Mercer Island High School Teacher & Boys Basketball Head Coach

Joined August 2014
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Island Hoop Camp - June 22-25, 29-30 & July 1-2, Grades K-4 & 5-8. Camps are co-ed & led by Gavin Cree, 17-year HC at MIHS and 7x Kingco COY, and staff with HS, college and pro experience. The player-coach ratio will be 8:1, and camps focus on skill development and competition.
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Got to meet fellow MIHS and ⁦@MIHSBoysHoops⁩ alum ⁦@joelmchale⁩ today as he emceed the ⁦Breakfast of Champions fundraiser. A down to earth dude who hasn’t forgotten where he came from! Asked about the team and said he wants to come to a game. Let’s make it happen!
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Super happy for our @MIHSBoysHoops assistant coach, Shea Robinson, for going into the Seattle Prep Hall of Fame last week! Shea was an incredible player and leader and he brings those attributes and more to coaching. Lucky to sit next to this guy every game!
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Excited for this group of kids! Winners! Congrats to the players and coaches.
What a run for Mercer Island 8th Grade ETL. ✅ Regular season conference champs — 4 straight years ✅ ETL Gold Tournament Champions again this weekend ✅ Gold tourney title winners 3 of the last 4 years Now it’s on to Spokane with a chance for a State Gold Division three-peat!
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Ed Pepple Court loading… Well deserved for the Pepple family. Excited to work on this court every day. What an inspiration for @MIHSBoysHoops. Thank you @mercerislandsd and everyone who helped this process forward!
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Gavin Cree retweeted
CONGRATS to Mercer Island’s Colin Monahan (#24) on First Team All-KingCo (Mountain/Lake) for the 2025–2026 season! 🏀🔥 Go Islanders!! 💪❤️🤍 #GoIslanders #AllKingCo
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Gavin Cree retweeted
KingCo 3A bracket is set 🏀 Mercer Island (17-4) opens the tourney this WEDNESDAY 7:30 PM at HOME vs Sammamish. We play again Friday (time/location TBD). Pack the gym. Bring the noise. Let’s go!! 🔥#IslanderBasketball #KingCo3A
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Many don’t know I’ve been an assistant for the XC teams for 10 yrs. A few days ago, this group went double back 2 back (boys and girls). Incredible. It’s amazing what you can accomplish when ALL arrows are pointed in the same direction! Congrats Coach Empey, the staff & the kids!
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Be a part of the Islander basketball legacy! Little Dribblers is a 50 year tradition, connecting generations. Kids in grades 3-8 are split into teams coached by the MIHS boys basketball players, led by me, Coach Gavin Cree. Saturdays! Registration: go.teamsnap.com/forms/505015
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So let me get this straight, Yamamoto can go 9 innings in the WS, but Kirby can’t go more than 4 in the ALCS game 7? All this pitching we talked about for years? SMH.
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Not much more to say than this. I’m a coach so I feel for Dan. We all make plenty of coaching mistakes. We all get better over time. I hope he learns from this since I assume he’ll be back.
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The Mariners went with Eduard Bazardo in a crucial spot instead of a well-rested Andrés Muñoz, and George Springer made them pay. BK digs in.
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As I stew on OKC winning a gift of a game 7 w/ the best player on the Pacers hurt, I am proud of our @MIHSBoysHoops squad. A 4-2 finish at UO Team Camp capped by a gritty win against a good Churchill (OR) squad in the finale. I love coaching our team! Passion, Grit, Selflessness!
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Island Hoop Camp Is Approaching Fast! June 23-26, July 14-15. Incoming grades K-8, co-ed. Camps are led by me, Coach Gavin Cree, 16-year boys head coach at MIHS and 7x Kingco Coach of the Year, and staff. More info: islandhoopcamp.com @MIHSBoysHoops @mercerislandsd
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Shout out to the Island Hoop Camp sponsors, Erin Ewing or Windermere Real Estate and Katrina Spaunhurst, MD, Dermatologist!
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Go Nuggets!
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Island Hoop Camp - Incoming Grades K-8, June 23-26, July 14-15. Camps are led by me, Coach Gavin Cree, 16-year head coach at MIHS and 7x Kingco Coach of the Year, and staff. Camps are co-ed and open to all skill levels. See you at camp! More info: islandhoopcamp.com
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Shout out to our sponsors, Erin Ewing from Windermere and Katrina Spaunhurst, Dermatologist!
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Island Hoop Camp Registration is Open! Visit islandhooopcamp.com for more information and the link to register! June 23-26 & July 14-15!
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Shout out to our sponsors, Erin Ewing of Windermere, and Katrina Spaunhurst, MD, Dermatologist, both doing great work in the Mercer Island community!
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