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My Take
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.
Overview
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 one of the greatest players and coaches in WNBA history, and a pioneer for female coaches in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 168 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Stevens High School
- University
- Private
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
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.