Becky Hammon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Becky Hammon
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 11, 1977(1977-03-11)
Age	47
Birthplace	Rapid City
Country	United States
Birth City	South Dakota
Horoscope	Pisces

Becky Hammon Biography

Becky Hammon is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on March 11, 1977 in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. WNBA guard , who played a six-time All-Star player for both the New York Liberty and San Antonio Silver Stars between 2003 and 2011. Then, in 2014 she was selected as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, becoming the first female coach in NBA history.

Katie Smith was her teammate on the women’s national basketball team. was her co-teammate on the women’s basketball national team.

Hammon played basketball at Stevens High School in her hometown of Rapid City, South Dakota. As a junior, she was named 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. She graduated in 1995, and also was voted female class athlete by her graduating class.

Hammon was named to the team representing the United States at the 1998 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. The U.S. team, coached by Nell Fortner, won all five games, earning the gold medal for the competition. Hammon scored 18 points over the five games.

She was the daughter of Bev Martin Hammon and her husband Martin Hammon.

Becky Hammon Net Worth

Becky Hammon is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Becky Hammon 's net worth $500 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a frequent scoring player in her time at Colorado State University, leading her team to a record of 33-3 as well as winning the Sweet Sixteen in the 1998-99 NCAA tournament.

She was a member of in the Russian nation’s team for the 2008 season, and her decision was widely criticized from her previous Team USA coach Anne Donovan who called Hammon unpatriotic, but she later retracted her comments.

Rebecca Lynn Hammon (born March 11, 1977) is an American-Russian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time All- American basketball player for the Colorado State Rams, Hammon went on to play for the San Antonio Stars and New York Liberty of the Women’s National Basketball Association and for several other teams outside the United States. Hammon, who was born and raised in the United States, became a naturalized Russian citizen in 2008 and represented the Russian national team in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Becky Hammon height 5 ft 6 in Becky weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Becky Hammon Dating?

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On April 4, 2007, Hammon was traded to the WNBA’s San Antonio Silver Stars. Hammon posted career high averages of 18.8 ppg (fourth best) and 5.0 apg in

2007. She led the league in assists that year. While in San Antonio, Hammon earned the nickname “Big Shot Becky” because of her ability to make shots in important moments. Her nickname was derived from “Big Shot Bob”, a nickname given to San Antonio Spurs forward Robert Horry.

Facts & Trivia

Becky Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Becky Hammon celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.

In 2008, Hammon averaged 17.6 ppg, and 4.9 apg as she led the Silver Stars to a WNBA best record 24–10 and led them into the playoffs for a second straight year. In the conference semi-finals, Hammon scored 30 points in a Game 1 win against the Sacramento Monarchs. San Antonio would eventually win the series and advance to the Western Conference Finals. Following a loss in Game 1 and a win in Game 2, Hammon’s 35 points propelled the Silver Stars to a victory in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Silver Stars advanced to the WNBA Finals where they were defeated by the Detroit Shock 3–0.

Can Becky Hammon speak Russian?

Hammon wasn’t born in Russia, she doesn’t have any Russian heritage and she doesn’t even speak the language , but she was playing in a professional league in Russia.

Why did Becky Hammon play for Russia?

After being repeatedly overlooked by USA Basketball , Becky Hammon accepted an invitation to play for Russia at two Olympic Games. She led the team to bronze in Beijing in 2008. The profound grief throughout the WNBA following Brittney Griner’s conviction and sentencing was understandable. So, too, Becky Hammon’s fury.

How old is Becky Hammon?

45 years (March 11, 1977)

What college did Becky Hammon go to?

Colorado State University

Who is the Las Vegas Aces coach?

Becky Hammon