Wonder Coach

                Coach Nick Gehler basketball coach, family man, professor and athletic director. Yes he can do it all. 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. Coach Nick Gehler received his bachelors in science from California State University San Marcos and his Masters of Arts in Health, Physical Education from Saint Mary’s College of California. Coach Nick, coaching career started back in 1994 as an assistant coach at Mira Costa College till 1999. From 1999- 2000 he coached under Coach Pat Douglass. In the fall of 2000 Coach Nick accepted the position of men’s basketball head coach in Imperial Valley College. He spent five seasons rebuilding the Imperial Valley men’s basketball program, by 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 were named Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.

In 2005 Nick was appointed the lead faculty person in the development of the San Diego Miramar College Fieldhouse. He was instrumental from the groundbreaking to completion. The college recently

Opened those doors to the new 54,000 square foot facility and the Jets have now played two full seasons in the athletic Fieldhouse. The facility houses the academic and athletic programs for Miramar College. Coach Gehler, along with other faculty members, was instrumental in the program development and equipment purchases. The facility has a gymnasium, two lecture halls, fitness center, dance studio,

training room, and team locker rooms.

 

As Director of Athletics Nick has developed and implemented two new intercollegiate programs at San

Diego Miramar College as well as jump started the men’s and women’s water polo teams. The basketball

team played its first basketball game in the 2006-2007 where they compiled 5 wins. The women’s soccer

team (Coached by Sean Bowers) played their first game in 2007 and they won eleven games.

 

The following basketball season (2007-2008) the Jets won 13 games and fell one game short of the

state playoffs. In the 2008-2009 campaign (Third Season) the Jets rallied to 23 (12 in a row) wins and a

regional playoff win at Fullerton College. The Jets then travelled to San Bernardino Valley College for a

regional final (Sweet Sixteen) showdown. The 2009-2010 campaign celebrated another successful year

and back-to-back state playoff appearances. The Jets won 12 out of 14 games down the stretch and

were one of the hottest teams in the southern section.

 

The 2010-2011 season ended on another exciting note with the Jets defeating their district rival Mesa

College. Coach Gehler also saw four of his sophomores and one freshman matriculate onto four year colleges.

In the five seasons Coach Gehler has led the Jets from 5 wins in the first season to 23 wins and a couple

trips to the California Community College Men’s Basketball State Playoffs.

 

During these five seasons Gehler has sent twelve players onto four year colleges to continue their

education and their basketball careers. He has tutored several players such as Breen Weeks, Second

Team All Pacific Coast Athletic Conference, Regis University, Denver, Colorado; David Porter, Mexico

City; Symeon Taylor, Pacifica University in Riverside, California; 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 and Big West Sixth Man of the Year; Ian Larsson,

Sonoma State; Bryant Taylor and Steven Jones All-Pacific Coast Conference for two years running,

McMurry University, Texas. Nick Gehler enters his seventh year at San Diego Miramar College as Professor of exercise science and athletic director. He enters his sixth season as head men’s basketball coach. As a professor Nick’s expertise lies in health education, exercise science, fitness specialist, and intercollegiate athletics. Nick has helped develop and implement the exercise science program as well as the intercollegiate programs here at San Diego Miramar College to fit the needs of the students and student-athletes in conjunction with the new facilities. This new facilities may be accessed by paying thirty six dollars for sixteen weeks and if in the fall semester you have to pay the seventeen dollar fee. The hours that you can go try out this new facility  are  8:30 am – 1:30 pm and close down and re open at 4 pm – 7:15 pm. Thanks to Coach Nick we have all this new equipment and our basketball team is a very good one. Go Jets!

1.       Nino  “ Fairly large indoor gym great for basketball and volleyball.  I've also seen students playing soccer and floor hockey.  They have open gym every day so long are you're a student or if you're there with a Jet player”

2.       Suzanne “I love going to the gym before class because it gives me energy threw out the day. I don’t know much about the coach but thanks to him for getting this amazing facility for us.

3.       Jack “ Coach Nick is an awesome person he has done great things for this college and I hope to play for his team someday”

4.       Christine  “ The men’s basketball team are so much fun the experience I had attending one of the games I recommend anyone to attend a game even if you’re not a fan of the sport you will have a great time”.