Tony Schamber Position: Director of Basketball Operations Experience: 4th yr Degree: Wyoming, '05

Tony Schamber enters his fourth season with the Wyoming Cowboy Basketball program, and his first year as Director of Basketball Operations. He was previously a graduate assistant with Cowboy Basketball program for three years.

In his role as Director of Basketball Operations, Schamber will coordinate travel for Cowboy Basketball, will be directly involved in scheduling future opponents and will supervise the Wyoming Cowboy summer basketball camps as camp director.

Schamber was an outstanding high school player in Wyoming. His senior season of 2000 at Lander Valley High School in Lander, Wyo., he was named the Wyoming High School Player of the Year as he helped Lander Valley to a fifth-place finish at the state tournament. He led the state in scoring, assists and steals in 2000 -- averaging 27 points per game, 7.8 assists per game and 5.7 steals per game. He played for his father George Schamber at Lander Valley High School.

As a junior, at Wheatland High School in Wheatland, Wyo., he helped lead Wheatland to a third-place finish at state.

Schamber walked on to the Cowboy Basketball team in the 2000-01 season. He then went on to play at Sheridan College in Sheridan, Wyo., in the 2001-02 season. 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 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 at UW in May 2007.