About Brian Hammel
Born 1953. Brian Hammel is an American basketball coach and basketball player.
Brian Hammel (born March 23, 1953) is an American college basketball former coach.
He became the head coach at Northern Illinois University in 1991, coaching the team for over nine years before resigning midway through the 2000–2001 season because of exhaustion. The Huskies qualified for the NCAA tournament once in Hammel's tenure, reaching the 1996 event before losing in the first round to Texas Tech.
Prior to assuming the Northern Illinois job, Hammel had served as an assistant to George Raveling at Iowa from 1984 to 1986. His younger brother the late Bert Hammel was also a basketball coach and the two played together at Bentley.
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Who is Brian Hammel?
American basketball coach
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Brian Hammel was born on 23 March 1953 in White Plains.
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Brian Hammel is a basketball coach and basketball player.
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Brian Hammel is American.
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