Becky Hammon
Becky Hammon in 2002
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| San Antonio Spurs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March 11, 1977 Rapid City, South Dakota |
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| Nationality | American / Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 136 lb (62 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Stevens (Rapid City, South Dakota) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Colorado State (1995–1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1999 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1999–2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999–2006 | New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Trentino Rovereto Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Rivas Ecópolis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | San Antonio Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Ros Casares Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Nadezhda Orenburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | WBC Spartak Moscow Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014–present | San Antonio Spurs (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Hammon (born March 11, 1977) is an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association and a retired professional basketball player. Hammon played for the San Antonio Stars and New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. She also played for multiple basketball teams outside of the United States. Hammon, who was born and grew up in the United States, became a naturalized Russian citizen in 2008 and represented the Russian national team in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
On August 5, 2014, Hammon was hired by the Spurs as an assistant coach, becoming the second female assistant coach in NBA history but the first full-time assistant coach. This also makes her the first full-time female assistant coach in any of the four major professional sports in North America. On July 3, 2015, the Spurs announced that Hammon would be the team's Summer League head coach, the first woman to be a head coach in that league. Hammon led the Spurs to the Las Vegas Summer League title on July 20, 2015.
Rebecca "Becky" Hammon was born on March 11, 1977, in Rapid City, South Dakota, the daughter of Martin and Bev Hammon. Becky has one brother and one sister.
Hammon played high school basketball at Stevens High School in her hometown of Rapid City, South Dakota. As a junior, she was South Dakota Miss Basketball. As a senior, she was voted the South Dakota Player of the Year after averaging 26 points, 4 rebounds and 5 steals per game. Also that year, she was voted female class athlete by her graduating class.
Hammon's prolific scoring for the Colorado State Rams made her an All-American as well as Colorado Sportswoman of the Year. She led her team to a 33–3 record in the 1998–1999 season and helped them advance to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen. She was named the WAC Mountain Division player of the year for the 1998–1999 season and surpassed University of Utah player Keith Van Horn as the WAC's all-time leading scorer.
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