Loudonville, N.Y. – When Syracuse dismissed basketball coach Adrian Autry last week, the inevitable happened: Gerry McNamara, the former SU star, the guy who transformed Siena basketball into an NCAA Tournament team in just two seasons, emerged as one of ... See more
Loudonville, N.Y. – For Siena University, the Sunday wait was brief. Gerry McNamara and his Siena players moments earlier took seats in front of a video scoreboard in a gym on campus. Behind them, cheerleaders waved pompoms, fans sat shoulder to shoulder ... See more
Syracuse, N.Y. – When John Wildhack sat down with two Syracuse.com reporters last year and outlined what he expected from his head men’s basketball coach, the parameters were clear. Syracuse needed to be playing meaningful games in March for Adrian Autry ... See more
Syracuse, N.Y. – Jim Boeheim hired Adrian Autry in 2011 to work for him at their Syracuse University alma mater. Autry by then had a couple years experience as a Power Five assistant basketball coach, working for Seth Greenberg at Virginia Tech. Boeheim c... See more
Charlotte, N.C. – Early Wednesday morning, Adrian Autry was called into John Wildhack’s office in Syracuse. There, Wildhack delivered the news: He had been fired as SU’s head men’s basketball coach. “As a coach, you’re hard on yourself. You didn’t get the... See more
