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Amsberry was
named head coach at Wartburg in March of 2006. He's guided the Knights to three consecutive 10-wins plus campaigns, two Iowa Conference postseason tournament berths in three seasons, including a trip to the tournament championship in 2008-09, and a runner-up finish in the league standings in 2008-09.
When he took
over as the women's basketball coach at Rockford College in
1997, the program was in the midst of a national record 70-game
losing streak. In just his third season, the Regents posted
one of the best turn-arounds in NCAA history, going from 6-19
to an 18-8 record. Over the course of the next six seasons,
the Regents were awarded four bids to the Division III NCAA
tournament and won the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference regular
season and tournament title three times. Amsberry earned NIIC
Coach of the Year honors in each of the last three seasons. Amsberry
led Rockford to seven consecutive winning seasons. During that
stretch, his teams won more games than any other seven-year
stretch in the 34-year history of the program. Prior to arriving
at Rockford, Amsberry served as an assistant coach at MacMurray
College in Illinois. A native of Dunlap, Iowa, he earned his
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from Buena Vista University and
his Master of Science degree in Physical Education from Western
Illinois University in 1996. He has a career record of 152-136.
Amsberry
and his wife, Erin, are the parents of two children, Joseph
and Paige.
 Aaron Nester, Assistant Coach
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Nester joined the Wartburg coaching staff in October of 2006. He was an assistant to Amsberry at Rockford College from 2002-06. During his tenure as an assistant coach, Aaron was part of the action as the Regents won the NIIC the last three years in a row and went to the NCAA tournament in 2003, 2005 and 2006.
Nester has been on the staff of camps at the University of Illinois, Northern Illinois University, and Central Michigan University. He is also known through his work with the prestigious Snow Valley Iowa Basketball School.
Nester is a native of Indianapolis, Ind. He graduated with a sports management degree from Rockford College in 2004. He and his wife, Stefanie, reside in Waverly. |
