrian join our staff,” head coach Seth Greenberg said. “Adrian’s depth and experience in collegiate and professional basketball is second to none. He has tremendous people skills and is an outstanding communicator. He will be a very valuable addition to our staff.”
At Paul the VI, Autry performed numerous on-court and off-court duties. He assisted the planning and organization of practice, recruited academically and athletically qualified students and broke down game film, along with scouting future opponents. Prior to joining Paul VI, Autry was the assistant coach at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Va. At Bishop Ireton, he performed many of the same duties as at Paul the VI.
Away from high school basketball, Autry has been an assistant coach with the Triple Threat AAU program since March 2008. Before that, he was a head coach with the NOVA United AAU program from March 2006 through January 2008. With NOVA United, he coached the 15-and-under team in 2007 and the 14-and-under team in 2006.
Autry is a 1994 graduate of Syracuse University with a bachelor’s of arts degree in speech communications. At Syracuse, he was a four-year starter at point guard for head coach Jim Boeheim and team captain as a senior. He was a first team All-BIG EAST selection as a senior, a third team selection as a junior and a member of the BIG EAST All-Rookie team in the 1990-91 season. The Orangemen won the BIG EAST regular season title in the 1990-91 season and the BIG EAST Tournament title in the 1991-92 season. The Orangemen played in three NCAA Tournaments while Autry was there, including a Sweet 16 berth his senior season. He is currently fifth on the school’s all-time assists list and sixth in career steals at SU. He was a member of the 22-and-under USA Basketball World Championship gold-medal winning team in 1994.
“Adrian Autry is one of the best point guards and smartest players that we’ve ever had at Syracuse,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said. “He has an outstanding basketball mind. He really understands the game of basketball and is great with player relationships. I think he will be a great young coach.”
At St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School in the Bronx, N.Y., he was a McDonald’s All-American in 1990 and a first team All-City in the 1989-90 season. The school won the New York City and State Championship in 1988, the same year they were named the number-one high school program in the nation.
Following graduation from Syracuse, Autry had an 11-year overseas professional basketball career. He played in numerous countries, including Greece, Russia, Italy, Spain and France. While playing overseas, he periodically submitted stories on basketball and living abroad for ESPN the Magazine.
Autry has been involved in numerous summer basketball camps and clinics during the past several years, including working at collegiate and professional camps and elite clinics.