Becky Hammon

Becky Hammon is, to me, one of the most quietly important figures in modern basketball. Rising out of small-town South Dakota, she built a Hall of Fame playing career and then did something far harder: she forced open a door in the men's NBA coaching world that had stayed shut for everyone before her. At 168 cm she always had to win with intelligence and nerve rather than size, and that same resourcefulness defines her coaching. As head coach of the Las Vegas Aces she has proven it twice over. I admire trailblazers who succeed without asking permission, and she is exactly that.

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Name (English)

Becky Hammon

Name (Japanese)

ベッキー・ハモン

Reading

べっきー・はもん

Born

March 11, 1977 (age 49)

Origin

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Height

168 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Snake

High school

Stevens High School

Awards & achievements

• Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords
• WNBA's Top 15 Team
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
• Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
• 2023 Women of the Year
• 2022 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttps://www.beckyhammon25.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/officialbeckyhammon/
• Xhttps://x.com/BeckyHammon
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becky%20Hammon
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q240690

Tags

• South Dakota
• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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