| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April, 11th 1951 New York , New York, U.S. |
| Died | October, 6 2018 (67) |
| Alma mater | Bentley University |
| Playing career | |
| 1969-1973 | Bentley Falcons |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1974-1979 | Merrimack college Assistant |
| 1980-2016 | Merrimack College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 526-491(.517) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| x2 NE10 tournament championship (1992, 1999) x1 NE10 regular season championship (1999) x6 NCAA D2 tournament appearances ( 1991, 1992, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010) | |
| Awards | |
| 1991 NE10 Coach of the year | |
Bert Hammel was an American college basketball coach for Merrimack College and a NBA scout for the Milwaukee Bucks [1] .
Hammel attended Bentley University in 1969. He was a 3 year starter for the Falcons where he still ranks among the leaders in scoring and rebounding. He was later inducted into the Bentley Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990. [2]
After graduating from Bentley Hammel became an assistant coach for Merrimack college in 1974. During this time Hammel got to learn the ropes from Warriors head coach Frank Monahan [3] . In 1979 Hammel decided to leave the Warriors to become a scout for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. After one year of being a scout in the nba the head coaching job at Merrimack had opened up. So Hammel left the Bucks and returned to the Warriors now as the head man in charge. From here Hammel went on to coach the warriors for the next 36 seasons. Where he won 2 NE10 tournament championships 3 regular season titles and made 6 NCAA D2 tournament appearances. Until he was ultimately retired after the 2015-2016 season and was replaced by Joe Gallo. [4] . Hammel is the all time wins leader in Merrimack basketball history with 526 wins.
Bert Hammel died on October, 6, 2018. [5] Hammel made great contributions to Merrimack college and the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club where he hosted numerous basketball camps. He was honored by Merrimack college when they changed the name of their basketball gym to Hammel court [6] after his passing.
| Season | Win | Loss |
| 1980-81 | 12 | 15 |
| 1981-82 | 17 | 10 |
| 1982-83 | 13 | 14 |
| 1983-84 | 14 | 13 |
| 1984-85 | 11 | 17 |
| 1985-86 | 19 | 9 |
| 1986-87 | 13 | 16 |
| 1987-88 | 9 | 19 |
| 1988-89 | 22 | 9 |
| 1989-90 | 15 | 15 |
| 1990-91 | 21 | 9 |
| 1991-92 | 18 | 14 |
| 1992-93 | 11 | 16 |
| 1993-94 | 11 | 17 |
| 1994-95 | 14 | 13 |
| 1995-96 | 12 | 16 |
| 1996-97 | 11 | 15 |
| 1997-98 | 16 | 13 |
| 1998-99 | 22 | 7 |
| 1999-00 | 22 | 9 |
| 2000-01 | 13 | 15 |
| 2001-02 | 6 | 20 |
| 2002-03 | 11 | 17 |
| 2003-04 | 17 | 12 |
| 2004-05 | 14 | 15 |
| 2005-06 | 15 | 14 |
| 2006-07 | 8 | 20 |
| 2007-08 | 17 | 12 |
| 2008-09 | 21 | 9 |
| 2009-10 | 21 | 9 |
| 2010-11 | 13 | 14 |
| 2011-12 | 15 | 12 |
| 2012-13 | 12 | 15 |
| 2013-14 | 9 | 17 |
| 2014-15 | 16 | 12 |
| 2015-16 | 15 | 12 |