Sadler Names Schamber as Graduate Manager/Player Development

Lincoln -- Nebraska basketball coach Doc Sadler announced Tuesday that Tony Schamber has been hired as graduate manager/player development for the 2009-10 season. Schamber will take over for Bill Shaw, who served in the role for the past year before returning to Texas where he had previously coached more than 30 years in the high school ranks.

 

Schamber has been a member of the Nebraska Athletic Department since August of 2008, serving the past year as an assistant academic counselor. He worked directly with the men’s basketball team and assisted with football within the Academic Programs and Student Services unit.

 

“Tony has worked with our team over the past year and has seen first-hand what we’re trying to accomplish at Nebraska, both on the court and in the classroom,” Sadler said. “He has the right background for this job, having played college ball and previously working on a Division I staff. The biggest benefit to our players is that he has already worked with the academic staff, so he understands how to help keep our student-athletes focused on the right track in the classroom.”

Schamber joined the Nebraska staff after spending four years working with the basketball program at his alma mater, Wyoming. He most recently served as the director of basketball operations after spending three years as a graduate manager. Schamber was in charge of coordinating travel, scheduling, academics and summer camps in his final year at Wyoming.

Schamber’s playing career started with the Wyoming men’s basketball team in the 2000-01 season. He then went on to play at Sheridan College in Sheridan, Wyo., in 2001-02. Sheridan College won the Region IX championship and advanced to the National Junior College Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. He later played one year at Chadron State College before an injury ended his playing career.

Schamber was an outstanding high school athlete in Wyoming. In his senior season at Lander Valley High School in Lander, Wyo., he was named the 2000 Wyoming High School Player of the Year in basketball and was an all-state selection in football.

Schamber completed his bachelor's degree in physical education at the University of Wyoming in May of 2005, and received his master's degree in kinesiology and health at UW in May 2007.