Coaching Staff – Green Mountain Basketball

Varsity Coach

Jordan Deignan

Coach Jordan Deignan is entering his 2nd season as the varsity head coach at Green Mountain High School, and his 14th season overeall. Prior to becoming a head coach, Deignan served as the head JV coach at Evergreen High School for five seasons under Coach Scott Haebe. He then spent eight seasons at Green Mountain as the head JV coach and head varsity assistant under Coach Mike Puccio. Throughout his high school coaching career, as a head coach and an assistant, Deignan has compiled an overall record of 208 wins and 72 losses. As a player, Deignan is a Green Mountain alumni, graduating in 2008 after playing under former state champion Coach Rudy Martin. Coach Deignan was a member of the 2008 league championship team, the most recent league championship in school history, and earned All-Conference Honorable Mention honors during his senior season. Deignan currently teaches Physical Education and serves as an assistant coach for the Green Mountain boys golf program. He holds two master’s degrees in Secondary Education and History. Jordan lives in Littleton with his wife, Sarah, and their two children, Jace and Kennedy.

Varsity Assistant Coach

Tim Deignan

Coach Tim Deignan is entering his 21st overall season with the Rams. Prior to coaching at Green Mountain, Tim served as a varsity assistant coach at Evergreen High School for ten years under Coach Scott Haybee. Before his time at Evergreen, he spent twelve years at Green Mountain as the Level III and JV coach under state champion coaches Rudy Martin and Derek Van Tassle. As a player, Tim is a Green Mountain alumni, playing for legendary Coach Paul Davis from 1976–1980. He was a member of the 1980 state championship team. Tim went on to play college basketball at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Colorado School of Mines. Following his college career, he played professional basketball overseas in Italy and France. Coach Deignan has been married to his wife, Becky, for 37 years. They have three sons, Jordan, Keegan, and Jacob, as well as two grandchildren, Jace and Kennedy. In his spare time, Coach Deignan enjoys the outdoors, including trail running, cycling, fishing, and rock and ice climbing.

JV Coach

Kyle Harris

Coach Harris is entering his ninth season at Green Mountain High School. Prior to joining the Rams, Harris spent nine years as a program assistant at Standley Lake High School under Coach Mike Puccio. During his time at Standley Lake, he served as the head eighth-grade coach, head Level III coach, and varsity assistant. Coach Harris is currently taking classes at Metropolitan State University of Denver while pursuing a degree in Exercise Science, Health Promotion, and Recreation. He plans to become a physical education teacher.

JV Assistant

Cory Miller

Coach Cory Miller is entering his sixth season at Green Mountain High School. Prior to joining the Rams, Miller was the head varsity baseball coach at Fort Lupton High School. As a player, Cory is a Green Mountain alumni, playing for Coaches Bruce Dick and Derek Van Tassle from 2001–2005. During his time at Green Mountain, he was a member of a league championship team and was selected as an All-Jeffco Honorable Mention honoree during his senior season. After graduating from Green Mountain, Cory went on to play Division I college baseball at Purdue Fort Wayne. Coach Miller currently teaches Special Education at Green Mountain and serves as the head baseball and softball coach. He holds a master’s degree in Special Education from Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Level III Coach

Jack Kwiat

Coach Kwiat is entering his third season at Green Mountain High School. An alumnus of Evergreen High School, Coach Kwiat earned All-Conference Honorable Mention honors during his senior season while averaging the second-most assists per game in Jeffco. He played under Coach Deignan throughout his high school career and credits much of his success to both Coach Deignan and former Evergreen High School head coach Scott Haebe. Coach Kwiat went on to attend the University of Colorado Boulder, where he studied Accounting and Finance and earned his master’s degree in Accounting in 2021. He began his accounting career at Ernst & Young, where he worked while obtaining his CPA license. In 2023, Coach Kwiat joined UDR, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, where he currently serves as a Manager in the Corporate Services department.

Program Assistant

Ryan Stephan

Coach Ryan Stephan is entering his first season volunteering with the Rams. Ryan is a Green Mountain alumnus, graduating in 2012, where he played under Coach Derek Van Tassle. He was named First Team All-Conference during both his junior and senior seasons. Ryan attended Colorado Mesa University, where he was a three-time First Team All-RMAC performer. During his senior campaign, he was named RMAC Player of the Year, a unanimous First Team All-American, and the 2016 NCAA Division II National Player of the Year. Following his collegiate career, Ryan went on to play eight professional seasons overseas in Japan. He currently lives in Littleton with his wife, Lisa, and their dogs, Ryder and Kobe.

Program Assistant

Luke Davis

Coach Luke Davis is entering his first year at Green Mountain High School. As a player, Luke is a Green Mountain alumnus playing for Coach Mike Puccio as well as Coach Deignan from 2019-2022. During his time at Green Mountain, Davis was named 2nd Team All Jeffco during his senior season. After graduation, Coach Davis attended UCLA where he earned his degree in Computational Biology in 2026. Coach Davis is currently teaching physics as well as 9th grade science at Green Mountain.

Movement Specialist

Kami Kugler

Ms. Kami is enjoying her sixth season as the movement instructor for the boys basketball program. Kugler is a long time movement lover, finding yoga during her college volleyball career at Pacific University. She has been practicing yoga for the past 11 years and believes in yoga’s ability to elevate athletes both physically and mentally. Prior to Green Mountain, Kami was a head coach at Alpine Volleyball Academy for 3 seasons, as well as the head coach at Dawson High School. Before moving back to Colorado, Kugler coached at the Oregon Juniors Volleyball Academy for 4 seasons under two time NCAA Hall of Fame Coach Marty Mozocchi. During her coaching career, Kami has had the privilege of helping 32 athletes play volleyball at the college level, including 6 at the division 1 level. Kugler excels in utilizing body awareness, breath and alignment to exceed athletes’ game, both physically and mentally, using techniques that are practiced on and off the court. Kami’s passion for taking athletes to the next level has led her to work with athletes of all ages and abilities. Kami Kugler A Native of Colorado, Kami played volleyball at Fairview High School and for Juggernaut Volleyball Club under coach Tom Paszko.

Athletic Trainer

Catherine Ortiz

Catherine is entering her seventh season with the Green Mountain Rams. Prior to the Rams, Catherine worked with student-athletes at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO for about 2 and a half years. She started as an athletic trainer coordinator, eventually becoming the head athletic trainer. Originally from New York, Ortiz attended Ithaca College where she received her Bachelor’s degree in athletic training. Catherine then received her Masters Degree in exercise physiology at San Diego State University where she was a graduate assistant athletic trainer and worked with many different sports programs. Catherine is passionate in helping others get back to their full potential of physical function to live their highest quality of life and to help them maintain their peak physical fitness. Ortiz enjoys the Colorado outdoor lifestyle of hiking, cycling, skiing and camping.

Manager

Peyton Ruiz

Manager

Chloe Noyes