Becky Hammon

Becky Hammon is a trailblazing basketball figure whose impact spans both the WNBA and NBA. After a standout 16-year WNBA career, she transitioned into coaching, making history in 2014 as the first full-time female assistant coach in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs.

In 2015, she led the Spurs' Summer League team to a championship, becoming the first woman to serve as head coach in that setting.

On December 30, 2020, Hammon broke new ground again by becoming the first woman to act as head coach during an NBA regular-season game after Coach Gregg Popovich's ejection.

In 2021, she took the helm of the Las Vegas Aces, guiding them to back-to-back WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023.

Her contributions were recognized with her induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023.

Hammon's Awards

• 25 retired by San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces
• Spanish League champion (2010)
• Queen's Cup winner (2010)
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (1996)
• First-team All-American – AP (1999)
• All-American – Kodak, USBWA (1999)
• 3x WAC Player of the Year (1997–1999)
• 4x First-team All-WAC (1996–1999)
• WAC Tournament MVP (1996)
• WAC Freshman of the Year (1996)
• WAC All-Freshman Team (1996)

NBA Records

• 6× WNBA All-Star (2003, 2005–2007, 2009, 2011)
• 2× All-WNBA First Team (2007, 2009)
• 2× All-WNBA Second Team (2005, 2008)
• WNBA assists leader (2007)
• WNBA 15th Anniversary Team (2011)
• WNBA 20th Anniversary Team (2016)
• WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021)
• WNBA Three-Point Shootout champion (2009)
• WNBA Skills Challenge Champion (2007)

WNBA Teams

As Player

New York Liberty 1999–2006
San Antonio Stars 2007–2014

As Coach