Becky Hammon
Born (1977)
Hall of Fame Induction: 2023
Card Shown: 2006 WNBA
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Position: G
Height: 5’6″
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Becky Hammon has had a storied basketball career which includes starring as a player and breaking barriers as a coach. An undrafted player out of Colorado State University, Becky battled her way onto the WNBA’s New York Liberty and never looked back. Hammon is considered one of the top players in WNBA history. After Becky’s playing career ended, she became an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs and later led the Las Vegas Aces to their first WNBA title in her first year at the helm.
Awards and Honors
- Becky played college basketball for the Colorado State Rams from 1995-1999. While there she was a two-time All-American.
- Hammon was a six-time WNBA All-Star during her sixteen-year career. She made three All-Star appearances during her eight years with the New York Liberty and three more during her eight years with the San Antonio Stars.
- Becky was selected for the All-WNBA First Team twice (2007, 2009) and the All-WNBA Second Team twice (2005, 2008).
- In 2011, Becky was named to the WNBA Top 15@15, which celebrated the top fifteen players in the first fifteen years of the league. Five years later she was honored as part of the WNBA Top 20@20 and then, in 2021 as part of the W25.
- Hammon was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.
Points of Interest
- Hammon joined the WNBA as an undrafted free agent out of Colorado State in 1999. She began her career with the New York Liberty as the backup to fellow Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon.
- Becky was a part of the Russian Olympic team in 2008 and 2012. Russia won the bronze medal in 2008. Hammon had wanted to play for Team USA, but when she was not invited to try out for the team she joined the Russian team. Since Becky played for the Russian team CSKA Moscow during the offseason, she had dual citizenship, which made the opportunity available to her.
- Hammon has had her number 25 jersey retired by the Colorado State Rams (2005) and the San Antonio Spurs (2016). She was also named to the New York Liberty’s Ring of Honor (2015).
- In 2014, Becky became an assistant coach on the San Antonio Spurs and the staff of coach Gregg Popovich, making her the first ever full-time assistant coach in NBA history.
- Hammon became the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces prior to the 2022 WNBA season. In her rookie campaign as coach, she led the Aces to the WNBA championship. Her top players included A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, Chelsea Gray, and Jackie Young.
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