VAN BUREN - The Van Buren Pointers have announced that current Southern Illinois University Assistant Basketball Coach Brad Autry will take over as the boy’s basketball program’s new head coach.
Autry has been an assistant at the Division I level at schools like Tulsa, Baylor, UALR, and Marquette. He spent a year as the head coach at Dekaney High School in Texas from 2007-2008.
He’ll replace Austin Trembley, who resigned from the post to enter private business.
Excited to announce the hiring of @BradAutry as our new Boys Basketball Coach! Coach Autry comes from the college ranks where he was an assistant coach at Tulsa, UALR, Southern Illinois, Marquette, & more. We are thrilled to have Coach Autry & his family at Van Buren! #GoPointers
— VBSD Athletics (@VBSDAthletics) June 6, 2019