trade sent him to the Sacramento Kings. With the Kings, Gamble did not start a game for the remainder of the season. He returned in 1996–97 to play in 62 games and start two, but averaged only five points a game. He did not play for the Kings in 1997–98 and was released by the team on February 20, 1998. For his NBA career, Gamble averaged 9.5 points with a 50.2% shooting percentage, with a 36% three point percentage and making 81% of free throws. He also averaged 2.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 22.4 minutes per game for 649 games. Coaching career In 2002, Gamble was named the first head men's basketball coach at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS), who began play in the American Midwest Conference of the NAIA that season. In his fourth year at the helm, 2005–06, Gamble coached the Prairie Stars to an AMC Tournament championship and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament. The next season, 2006–07, saw the Prairie Stars capture their first AMC regular season title outright, win their second consecutive AMC Tournament and advance to the second round of the NAIA National Tournament. Gamble's team went 11–1 in conference play and 23–9 overall as his continued success earned Gamble his second AMC Coach of the Year honor. Two years later, in 2008–09, the team posted a 21–9 record in their final season of NAIA play. Beginning in 2009–10, the Prairie Stars joined the NCAA's Division II and the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Gamble's team posted an 11–13 record in their first year of NCAA competition. In June 2010, Gamble resigned as head coach of the University of Illinois Springfield to become the Director of Player Development and Video Operations for Providence College under head coach Keno Davis, whose father Tom Davis formerly coached Gamble at Iowa. In April 2012, Gamble joined Davis to be an assistant coach at Central Michigan. On September 5, 2018, it was announced that Gamble was resigning from CMU to take a scouting position with the Toronto Raptors. Head coaching record References External links Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com NBA player profile (archived from 1998) 2004 Boston Globe article on Gamble 2005 interview 1965 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Basketball coaches from Illinois Basketball players from Illinois Boston Celtics players