Becky Hammon

Hammon coaching the Las Vegas Aces in 2025
Las Vegas Aces
Title	Head coach
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1977-03-11) March 11, 1977 (age 49) Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
Nationality	American / Russian
Listed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight	136 lb (62 kg)
Career information
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
Career history
Playing
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	Spartak Moscow Region
Coaching
2014–2021	San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
2022–present	Las Vegas Aces
Career highlights
As player: 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) No. 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) As head coach: 3× WNBA champion (2022, 2023, 2025) Commissioner's Cup champion (2022) WNBA Coach of the Year (2022)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals Representing  United States Jones Cup 1998 Taipei Team competition Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing National Team EuroBasket 2009 Latvia Team competition

Rebecca Lynn Hammon (born March 11, 1977) is an American-Russian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is considered among the most influential figures in basketball, as a pioneer for female coaches in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and one of the greatest players and coaches in WNBA history.^[1]

Hammon played college basketball for the Colorado State Rams, where she was a three-time All-American and left as the program's all-time leader in points and assists. Despite being undrafted, she played 16 seasons in the WNBA, with the New York Liberty and the San Antonio Silver Stars. She was one of the league's premier ball-handlers and passers, earning six WNBA All-Star and four All-WNBA selections. A naturalized Russian citizen, Hammon played for the Russian national team, with whom she won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for her playing career in 2023.

Hammon was hired by the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA in 2014, becoming the first female full-time assistant coach in a major American sports league. During her tenure with the Spurs, she became the first woman to serve as a head coach in the NBA Summer League or as an acting head coach during an NBA game. Hammon left the Spurs in 2021 to become the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces; she was the first WNBA coach to earn over $1 million per year. She transformed the Aces into a dynasty, winning three WNBA championships in her first four seasons and receiving the WNBA Coach of the Year award as a rookie head coach.