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Nathan Hale boys basketball coach Eric Ensign has resigned, the school announced Tuesday. According to a press release, Ensign will “concentrate on his role as the High School Director at Hoopaholics and plans on spending more time with his family.”

Hale hired Ensign in 2009 after he spent four years as an assistant at North Seattle Community College. Hale went 12-12 this year. Ensign was named the 2011-2012 Metro League coach of the year after guiding his team to a 15-10 finish and a spot in the district tournament.

Hoopaholics Academy is a basketball program that gives private lessons, sessions and clinics.

Here is the press release from the school:

Nathan Hale High School announces the resignation of the boys’ basketball coach, Eric Ensign.  Coach Ensign was the 2011-2012 Metro Coach of the Year and has taken the team to the district tournament the last two years.  He is resigning to concentrate on his role as the High School Director at Hoopaholics and plans on spending more time with his family.