Becky Hammon (San Antonio, 2007-14)
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NO: 25
POS: Guard
HGT: 5-6
DOB: March 11, 1977
SCHOOL: Colorado State ‘99
*WHERE IS HAMMON NOW?
- Head coach of the Las Vegas Aces since Dec. 31, 2021.
(*As of February 2024)
WNBA TRANSACTIONS
| June 19, 1999 | Signed a contract with New York. |
| April 8, 2006 | Signed a contract with New York |
| April 4, 2007 | Traded to San Antonio. |
| March 11, 2008 | Signed a contract extension with San Antonio |
| September 12, 2014 | Announced retirement. |
| December 31, 2021 | Hired as Head Coach by Las Vegas |
PRO COACHING CAREER
- In her two years as head coach of the Las Vegas Aces, Hammon claimed back-to-back WNBA Championships, earned the 2022 Commissioner’s Cup and played in the 2023 Commissioner’s Cup championship game.
- Owns a 60-16 regular-season record, which includes a WNBA-record 34 victories in 2023, and 16-3 in playoff games.
- Named the 2022 WNBA Coach of the Year and was WNBA Coach of the Month for May 2022 and June 2023.
- Hired by Las Vegas after spending 8 years (2014-15 through 2021-22) as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs.
- When she was hired by Gregg Popovich on August 5, 2014, Hammon became the first woman full-time assistant in the NBA.
- In 2015 she became the first woman to serve as head coach in the NBA’s Summer League and led the Spurs to the league title. She also was the first woman to be a part of an NBA All-Star coaching staff (2016) and the first woman acting head coach in the history of the men’s league when Pop was ejected on December 30, 2020.
- In all, during her eight years on the bench in San Antonio, the Spurs earned a 377-258 (.594) record, advanced to the 2017 Western Conference Finals, the 2016 conference semifinals and to the first round of the playoffs in 2015, 2018 and 2019.
WNBA REGULAR SEASON CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Was not initially drafted out of college, but worked her way onto New York’s roster during preseason training camp in 1999, and went on to play 16 years in the league.
- Named to the WNBA’s 15th, 20th and 25th anniversary teams in 2011, 2016 and 2021.
- Six-time WNBA All-Star (2003, 2005-07, 2009, 2011), seven if one were to include the WNBA team that played an exhibition game against the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team in New York.
- Listed second in MVP voting in 2007 in her first year in San Antonio after helping lead the team from 13 wins in 2006 to 20 and a second-place Western Conference finish in 2007.
- Led the league in assists per game in 2007 (5.0 apg) and listed among the top five from 2008-12.
- Named to the All-WNBA First Team in 2007 and 2009 and the All-WNBA Second Team in 2005 and 2008.
- Won eight Player of the Week honors, the first on July 25, 2005, and last coming on July 8, 2012.
- Hammon’s No. 25 jersey was retired by Las Vegas on September 13, 2021, and by San Antonio on June 25, 2016.
- Inducted into the New York Liberty’s Ring of Honor in 2015.
- Heading into the 2024 season, ranks No. 1 among all-time franchise career leaders for assists (1,133), free throw percentage (.921) and 3-point field goals made (498); No. 2 for points averaged (15.58, minimum 2,000 points) and assists averaged (5.1, minimum 500); No. 3 for points (3,474), field goals made (1,137) and free throws made (702); No. 4 for steals (244); No. 6 for 3-point field goal percentage (.388); and No. 10 for defensive rebounds (510).
WNBA REGULR SEASON STATISTICS
| YEAR | TM | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS/AVG |
| 1999 | NYL | 30 | 0 | 202 | 27 | 64 | .422 | 11 | 38 | .289 | 15 | 17 | .882 | 2 | 17 | 19/0.6 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 80/2.7 |
| 2000 | NYL | 32 | 16 | 835 | 119 | 252 | .472 | 52 | 141 | .369 | 61 | 69 | .884 | 19 | 45 | 64/2.0 | 58 | 29 | 1 | 62 | 55 | 351/11.0 |
| 2001 | NYL | 32 | 0 | 619 | 90 | 197 | .457 | 42 | 111 | .378 | 40 | 51 | .784 | 10 | 42 | 52/1.6 | 51 | 27 | 1 | 48 | 46 | 262/8.2 |
| 2002 | NYL | 32 | 1 | 659 | 87 | 197 | .442 | 44 | 114 | .386 | 38 | 56 | .679 | 18 | 50 | 68/2.1 | 54 | 25 | 0 | 55 | 49 | 256/8.0 |
| 2003 | NYL | 11 | 2 | 257 | 50 | 87 | .575 | 23 | 49 | .469 | 39 | 41 | .951 | 1 | 20 | 21/1.9 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 162/14.7 |
| 2004 | NYL | 34 | 34 | 1130 | 153 | 354 | .432 | 57 | 170 | .335 | 97 | 116 | .836 | 17 | 101 | 118/3.5 | 150 | 58 | 2 | 118 | 73 | 460/13.5 |
| 2005 | NYL | 34 | 34 | 1165 | 145 | 336 | .432 | 65 | 178 | .365 | 118 | 131 | .901 | 20 | 94 | 114/3.4 | 146 | 60 | 2 | 107 | 77 | 473/13.9 |
| 2006 | NYL | 22 | 20 | 674 | 107 | 252 | .425 | 37 | 108 | .343 | 72 | 75 | .960 | 6 | 60 | 66/3.0 | 81 | 29 | 3 | 65 | 46 | 323/14.7 |
| 2007 | SAS | 28 | 27 | 934 | 179 | 402 | .445 | 74 | 183 | .404 | 95 | 102 | .931 | 8 | 69 | 77/2.8 | 140 | 23 | 5 | 114 | 51 | 527/18.8 |
| 2008 | SAS | 33 | 33 | 1101 | 171 | 438 | .390 | 77 | 220 | .350 | 163 | 174 | .937 | 13 | 78 | 91/2.8 | 161 | 43 | 7 | 104 | 60 | 582/17.6 |
| 2009 | SAS | 31 | 31 | 1049 | 200 | 447 | .447 | 76 | 206 | .369 | 128 | 142 | .901 | 25 | 78 | 103/3.3 | 156 | 49 | 12 | 111 | 54 | 604/19.5 |
| 2010 | SAS | 32 | 32 | 1075 | 159 | 360 | .442 | 69 | 177 | .390 | 97 | 101 | .960 | 16 | 77 | 93/2.9 | 172 | 36 | 8 | 108 | 61 | 484/15.1 |
| 2011 | SAS | 33 | 33 | 1050 | 176 | 400 | .440 | 75 | 193 | .389 | 99 | 111 | .892 | 5 | 91 | 96/2.9 | 192 | 49 | 7 | 119 | 51 | 526/15.9 |
| 2012 | SAS | 33 | 33 | 998 | 160 | 363 | .441 | 80 | 184 | .435 | 85 | 97 | .876 | 9 | 74 | 83/2.5 | 176 | 31 | 6 | 106 | 37 | 485/14.7 |
| 2013 | SAS | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2/2.0 | |
| 2014 | SAS | 32 | 32 | 784 | 91 | 218 | .417 | 47 | 118 | .398 | 35 | 35 | 1.000 | 3 | 42 | 45/1.4 | 135 | 13 | 4 | 53 | 37 | 264/8.3 |
| Career | 450 | 329 | 12544 | 1915 | 4370 | .438 | 829 | 2191 | .378 | 1182 | 1318 | .897 | 172 | 939 | 1111/2.5 | 1708 | 488 | 59 | 1224 | 737 | 5841/13.0 |
WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Advanced to postseason play 15 years and led her teams to the WNBA Finals in 1999, 2000 and 2002 with New York and in 2008 with San Antonio.
- Among all-time franchise players in playoff games, ranks No. 1 for 3-point field goal percentage (.424), No. 3 for points (474) and steals (31), ranks No. 4 for assists (114) and tied for No. 4 for games played (26).
- In addition to the four finals appearances, teams with Hammon on the roster made the Eastern Conference Finals in 2001, 2004 and 2007.
- Averaged 20.8 ppg and 5.0 apg over five playoff games in 2007 and 20.0 ppg and 5.5 apg in 2010.
WNBA POSTSEASON STATISTICS
| YEAR | TM | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
| 1999 | NYL | 6 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1/0.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12/2.0 |
| 2000 | NYL | 7 | 7 | 206 | 21 | 49 | .429 | 7 | 23 | .304 | 17 | 19 | .895 | 5 | 5 | 10/1.4 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 66/9.4 |
| 2001 | NYL | 6 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 17 | .353 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3/0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15/2.5 | |
| 2002 | NYL | 8 | 0 | 183 | 29 | 54 | .537 | 14 | 33 | .424 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 2 | 15 | 17/2.1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 79/9.9 |
| 2004 | NYL | 5 | 5 | 178 | 20 | 51 | .392 | 11 | 33 | .333 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 3 | 10 | 13/2.6 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 53/10.6 |
| 2005 | NYL | 2 | 2 | 76 | 9 | 20 | .450 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 7/3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 23/11.5 |
| 2007 | SAS | 5 | 5 | 175 | 38 | 92 | .413 | 20 | 45 | .444 | 8 | 10 | .800 | 5 | 9 | 14/2.8 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 104/20.8 |
| 2008 | SAS | 9 | 9 | 331 | 45 | 107 | .421 | 22 | 48 | .458 | 51 | 57 | .895 | 2 | 19 | 21/2.3 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 163/18.1 |
| 2009 | SAS | 3 | 3 | 101 | 19 | 41 | .463 | 8 | 21 | .381 | 9 | 10 | .900 | 0 | 8 | 8/2.7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 55/18.3 |
| 2010 | SAS | 2 | 2 | 74 | 11 | 28 | .393 | 7 | 18 | .389 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 7/3.5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 40/20.0 |
| 2011 | SAS | 3 | 3 | 104 | 14 | 40 | .350 | 9 | 23 | .391 | 12 | 14 | .857 | 0 | 8 | 8/2.7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 49/16.3 |
| 2012 | SAS | 2 | 2 | 70 | 13 | 26 | .500 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 6/3.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 34/17.0 |
| 2014 | SAS | 2 | 2 | 57 | 10 | 19 | .526 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 7/3.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 29/14.5 |
| CAREER | 60 | 40 | 1653 | 237 | 556 | .426 | 112 | 287 | .390 | 136 | 153 | .889 | 21 | 101 | 122/1.7 | 173 | 52 | 8 | 149 | 100 | 722/12.0 |
RUSSIA BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS
- Claimed a bronze medal as a member of the 2008 Russia Olympic Team when she averaged a team-high 13.0 ppg, and finished in fourth place at the 2012 Olympics after posting team-highs of 12.1 ppg and 4.0 apg, and seventh at the 2010 FIBA World Cup.
- Has a silver medal from the 2009 European Championship, for which she arrived in time for the team’s final four games (the tournament ran from June 7-20, in the middle of the WNBA season), and averaged a team-high 16.5 ppg.
- Her first appearance in a Russian Uniform was at the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament, a six-team event FIBA hosted in Haining, China, ahead of the 2008 Olympics. Russia finished in fifth place with a 1-2 record.
| EVENT | G | MIN | FGM/FGA | PCT | 3PM-3PA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | OR | DR | REB/AVG | AS | PF | TO | ST | BS | PTS/AVG |
| 2012 OLY | 8 | 217 | 37-95 | .389 | 11-36 | .306 | 12-15 | .800 | 7 | 16 | 23/2.9 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 97/12.1 |
| 2010 WC | 8 | 198 | 32-73 | .438 | 12-30 | .400 | 13-15 | .867 | 3 | 18 | 21/2.6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 89/11.1 |
| 2009 EC | 4 | 139 | 25-54 | .463 | 9-26 | .346 | 7-8 | .875 | 0 | 8 | 8/2.0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 66/16.5 |
| 2008 OLY | 8 | 199 | 37-68 | .544 | 15-30 | .500 | 15-16 | .938 | 4 | 10 | 14/1.8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 104/13.0 |
| 2008 DB | 3 | 71 | 6-20 | .300 | 4-12 | .333 | 3-4 | .750 | 4 | 3 | 7/2.3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19/6.3 |
| TOTALS | 31 | 824 | 137-310 | .442 | 51-108 | .472 | 50-58 | .862 | 18 | 55 | 73/2.4 | 63 | 49 | 77 | 37 | 0 | 375/12.1 |
USA BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS
- Member of the 2006 USA Basketball Women’s National Team for its March 2-9 European Tour. The USA went 3-0 against professional Teams in Hungary and Poland.
- Earned a gold medal as a member 1998 USA R. William Jones Cup Team that went 5-0 and in Taiwan.
| TEAM | G/S | FGM-FGA | PCT | 3PM-3PA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | REB/AVG | PTS/AVG | AST | BLK | STL |
| 2006 WNT | 3/0 | 3- 7 | .429 | 1- 2 | .500 | 0- 0 | .— | 4/ 1.3 | 7/ 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 JCUP | 5/0 | 6- 13 | .462 | 4- 9 | .444 | 2- 2 | 1.000 | 5/ 1.0 | 18/ 3.6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 8/0 | 9- 20 | .450 | 5- 11 | .455 | 2- 2 | 1.000 | 9/ 1.1 | 25/ 3.1 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
OVERSEAS HIGHLIGHTS
- Competed mainly in Russia during her overseas professional career.
- Played in two (held from 2006-10) EuroLeague All-Star Games.
- Scored 24 points and was named MVP of the game after helping Europe defeat the Rest of the World 101-78 in 2009; had 17 points in Europe’s 111-86 win over the Rest of the World in 2008.
- Playing for Spartak Moscow Region in the 2012-13 EuroLeague, finished fifth place with a 13-4 record; passed out a team-best 2.8 apg.
- Spartak finished in sixth in the 2011-12 EuroLeague with a 14-7 record; led her team in assists (3.4 apg) and was third in scoring (12.8 ppg).
- Playing for Nadezhda Orenburg in 2010-11, her team capped out in the EuroLeague round of 16 and with a 5-7 mark on the year; averaged a team-leading 3.2 apg to go with 10.7 ppg (second).
- Played 10 EuroLeague games for Ros Casares Valencia, in 2009-10 which went 13-3 and finished as runners-up.
- With Hammon on the roster in 2008-09, CSKA Moscow posted a 7-6 EuroLeague record and advanced to the round of 16; was her team’s second-leading scorer (14.5 ppg) and top playmaker (3.2 apg)
- Hammon aided CSKA Moscow to a 12-0 record in the 2007-08 EuroLeague season, before dropping its two-game quarterfinals series to UMMC Ekaterinburg and ending the year at 12-2.
- Helped CSKA Moscow win the 2007 FIBA World League Tournament, comprised of pro all-star teams from around the world.
- Hammon also played in Spain in 2006-07 for Rivas Ecópolis, which finished 9th in the top Spanish league, and in 2001-02 for Trentino Rovereto Basket in Italy.
OVERSEAS (EUROLEAGUE) STATISTICS
| EVENT | G | Min | FGM-FGA | PCT | 3PM-3PA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | OFF | DEF | REB/AVG | AS | TO | ST | BK | F | FD | PTS/AVG |
| 2013 EL | 16 | 357 | 51-120 | 42.5 | 20/51 | 39.2 | 17/23 | 73.9 | 3 | 28 | 31/1.9 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 139/8.7 |
| 2012 EL | 21 | 616 | 92-201 | .458 | 36-81 | .444 | 48-52 | .923 | 9 | 47 | 56/2.7 | 72 | 59 | 27 | 1 | 44 | 66 | 268/12.8 |
| 2011 EL | 9 | 229 | 35-75 | .467 | 12-34 | .353 | 14-16 | .875 | 5 | 13 | 18/2.0 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 96/10.7 |
| 2010 EL | 10 | 193 | 30-73 | .411 | 11-38 | .289 | 23-26 | .885 | 4 | 10 | 14/1.4 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 94/9.4 |
| 2009 EL | 11 | 331 | 51-120 | .425 | 23-65 | .354 | 35-38 | .921 | 4 | 27 | 31/2.8 | 35 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 22 | – | 160/14.5 |
| 2008 EL | 14 | 316 | 66-128 | .516 | 35-78 | .449 | 14/15 | .933 | 2 | 14 | 16/1.1 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 25 | – | 181/12.9 |
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS
- During her four years at Colorado State, the Rams tallied a 104-21 (.832) record, earned the 1996 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Tournament title and the 1999 WAC regular season crown, and played in three NCAA Tournaments, advancing as far as the 1999 Sweet Sixteen.
- Recipient of the 1999 Frances Pomeroy Naismith award for the top player in the country under 5-8.
- Named 1999 All-America first team by WBCA, Associated Press and the USBWA.
- Was a 1997 and 1998 WBCA and A.P. All-America honorable mention.
- Named the 1998 and 1999 WAC Mountain Division and 1997 WAC Pacific Division Player of the Year and 1996 WAC Freshman of the Year.
- A four-time All-WAC first team honoree, also listed on the 1996 WAC All-Newcomer Team.
- A three-time (1996, 1998, 1999) WAC All-Tournament Team selection and was the 1996 WAC Tournament MVP.
- Graduated owning numerous CSU records, including all-time career points (2,740), points per game (21.9), assists (538) and steals (315).
| YEAR | G | FGM-FGA | PCT | 3PM-3PA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | REB/AVG | PTS/AVG | AST | STL |
| 1999 | 36 | 261- 526 | .496 | 114- 274 | .416 | 188- 218 | .862 | 138/ 3.8 | 824/ 22.9 | 171 | 98 |
| 1998 | 30 | 238- 468 | .509 | 80- 199 | .402 | 148- 167 | .886 | 116/ 3.9 | 704/ 23.5 | 161 | 98 |
| 1997 | 28 | 219- 436 | .460 | 83- 209 | .397 | 97- 125 | .776 | 111/ 4.0 | 618/ 22.1 | 102 | 47 |
| 1996 | 31 | 200- 424 | .472 | 88- 206 | .427 | 106- 131 | .809 | 97/ 3.1 | 594/ 19.2 | 101 | 72 |
| Totals | 125 | 918-1894 | .485 | 365- 888 | .411 | 539- 641 | .841 | 462/ 3.7 | 2740/ 21.9 | 535 | 315 |
- Attended Stevens High School in South Dakota, where she was named the 1995 Gatorade South Dakota Player of the Year.
PERSONAL
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 12, 2023, the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 and San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
- Born on March 11, 1977, in Rapid City, S.D.
- Daughter of Martin and Bev Hammon, has an older brother, Matt, and an older sister, Gina.