Becky Hammon
Becky Hammon was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States on March 11th, 1977 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 47, Becky Hammon biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Rebecca Lynn Hammon (born March 11, 1977) is an American-Russian professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player.
Hammon, a three-time All-American basketball player for the Colorado State Rams, continued to play for the San Antonio Stars and New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association, as well as several other clubs outside of the United States.
Hammon, a naturalized Russian citizen who was born and raised in the United States, was hired by the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association in August 5, 2014.
She is the second female assistant coach in NBA history and the first full-time assistant coach in NBA history.
Hammon is also the first full-time female assistant coach in any of North America's four major professional sports.
Hammon will be the team's Summer League head coach, according to the Spurs on July 3, 2015; she is the first woman to be a head coach in the league.
On July 20, 2015, Hammon led the Spurs to the Las Vegas Summer League championship.
Early life and education
Rebecca Lynn Hammon was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. Hammon learned how to dribble basketball at a young age, playing Nerf basketball with her older brother and father, and then started to honed her court skills. She was raised as a devout Christian.
Hammon attended basketball at Stevens High School in Rapid City, South Dakota, where she grew up. She was named South Dakota Miss Basketball as a junior. After averaging 26 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 steals per game, she was named South Dakota Player of the Year as a senior. She graduated in 1995 and was also voted female class athlete by her graduating class.
Despite the accolades, she received little attention from college basketball recruiters, who believed she was too small and too slow. She eventually attracted the attention of a Colorado State assistant coach, who pledged her allegiance to the Rams.
College career
Hammon's prolific scoring for the Colorado State Rams earned her an All-American three times and the Colorado Sportswoman of the Year. She coached her team to a 33-3 record in 1998–99 season and aided them in qualifying for the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen. She was named the WAC Mountain Division player of the year for 1998–99 season, defeating University of Utah's Keith Van Horn as the WAC's all-time leading scorer.[1]
Hammon set several Colorado State all-time records, including points (2740), points per game (21.92), field goals (4179), three-point field goals (339), and assists (538). In 1999, she received the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (1.7 m) award for the best senior player under the age of 5 ft 8.
Hammon was inducted into the Colorado State University Sports Hall of Fame on November 12, 2004. Her number 25 Colorado State jersey was retired at Moby Arena on January 22, 2005.
Professional playing career
Hammon was undrafted in her rookie season and signed the New York Liberty on May 12, 1999. Teresa Weatherspoon, the starting point guard, had a good rookie season, supporting her starting point guard Teresa Weatherspoon. She made her a favorite among Liberty supporters thanks to her tenacious play on both directions of the court. Hammon took over as the Liberty's starting point guard after the 2003 season, and he became one of the team's co-captains.
Hammon led the league in scoring in 2003, scoring at 20.6 points per game in her first season with the Tennessee Fury of the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL). Hammon signed with the Colorado Chill in 2004, a new team in the NWBL, but she played in only two games due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury in her right knee that was sustained in the 2003 season while playing for the Liberty.
Hammon had a breakout WNBA season in 2003, giving the Liberty with much-needed offense. However, her season was cut short due to a knee injury. Hammon scored her 2,000th WNBA career point on August 16, 2005. She was named to the All-WNBA Second Team at the end of the 2005 season. She appeared in Rivas Futura in the Spanish League in January 2007.
Hammon was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA on April 4, 2007. Hammon's career boasted 18.8 ppg (fourth best) and 5.0 apg (2007). That year, she led the league in assists. Hammon received the nickname "Big Shot Becky" while in San Antonio because of her ability to make shots in critical moments. Her nickname derives from "Big Shot Bob," a San Antonio Spurs forward Robert Horry's nickname.
Hammon led the Silver Stars to a WNBA best record of 24–10 in 2008 and led them into the playoffs for the second year in a row. Hammon won by 30 points in Game 1 over the Sacramento Monarchs in the conference semifinals. San Antonio will eventually win the series and advance to the Western Conference Finals. Following a loss in Game 1 and a victory in Game 2, Hammon's 35 points led the Silver Stars to a victory over the Los Angeles Sparks in Game 3. The Silver Stars advanced to the WNBA Finals, where they were defeated by the Detroit Shock 3–0.
Hammon's 2009 WNBA season featured a career-high 19.5 ppg and 5.0 apg. The Silver Stars had a record of 15-19 and lost to the eventual champion Phoenix Mercury in the first round. Hammon was an All-Star as well as a first-team All-WNBA pick. Hammon became the seventh player in WNBA history to score 5,000 points on August 31, 2011. In a playoff-clinching victory over the Los Angeles Sparks earlier this year, Hammon scored 37 points. Hammon was fired from the WNBA in 2014. She is a six-time WNBA All-Star.
Hammon was inducted into the Ring of Honor during halftime of the game between the New York Liberty and the Seattle Storm on August 2, 2015. "The Ring of Honour" honors players who have "made the most significant contributions to the Liberty's tradition of excellence and to the WNBA's development. Vickie Johnson, Teresa Weatherspoon, Rebecca Lobo, Sue Wicks, and Kym Hampton are among the recent inductees.
Hammon's No. 2 was retired by the San Antonio Stars on June 25, 2016. Prior to the Atlanta Dream Game, the 25 jerseys were sold in a 'Britizania's.
Coaching career
Hammon had long dreamed of being a mentor after her playing career came to an end. In a game against the Los Angeles Sparks on July 13, 2013, Hammon tore her left anterior cruciate ligament. Hammon participated in the San Antonio Spurs' practices, coaches' meetings, and games, where she was often invited to contribute opinions throughout her year of recovery.
Hammon was hired as an assistant coach for the Spurs on August 5, 2014, becoming the second female coach in NBA history since Lisa Boyer served as a volunteer assistant with the Cleveland Cavaliers and John Lucas in 2001. Hammon's service to the team gave an impression on head coach Gregg Popovich. "I very much look forward to the addition of Becky Hammon to our team," Popovich wrote in a media statement released at the time of the hiring announcement. I'm confident her basketball IQ, work ethic, and interpersonal skills will be a huge help to the Spurs after watching her work with them this season.
Hammon has also earned the respect of several NBA players around the league. Pau Gasol, one of basketball's most versatile scorers, wrote an open letter to female coaches, focusing on Hammon; he said, "I've worked with some of the best players of this decade," he wrote in Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich. And here's what I'm telling you: Becky Hammon can coach. I'm not saying she's a natural coach. I'm not saying she can't teach enough to get by. I'm not saying she can coach at the level of NBA's male coaches. Becky Hammon can teach NBA basketball, as I'm describing it. "Periodical" is the expression.
Hammon has been inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame and has been named ESPNW's Woman of the Year.
When the Spurs announced that she would lead the summer league team, Hammon became the first female head coach in the NBA's Summer League on July 3, 2015. Hammon led the Spurs to the Las Vegas Summer League title on July 20, 2015, becoming the first female NBA head coach to win a Summer League championship.
Hammon was the first woman to be a member of an All-Star coaching staff at the 2016 NBA All-Star Game. Hammon was interviewed for the position of general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks on June 2, 2017, but she was not chosen as a finalist for the position.
Gregg Popovich was drafted in the second quarter of the Spurs' 121–107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on December 30, 2020, making her first female acting head coach in NBA history.
In December 2021, Hammon was hired as the head coach for the Las Vegas Aces, making him the first Russian head coach in WNBA history.
National team career
Hammon was selected to the team representing the United States in Taipei, Taiwan, at the 1998 William Jones Cup tournament. The US team, coached by Nell Fortner, won all five games, winning the gold medal for the competition. Over the five games, Hammon scored 18 points.
Hammon said in 2008 that she would try out for the US national team after discovering that she would not be allowed to compete for the US national team, and that she would try to obtain a roster spot on the Russian national team in Beijing's 2008 Olympics. In 2008, Hammon became a Russian citizen. Igor Grudin, Russia's head coach, was also the sports director of the CSKA team that Hammon played for in Moscow during the WNBA offseason. Hammon was also named as a candidate for the national team while signing a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow at the same time.
Hammon's decision to play for Russia was contentious in American basketball. Anne Donovan, the then-U.S. national coach, branded her an American traitor in several circles, with then-U.S. national coach Anne Donovan questioning her patriotism. "You must not be a patriotic individual in my mind if you live in this region, live in this region, and you grow up in the heartland and wear a Russian uniform," Donovan said.
"You don't know me," Hammon said in response to Donovan's criticism. To me, you don't know what the flag means. You have no idea how I grew up. The best honor in our classroom was who could carry the (American) flag, roll it up properly, and not let the corners touch the ground. We can certainly identify patriotism in a different way." She has also stated that. "I love my country." I adore our national anthem. I get chills every time. "I feel honored to be an American and to be from America because of what we stand for." Hammon said she joined Russia mainly to compete on the Olympic stage, so it was not purely financial decision. However, her salary with CSKA tripled, meaning she was eligible to make $250,000 after winning a gold medal for Russia from the government. For winning a silver medal, she would have received a $150,000 reward.
Anne Donovan resigned from her role as a result of her statement, "I don't know that I have any positive feelings about [Becky Hammon's] joining the Russian national team] anymore." And at the time, it was still early. I've loved marathon runners, and some that I've followed over the years have represented other countries. I've seen other celebrities do it."
She also said:
Hammon was 1-for-6 from the field in a 67-52 loss to the United States in the 2008 Olympic Semifinals, but the Russian team was able to win the bronze medal by scoring 22 points against China. At EuroBasket 2009, the 2010 World Championship and the 2012 Olympic Games, she represented Russia.