Devin Fowler
Staff Reporter
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” -Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan was correct as basketball takes more than talent to win, and nobody understands this better than Ironwood High School’s Varsity Basketball Coach; Mr. Jordan Augustine. Most of us know him as one of the English teachers here who unfortunately supports the San Francisco 49ers, but behind that curtain of travesty there lies a success story everyone could learn from. As a child, Mr. Augustine struggled with reading, the first book he ever read was about 49ers QB Steve Young which is why he is a lifelong Niners fan. Mr. Augustine played basketball at Arizona Christian University whilst pursuing his career in teaching, his success would lead him to play basketball overseas in Belgium and Germany. Upon returning to the states he began coaching at ACU, soon after, je was brought to Ironwood through his friend Dave Ellis who used to teach at IHS and coach at Arizona Christian. Ever since then he has been coaching and teaching at Ironwood since 2014, for only being 32 years of age, Mr. Augustine boasts an impressive record. But beyond his record is his motives, his goal as a teacher and coach is to make an impact and to see his players and students grow as people, plus, he also gets to yell at kids so that is fun for him. Mr. Augustine hopes to continue coaching and teaching for as long as he can, or at least until Mrs. Augustine says otherwise.
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