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Becky Hammon

Facts of Becky Hammon

Date of Birth: 1977 , March-11
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 6 Inch

Quick Timeline of Becky Hammon

1977 Born in Rapid City, South Dakota
1995 Graduated from Stevens High School
1999 Graduated from Colorado State
1999 Was named as WAC Mountain Division player of the year
1999 Joined New York Liberty
2003 Played for Tennessee Fury
2007 Joined Silver Stars
2013 Tore her left anterior cruciate ligament
2014 Joined San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach
2015 Became the first ever female head coach in the NBA's Summer League
2007 Won WNBA Assist Leader
2007 Won World League Championship

Detail Timeline of Becky Hammon

March 11 , 1977

Born in Rapid City, South Dakota

Five feet and six inches tall, Becky Hammon was born Rebecca Lynn Hammon in the early 1977 in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States of America to Martin and Bev Hammon. Her nationality is Russian and American.

1995

Graduated from Stevens High School

Becky was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. There she was enrolled at Stevens High School where she played high school basketball. While she was in her junior year, she was named South Dakota Miss Basketball.

1999

Graduated from Colorado State

She completed her high school graduation from Stevens High School in 1995 and then she joined Colorado State. She also had an outstanding career as a basketball player while she was in Colorado State. She was also named as an All-American. 

1999

Was named as WAC Mountain Division player of the year

She led Colorado State Rams advance to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen during the 1998-1999 sessions. During that session, she was also named the WAC Mountain Division player of the year. She also became WAC's all-time leading scorer.

May 12 , 1999

Joined New York Liberty

She was undrafted during her rookie year and then she joined New York Liberty to the WNBA on 12th of May 1999. Initially she played as a backup for starting point guard Teresa Weatherspoon but from 2003 she was named the Liberty's starting point guard.

2003

Played for Tennessee Fury

 In 2003, she played her first session in National Women's Basketball League for Tennessee Fury but the following year she joined Colorado Chill. She was able to play only two games because of her knee injury.

April 4 , 2007

Joined Silver Stars

In 2006, she joined Rivas Ecópolis and played there for about a year. During the 2007 WNBA draft, she was traded to Silver Stars. In 2007, she joined San Antonio Stars. There she was named as Big Shot Becky.

July 13 , 2013

Tore her left anterior cruciate ligament

In 2011, she joined WBC Spartak Moscow Region.  In 2013, while she was playing against Los Angeles Sparks, she tore her left anterior cruciate ligament and this ended her professional career as a basketball player.

August 5 , 2014

Joined San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach

On 5th of August 2014, she joined San Antonio Spurs as its assistant coach. Head coach Gregg Popovich was impressed by her contribution to the staffs. She became the first full-time, salaried female coach in NBA history.

July 3 , 2015

Became the first ever female head coach in the NBA's Summer League

On 3rd of July 2015, she was named the head coach by San Antonio Spurs and she made a record being the first ever female head coach in the NBA's Summer League. Few days later, she won Las Vegas Summer League title as a head coach. 

2007

Won WNBA Assist Leader

She has won several honors and titles as a basketball player. In 2007, she was named the WNBA Assist Leader. That year she was also named in the All WNBA First Team and All WNBA Second Team. 

2007

Won World League Championship

In 2007, while she was in Russia she won her first World League Championship with CSKA. That year she was also named to the All WNBA 1st Team. In 2008, she won 2008 Haier Shooting Stars Competition.

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Till date there is no any information about Becky's love life in the media. There are also some rumors about her being lesbian but there is no any official proof for that.

Becky was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. There she was enrolled at Stevens High School where she played high school basketball. While she was in her junior year, she was named South Dakota Miss Basketball. During her senior year, she was named South Dakota Player of the Year and the female class athlete by her graduating class. She completed her high school graduation in 1995 and then she joined Colorado State. She also had an outstanding career as a basketball player while she was in Colorado State. She led Colorado State Rams advance to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen during the 1998-1999 sessions. During that session, she was also named the WAC Mountain Division player of the year. She was undrafted during her rookie year and then she joined New York Liberty to the WNBA on 12th of May 1999. Initially she played as a backup for starting point guard Teresa Weatherspoon but from 2003 she was named the Liberty's starting point guard. In 2003, she had an average score of 20.6 points per game. In 2003, she played her first session in National Women's Basketball League for Tennessee Fury but the following year she joined Colorado Chill. She was able to play only two games because of her knee injury. In 2006, she joined Rivas Ecópolis and played there for about a year. During the 2007 WNBA draft, she was traded to Silver Stars. In 2007, she joined San Antonio Stars. In 2013, while she was playing against Los Angeles Sparks, she tore her left anterior cruciate ligament and this ended her professional career as a player. On 5th of August 2014, she joined San Antonio Spurs as its assistant coach. On 3rd of July 2015, she was named the head coach by San Antonio Spurs and she made a record being the first ever female head coach in the NBA's Summer League. She has been earning the salary of $200 Thousand and her net worth is $500 thousand.