--- title: Irons brings Championship knowledge description: MBCA Coaching Clinic image: https://mo.nhsbca.org/hubfs/Cq8yYSJWAAA_pnc.jpg --- [![MBCA - Missouri](https://mo.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Missouri/MBCA%20-%20Missouri_White%20Fill-1.png?width=150&height=150&name=MBCA%20-%20Missouri_White%20Fill-1.png) ![MBCA - Missouri\_No Fill](https://mo.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Missouri/MBCA%20-%20Missouri_No%20Fill.png?width=150&height=150&name=MBCA%20-%20Missouri_No%20Fill.png)](http://www.mobca.org) - About - [Membership List](http://www.mobca.org/about-member-list) - [Mentor/Mentee Program](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePB7k0qfSPwLVSoJqrttvZvg0i75C2VITf-GI4WBPpT_szfQ/viewform?usp=header) - [News](https://mo.nhsbca.org/news) - [Newsletters](http://www.mobca.org/mabc-newsletters) - [About Us](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-about) - History - [Past Presidents](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-past-presidents) - [MBCA Wins Club](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-wins-club) - [Directory](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-team) - [MBCA Regions](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-regions) - [Forms](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-forms) - [MBCA Constitution](https://mo.nhsbca.org/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Missouri/File%20Downloads/MBCAConstitution.pdf) - Events - [MBCA 2024 Coaching Clinic](http://www.mobca.org/events/2024-clinic) - [Clinic Information](http://www.mobca.org/events/2024-clinic) - [Clinic Schedule](https://mo.nhsbca.org/events/2024-clinic#schedule) - [Clinic Registration](http://www.mobca.org/events/2024-clinic/payment) - [Vendor Registration](http://www.mobca.org/events/2024-clinic/vendor) - [Hall of Fame Banquet](http://www.mobca.org/events/2025-hof) - [Norm Stewart Classic](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-norm-stewart-classic) - [Summer/Coaching Events](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-summer-events) - Honors - [Academic All-State](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-academic-all-state) - [All District/All-State](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-all-state) - Coaching Awards - [Richard Fairchild Coach of the Year Award](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-coaching-awards-0) - [Gary Filbert Award](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-gary-filbert-award) - [John Wooden Legacy Award](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-coaching-awards-2) - [Kevin "Cub" Martin Assistant Coach of the Year Award](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-coaching-awards-1) - [Curtis Kerr Award](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-curtis-kerr-award) - [Hall of Fame Inductees](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-hall-of-fame) - [MBCA Polls](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-polls) - [Mr & Miss Show-Me](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-mr-miss-show-me) - [Players of the Year](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-player-of-the-year) - [Filbert Scholarship](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-filbert-scholarship) - [Midwest Basketball Showcase](http://www.mobca.org/midwest-showcase-information) - [Boys](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1236z9l0bGCtr7ANCGR0yJXJmSN41nizZIkvDDVfbSeg/edit?usp=sharing) - [Girls](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bg--D2ZLndng2XjB85q5nSiW44-VlYeW2WRtgQWQ5k0/edit?usp=sharing) - [Payments](http://www.mobca.org/midwest-showcase/payment) - [Become a Member](http://www.mobca.org/mbca-membership) ###### 1 min read # [Irons brings Championship knowledge](https://mo.nhsbca.org/news/irons-brings-championship-knowledge) Sep 13, 2021, 8:18:26 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **![Cq8yYSJWAAA\_pnc](https://mo.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Cq8yYSJWAAA_pnc.jpg?width=233&name=Cq8yYSJWAAA_pnc.jpg)** **Tony Irons** has found success at each step along his journey. In high school he helped lead Lutheran High School North to the 2002 Missouri Class 2 championship, the first in school history. Irons attended College of the Ozarks on a basketball scholarship, earning all-conference honors while captaining the Bobcats to their first ever NAIA national championship tournament. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education – Physical Education. After graduation Tony attended Lindenwood University earning a master’s degree in Education Administration. In the fall of 2008, Irons was hired as the physical education teacher/head boys’ basketball coach at Imagine College Preparatory High School. During his three-year tenure at Imagine, Tony led the Bears to two district titles and a final four appearance, both firsts in the school’s history. After Imagine, he transitioned to become the head boys’ basketball coach and physical education teacher at Madison College Prep High School. In his three-year tenure at Madison Prep, the Bears won the Missouri Class 3 State championship in the school’s inaugural year, followed by consecutive trips to the final four. Tony is currently the athletic director, physical education teacher and head boys’ basketball coach at Vashon High School where he has reestablished the Wolverine basketball program as one of the top in the nation.  In his short career, Irons has guided his teams to 11 district titles, 10 Show-Me Showdown appearances, 5 state titles, and he has been named Coach of the Year five times! An MBCA board member, we are excited to have Tony speak and share with the MBCA Coaching Clinic. ###### Topics: [MBCA Coaching Clinic](https://mo.nhsbca.org/news/topic/mbca-coaching-clinic) ![MBCA - Missouri Basketball Coaches Association](https://via.placeholder.com/100x100.jpg/e0e7ee) #### Written by [MBCA - Missouri Basketball Coaches Association](https://mo.nhsbca.org/news/author/mbca-missouri-basketball-coaches-association) ###### [Previous Post](https://mo.nhsbca.org/news/national-champ-coach-to-host-qa) [![](https://via.placeholder.com/300x150.jpg/e0e7ee)](https://mo.nhsbca.org/news/national-champ-coach-to-host-qa) ###### [National Champ coach to host Q&A](https://mo.nhsbca.org/news/national-champ-coach-to-host-qa) ###### [Next Post](https://mo.nhsbca.org/news/hunt-to-enter-mo-hall-of-fame) [![](https://via.placeholder.com/300x150.jpg/e0e7ee)](https://mo.nhsbca.org/news/hunt-to-enter-mo-hall-of-fame) ###### [Hunt to enter MO Sports Hall of Fame](https://mo.nhsbca.org/news/hunt-to-enter-mo-hall-of-fame) ### Featured [![MBCA - Missouri\_White Fill-1](https://mo.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Missouri/MBCA%20-%20Missouri_White%20Fill-1.png?width=65&height=65&name=MBCA%20-%20Missouri_White%20Fill-1.png "MBCA - Missouri_White Fill-1")](https://mo.nhsbca.org) Copyright © 2021 Missouri Basketball Coaches Association, Inc. - [Fulfillment Policy](http://www.mobca.org/policies)