Nick Gehler
Head Men's Basketball Coach
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The 2008-2009 campaign celebrated the third season for San Diego Miramar College and Head Coach Nick Gehler. It also marked the college’s first ever state playoff appearance in any team sport as well as a trip to the Southern California Regional Finals.

Gehler guided the Jets to a 23-8 overall record and a 13-3 Pacific Coast Conference record. During this last season Gehler tutored several players such as Pat Eveland a two-time First Team All Pacific Coast Conference, as well as California Community College First Team All-State Selection, and eventual signee of the University Of The Pacific; Ian Larsson, Sonoma State; Freshmen Bryant Taylor and Steven Jones All-Pacific Coast Conference.

In the three seasons Gehler has led the Jets from 5 wins in the first season, 13 wins in the second season, to 23 wins in the third season.

Nick began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Palomar College, followed by five years as an assistant coach at Mira Costa College (1994-1999), mentoring under longtime head coach and California Community College Hall-of-Famer Clete Adelman. In those five seasons Mira Costa posted most wins in school history at 27-4 and three trips to the Southern California Regional Finals. Nick helped more than ten student-athletes matriculate on to four year colleges as students and as student-athletes. For the 1999-2000 season, Nick worked at the University of California, Irvine under Head Coach Pat Douglass.

In the fall of 2000, Nick accepted the Head Men’s Basketball Coaching position at Imperial Valley College and spent five seasons rebuilding the men’s basketball program, developing and implementing summer camps, and developing an Imperial County High School All-Start Basketball Game.

In those five seasons Nick guided Imperial Valley College to the California Community College State Playoffs, had two California Community College Men’s Basketball All-State Selections, sent eight student-athletes on to four year institutions, and was named Pacific Coast Conference Coach of the Year.

Nick joined the Miramar College as Assistant Professor and Athletic Director in 2005. In the four years that Nick has been at the college he has developed and implemented two new athletic programs in women’s soccer and men’s basketball as well as resurrected the men’s and women’s water polo teams.

The college also recently opened the doors to a brand new 54,000 square foot facility which Nick has seen move along from ground breaking to completion. The facility has a gymnasium, two lecture halls, fitness center, dance studio, training room, and team locker rooms.

Nick spent his collegiate playing career at Palomar College where he was a two time team captain as well All Pacific Coast Conference. He then moved on to the University of Northern Colorado where he finished his playing career.

Nick earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in Social Science from California State University San Marcos and a Master’s of Arts in Health, Physical Education from Saint Mary’s College of California. Nick and wife Tara live in Rancho Bernardo and are the proud parents of daughter Bailey, 8 years old, Charlie, 6 years old, and Samantha, 1 year old.