Head Coach
Nick Gehler
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.
Assistant Coach
John Egidio
Coach Egidio enters his fourth season at
Miramar College as Assistant Men's Basketball Coach and has
been with the program since its inception in 2006. In that time
the Jets have shown vast improvement, including a 23-8 finish in the
2008-2009 season and has produced the school’s first ever All-State
player,
Pat Eveland, eventual signee of the
University Of The Pacific.
At Miramar College, Coach Egidio acts as the
program’s recruiting coordinator and also works closely with the post
players in skill development. John has taken an active role in
overseeing the academic progress on the players, helping organize
housing arrangements for players, and serving as an adjunct faculty in
the physical education department at the college.
A native of Vallejo, CA, John participated in basketball, football, and
baseball at St. Patrick- St. Vincent High School and graduated from the
school in 1998. He continued his basketball playing career at Napa
Valley College for two seasons under Coach Mike Girardi.
Coach Egidio continued his education at the University of California at
Davis where he earned his Bachelors Degree in Economics in 2002 and
received a Master’s Degree from St. Mary’s College in Sport
Administration in 2005.
Prior to joining the staff at Miramar, Coach Egidio served for
three seasons at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA. While at Sierra,
John worked closely with head coach John Fusano to grow the basketball
program during Fusano’s first three seasons at the college. Sierra
showed steady improvement over Egidio’s three seasons there, culminating
in a 16 win season in the 2003-2004 season.
Coach John Egidio also serves as Head Associate Coach for the Jets Basketball Club
Assistant Coach
Brian Hershman
From a young age, Coach Hershman knew he was
destined to be a coach. He started off as a youth basketball
player himself and played Varsity Basketball at Scripps Ranch High
during the 02-03 seasons. In his senior year, the Falcons opened
in the San Diego top 10 and made it to the city semi-finals. He
finished off the year by winning the Coaches Award.
Brian started his coaching career in Tucson, Arizona. First, as
coach for 3 seasons at the Downtown YMCA. His next move was to
coach the Tucson High Badgers of Tucson High. During his year at
Tucson High, the team went 23-6 and won the city championship. He
spent his next two years coaching one of the best club programs in
Arizona, "Team Zona." Many of his club team players went on to play at
the Varsity level as freshmen at their respective high schools.
In 2007, Brian graduated from the University of Arizona with a
degree in Physical Education and Coaching. During his junior and
senior year, Brian got involved with the Arizona Wildcats basketball
program under the supervision of
Josh Pastner
(now the current Head
Coach of The University of Memphis Tigers). Brian also established The
Coaches Club at University of Arizona, as well as winning various
leadership awards.
In San Diego, Brian coached at his alma mater, Scripps Ranch
High School. He started as Freshman Head Coach and founded the
Scripps Basketball Club, which featured a 5th to 8th grade club team.
Brian went 24-10 as Head Freshman Coach. In his last year, his
team went 15-4 and were winners of the Grossmont Basketball
Tournament. Brian was named Interim Varsity Head Coach for the
Spring and Summer program and enthusiastically led the entire High
School program.
Brian is currently the Assistant for the
Miramar College Jets Basketball Team and is Head Coach of the San Diego Jets Basketball Club.