Head Coach Bert Hammel of the Merrimack College men’s basketball team collected his 500th career victory on Sunday afternoon as the Warriors defeated the Bloomfield Bears, 92-74, to end the calendar year on a high note. Hammel becomes the 14th active coach in Division II to reach the 500-win plateau, reaching another prestigious milestone in his 35th year at the helm of the Warriors.

The Hammel Timeline

(1980-2015, 35 seasons, 500-473)

Win #1 – vs Merchant Maritime Academy (76-66) – 12/1/80

Win #100 – vs. Bryant (56-52) – 12/5/87

Win #200 – vs. Assumption (84-70) – 1/15/94

Win #300 – vs. Bryant (86-65) – 2/27/00 (NE-10 quarterfinals)

Win #400 – vs. Saint Anselm (69-63) – 1/22/08

Win #500 – vs. Bloomfield (92-75) – 12/21/14

Division II Winningest Active Coaches (As of 12/21)

1) Herb Magee, Philadelphia U. – 993 wins

2) Bob Chipman, Washburn – 764 wins

3) Richard Schmidt, Tampa – 646 wins

4) Tom Klusman, Rollins – 628 wins

5) Ben Beaury, St. Rose – 579 wins

6) Mike Sandifar, Oakland City – 575 wins

7) Lonn Reisman, Tartleton State – 569 wins

8) Stan Spirou, Southern NH – 566 wins

9) Keith Dickson, St. Anselm – 542 wins

10) Lonnie Porter, Regis (CO) – 536 wins

11) Mike Nienaber, Christian Brothers – 514 wins

Mark Corino, Caldwell – 514 wins

13) Gary Edwards, Francis Marion – 507 wins

14) Bert Hammel, Merrimack – 500 wins

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