The Bucks have exercised the option on the contract of GM John Hammond, and extended the contract of Head Coach Scott Skiles, the team announced on Tuesday.  

The agreements keep both Hammond and Skiles in their respective positions with the Bucks through the 2012-13 season.

?John and Scott do an outstanding job for our basketball team,? said Herb Kohl, team president.  ?They work very well together and are each highly respected by the players and among their peers.  In a short time together, they have brought our team to a very high level of performance.?

The Bucks clinched a playoff berth last season by winning 46 games, the most by the franchise since the 2000-01 campaign, and took their first round playoff series with the Atlanta Hawks to seven games.