Jaxon Autry enters his second year with Rusty Elmore and his sixth overall with Garden City Community College as an assistant coach with a combined record of 94-60.  2023 proved to be a very successful year for the Busters as they went 21-9 and ended the regular season ranked in the top 20 in the nation.  In 2021-2022 Autry worked under the guidance of Head Coach Bill Morosco (Indian River) during that year the Busters went 22-10, finishing in the final four of the Jayhawk Conference and knocking off several top 25 schools.  From 2020-2021, Autry worked under Head Coach Cole Dewey (Corpus Christi A&M) in which the  Buster’s made it to the elite eight of the Jayhawk Conference.    

Autry, age 45, had previously worked at Garden City Community College under Head Coach Kris Baumann (Odessa) and Assistant Coach Mark Leslie (Seattle Super Hawks) from 2008-2010. In 2009 the Busters won the Jayhawk Region (first time in 53 years) and placed 6th at the National Tournament in Hutchinson, Ks. 

He grew up in Kim, Colorado where he was a four year starting point guard for the Mustangs under coaches Tom Gooden & Gary Page. During his playing career the Mustangs went 91-7 with three state appearances, placing 3rd (1992), 2nd (1995) and winning the Championship in 1993. In Autry’s senior year he was selected as a Unanimous All State Selection and to the All State Tournament First Team. The highlight of that year was scoring 41 points in the opening round state game in Ft. Collins, CO and averaged over 30 points a game at the state tournament in which the Mustangs took second place. 

After high school, Autry was a manager for Colorado State University men’s basketball under head Coach Stew Morrill, Assistant Randy Rahe (Weber State), Assistant Terry Dunn, and Assistant Don Verlin. The Rams went 18-12 during the 1995-1996 season and received a bid to the NIT tournament. Autry graduated from CSU-Pueblo in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in History. In 2010 he completed his Masters Degree in Human Performance and Physical Education from Adams State College.

Over the last 22 years Autry has worked as a teacher and coach in Colorado and Kansas. During that time he coached girls and boys basketball at a variety of different levels. Highlights included placing 3rd at State as a Head Coach and 2nd as an Assistant coach in Colorado, and 2nd in the Nation (Las Vegas NV)  as a 14u girls (Runnin Reb’s) Head Coach. He currently runs HWCC REP basketball out of Southwestern Kansas, a basketball training program for all ages. Over the summer he trained 65 kids from the area, ranging from Beginners to College Basketball Players. In  summer of 2023 he had his first HWCC professional signee Kobe Dickson (Cornell, Howard), who signed with the Georgian professional team.  In 2023 he also helped coach and train WKH 16u boys team that won the Reserve National Championship in the 9th/10th division of MAYB National Tournament (Wichita, KS).

He currently lives in Holcomb with his wife, Kate and three kids, Cooper (20), Baylor (16), Josser (12).