Head Coach
jgamber@ycp.edu
717-849-1614
Head Men's Basketball Coach
Head coach Jeff Gamber enters his 31st season at the helm of
the Spartans. He has accumulated a 412-373 record during his tenure
at York. He also serves as the golf coach and teaches coaching and
basketball classes at the College. Gamber is the former chair of
the NCAA Division III Basketball Committee and also served the
College as Athletic Director for 22 years before stepping down at
the end the 2003-04 academic year.
The last three years have been contained great accomplishments
for Gamber and his men’s basketball program. In 2004-05, he
was named the Capital Athletic Conference Coach-of-the-Year as he
led the Spartans to the regular season championship and also to
their first-ever CAC tournament
championship. It was the fourth time Gamber has been honored
by his peers as the league’s Coach-of-the-Year while he is
also the active wins leader among all CAC coaches. Gamber led the
Spartans to a school-record 28 wins en route to the 2005 NCAA
Division III Final Four. Prior to the Final Four, Gamber was named
the NABC Mid-Atlantic Coach-of-the-Year, marking the first time he
had received the regional honor. Gamber then capped his season by
earning the NABC Division III National Coach-of-the-Year. In
2005-06, Gamber led the Spartans to the CAC regular season
championship and a return trip to the NCAA Tournament.?He captured
his 400th career victory in the 96-79 December 6 victory over
Gallaudet University. He owns more victories than other men's
basketball coach in the Capital Athletic Conference.
Prior to coaching at York, Gamber was an assistant basketball
coach at Millersville University for eight seasons. Gamber also
attended Millersville where he played four years of basketball and
three seasons of baseball. He majored in secondary education while
at Millersville. He was inducted into the Millersville Athletic
Hall of Fame on October 17, 2003.
In 1995-96, Gamber and his wife, Donna, instituted a program
called the “Three Point Attack.” The “Three Point
Attack” is a program devised by the National Association of
Basketball Coaches to help raise funds for cancer research. The
Spartans have been ranked in the top 20 in all of college
basketball for funds raised in each of the last eight years, and
they were the top Division III program in the country for funds
raised in each of those years. Gamber was awarded the NABC Division
III Recognition and Appreciation Award at the 1996 Final Four. The
award was given as recognition of an outstanding example of how
Division III coaches make their college community and town a better
place to live.
Gamber was inducted into the York College Athletic Hall of
Fame on October 2, 2004. He earned his induction for his dedication
and success in running the Spartan Athletic Department and his
achievements as men’s?basketball coach. He earned induction
into the?York County Sports Hall of Fame on January 25, 2006.
Dean Gamber
Asst. Men's Basketball Coach
dbgamber@ycp.edu
717-815-1476
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Dean Gamber
Dean Gamber begins his 13th season on the coaching staff after
his four-year Spartan career. Gamber’s responsibilities
include recruiting and working with the backcourt players. His
tireless recruiting efforts have paid dividends in the recent
Spartan recruiting classes. Gamber’s commitment to the
program have allowed the program to rise to prominence in the CAC
and the Mid-Atlantic region.
Gamber served as one of the co-captains on the 1994-95 squad
that won 20 games and went to the NCAA tournament. Gamber averaged
6.8 points as a guard on that team. His teams played in three CAC
championship games and won two CAC regular season championships. He
was also a member of the school’s first NCAA Tournament
team.
Gamber resides with his wife, Beth, and daughters, Kelsey and
Makenzie, in Dover, PA.
He works as the York College mail services coordinator.




