Syracuse fired men’s basketball coach Adrian Autry on Wednesday, bringing an end to his three-year tenure in charge of the Orange in which they did not reach the NCAA tournament.
Their season ended Tuesday with an 86-69 loss to SMU in the first round of the ACC tournament. The Orange lost six straight games to end the season, finishing 15-17 overall (6-12 ACC).
“I don’t shy away from the job that I did,” Autry said in his postgame news conference after the loss to the Mustangs. “I’m harder on myself than anybody. I didn’t get the results that we wanted.”
Autry was promoted in 2023 as Jim Boeheim’s successor, replacing the Hall of Famer after his 47 years at the helm. Autry played under Boeheim at Syracuse from 1990 to 1994 then coached under him for 12 years from 2011 to 2023, the last seven years as his associate head coach.