Former Baylor star Isaiah Austin — whose plans to play in the NBA were thwarted when he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome — was named an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic.
Isaiah Austin never wanted to become a coach. And now, he sees it as his calling. The former Baylor center — whose plans to play in the NBA were thwarted when he was diagnosed in 2014 with Marfan syndrome — was introduced Friday as an assistant coach on new coach John Jakus' staff at Florida Atlantic. It's the first real coaching opportunity for the 7-foot-1 Austin, who spent the last few years working for the NBA, not playing in the league.
He played college ball despite being blind in his right eye — a dunk as a middle schooler injured that eye, and multiple operations couldn’t fix the detached retina and save his vision. He eventually returned to the court after the Marfan diagnosis kept him from being drafted by an NBA team. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver drafted Austin himself to work for the league. Austin — who was cleared to play again in 2016 — actually took him up on that after he retired from playing internationally.
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