 He also served under Ed Green at Roanoke College (1987-1988) and under Warren Friedrichs at Whitworth University (1988-1990).In 1990, Gauthier was hired as the head men’s basketball coach at Eastern Oregon University (1990-1993) where he compiled a three-year record of 31-50.During the 1992-93 season, the Mountaineers had the schools second best season in 20 years, finishing second in the Cascade Conference, winning their first game in the NAIA playoffs since the 1969-70 season, before losing to the eventual NAIA national champion Willamette University Bearcats.