Alvin Gentry Autographs
Alvin Harris Gentry (born November 5, 1954) is an American professional basketball executive who is the vice president of basketball engagement for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A former basketball player and coach, Gentry has served as the head coach of six NBA teams. He served as an interim head coach for the Miami Heat at the end of the 1994–95 season, and later coached the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans and Kings.
Gentry was born in Shelby, North Carolina, where he grew up and attended Shelby High School. His first cousin is former NC State and NBA star David Thompson.
Gentry played college basketball at Appalachian State University, where he was a point guard under Press Maravich and Bobby Cremins. In 1978 he spent one year as a graduate assistant at the University of Colorado. After one year working in private business, he returned to the bench when he received his first full-time collegiate assistant coaching job at Baylor University under Jim Haller in 1980. After one year at Baylor, Gentry returned to the University of Colorado as an assistant coach from 1981 to 1986 under Tom Apke. From 1986 to 1989, Gentry served as an assistant at the University of Kansas under Larry Brown, where they won the 1988 NCAA National Championship.
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Current items with a signature of Alvin Gentry
These are the most current items with a signature of Alvin Gentry that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Alvin Gentry Autograph Mini Basketball Phoenix Suns Auto Signed JSA COA | $69.95 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Alvin Gentry
The most expensive item with a signature of Alvin Gentry (Alvin Gentry Signed Basketball Floor New Orleans Pelicans Beckett Autograph COA) was sold in January 2026 for $59.99 while the cheapest item (ALVIN GENTRY Autograph 3x5 Signed Index Card Signature) found a new owner for $2.77 in August 2014. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $59.99 for an autographed item of Alvin Gentry. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $59.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.77 was August 2014. In average, an autographed item from Alvin Gentry is worth $13.47.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Alvin Gentry were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2012-13 Hoops #210 Alvin Gentry Auto (Hand-Signed) | $10.45 |  |
 | 2012-13 NBA Hoops Alvin Gentry Signed Card #210 Autographed Phoenix Suns | $15.98 | |
| 2017-18 Panini Prizm Alvin Gentry Signed Autographed New Orleans Pelicans Card | $8.99 | |
| ALVIN GENTRY Autograph 3x5 Signed Index Card Signature | $2.77 | |
| ALVIN GENTRY AUTOGRAPHS BASKETBALL RARE SIGNED CHEF BOYARDEE FEED THE NEED BALL | $4.99 | |
| Alvin Gentry New Orleans Pelicans Signed Basketball Floor Beckett Autograph COA | $59.99 | |
| Alvin Gentry Signed 2011/12 Hoops Phoenix Suns Card # 210 | $4.99 | |
| Alvin Gentry Signed Basketball Floor Board Detroit Pistons Autograph Proof Photo | $59.99 | |
| Alvin Gentry Signed Basketball Floor Board Detroit Pistons Autograph Proof Photo | $59.99 | |
| Alvin Gentry Signed Basketball Floor New Orleans Pelicans Beckett Autograph COA | $59.99 | |
| Alvin Gentry Signed Basketball Floor New Orleans Pelicans Beckett Autograph COA | $59.99 | |
| Alvin Gentry signed business card | $20.00 | |
| Alvin Gentry Signed Detroit Pistons Autograph Basketball Floor Board Proof Photo | $59.99 | |
| Alvin Gentry Signed Floorboard New Orleans Pelicans NBA Head Coach COA | $7.99 | |
| Signed Basketball Card Auto Alvin Gentry 2012-13 Hoops #210 Phoenix Suns | $29.94 | |
Latest News about Alvin Gentry
Mike Brown faces former team as Kings visit Warriors (10/23/2022): Mike Brown will get to take a bow in front of his former fans Sunday night when the ex-assistant coach for the NBA title-winning Golden State Warriors leads his new team, the Sacramento Kings, into San Francisco to duel the reigning champs. Brown spent the past six seasons as Steve Kerr's chief ass Kings to test new look up against Trail Blazers (10/18/2022): One team seeking a return to postseason play and another hoping to end a long drought would like nothing better than to use the other as a springboard to a rewarding campaign when the Portland Trail Blazers visit the Sacramento Kings in the season-opener for each on Wednesday night. Separated by th Kings hiring Alvin Gentry for front office role (05/16/2022): Shams Charania: Alvin Gentry has joined the Sacramento Kings in a full-time front office role as Vice President, Basketball Engagement, sources tell me and @Sam Amick. Gentry finished season as interim Kings coach and joined GM Monte McNair and ... 
Kings announce hiring of Mike Brown as new coach (05/09/2022): The Sacramento Kings officially announced the hiring of Mike Brown as their new head coach with hopes he can end the NBA's longest playoff drought ever. General manager Monte McNair said Monday that Brown was picked to replace interim coach Alvin Gentry. The Kings fired Gentry after a season durin Alvin Gentry won't return as Kings' head coach, discussing front-office role wit (04/11/2022): Gentry was named Sacramento's interim head coach in November
Older News Stories about Alvin Gentry
Alvin Gentry praises Kings fans loyalty throughout tough years (02/2022): Alvin Gentry credits Kings' fans for their loyalty during the 15-year playoff drought. Kings guard Terence Davis out indefinitely with wrist injury (01/2022): ATLANTA (AP) Sacramento Kings guard Terence Davis will be out indefinitely after injuring his right wrist in Tuesday night's loss to the Boston Celtics. Kings interim coach Alvin Gentry said before Wednesday night's game at the Atlanta Hawks the team's medical staff was ''in the process of explori Alvin Gentry on Kings’ 25-point loss to Grizzlies: ‘Most disappointed I’ve been (12/2021): Kings interim coach Alvin Gentry returned from coronavirus protocols… just in time to oversee Sacramento losing by 25 to the Grizzlies yesterday. Fox, Hield lead Kings over Lakers 141-137 in triple OT (11/2021): LOS ANGELES (AP) Alvin Gentry said when he became Sacramento's interim coach that it was going to take everyone if the Kings were going to stop their season from spiraling out of control. Seven players scored in double figures as Sacramento outlasted the Los Angeles Lakers 141-137 in triple overti Former Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry joins Kings as an assistant (10/2020): Gentry spent the last five seasons in New Orleans NBA coaching carousel tracker: Latest updates as Pelicans fire Alvin Gentry afte (08/2020): Several head coaches have already been replaced this season. Who's next to follow? Pelicans' Zion Williamson a game-time decision for restart opener vs. Jazz after (07/2020): Williamson quarantined for four days upon returning to the bubble, and could be ready to play Thursday, per Alvin Gentry Zion Williamson's conditioning no issue for Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry: 'He's 1 (03/2020): The media might be concerned by Zion's weight, but the Pelicans aren't worried in the slightest Gentry: Pelicans need to give Zion ball more (02/2020): Coach Alvin Gentry was visibly upset that his team largely ignored Zion Williamson for stretches in the 4th quarter during Sunday's loss to the Rockets. Zion joins 5-on-5 drills; no precise date for return (01/2020): Zion Williamson participated in 5-on-5 drills with the Pelicans for the first time since his knee surgery on Oct. 21, but coach Alvin Gentry has yet to set a specific date for his return. Gentry: Refs made 'wrong call' late in Pels' loss (12/2019): Alvin Gentry was critical of the officiating crew's decision to call a shot clock violation against the Pelicans with 2.7 seconds left in regulation and then not review the play in Tuesday night's 108-101 overtime loss to the Nets. Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry touches live ball (video) (11/2019): This hasn't been a great year for NBA coaches staying out of the way. Gentry raises red flag after Pelicans drop to 0-4 (10/2019): New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry said the fact his team lost to Golden State by 11 points did not indicate it was in the game at any point. "And I think that's the most disturbing thing to me," Gentry said after the Pelicans fell to 0-4.
