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{{short description|American basketball player and coach}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Becky Hammon
| image = Becky Hammon 2025 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Hammon coaching the [[Las Vegas Aces]] in 2025
| league = [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]
| team = Las Vegas Aces
| position = Head coach
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 136
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|03|11}}
| birth_place = [[Rapid City, South Dakota]], U.S.
| nationality = American / Russian 
| high_school = [[Stevens High School (South Dakota)|Stevens]]<br>(Rapid City, South Dakota)
| college = [[Colorado State Rams women's basketball|Colorado State]] (1995–1999)
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 1999
| career_start = 1999
| career_end = 2014
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
| career_number = 25
| coach_start = 2014
| coach_end = 
| years1 = [[1999 WNBA season|1999]]–[[2006 WNBA season|2006]]
| team1 = [[New York Liberty]]
| years2 = 2001–2002
| team2 = Trentino Rovereto Basket
| years3 = 2006–2007
| team3 = [[Rivas Ecópolis]]
| years4 = [[2007 WNBA season|2007]]–[[2014 WNBA season|2014]]
| team4 = [[San Antonio Stars]]
| years5 = 2007–2009
| team5 = [[WBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
| years6 = 2009–2010
| team6 = [[Ros Casares Valencia]]
| years7 = 2010–2011
| team7 = [[Nadezhda Orenburg]]
| years8 = 2011–2012
| team8 = [[WBC Spartak Moscow Region|Spartak Moscow Region]]
| cyears1 = {{nbay|2014|start}}–{{nbay|2021|start}}
| cteam1 = [[San Antonio Spurs]] (assistant)
| cyears2 = [[2022 WNBA season|2022]]–present
| cteam2 = [[Las Vegas Aces]]
| highlights = '''As player:'''
* 6× [[WNBA All-Star Game|WNBA All-Star]] ([[2003 WNBA All-Star Game|2003]], [[2005 WNBA All-Star Game|2005]]–[[2007 WNBA All-Star Game|2007]], [[2009 WNBA All-Star Game|2009]], [[2011 WNBA All-Star Game|2011]])
* 2× [[All-WNBA Team|All-WNBA First Team]] ([[2007 WNBA season|2007]], [[2009 WNBA season|2009]])
* 2× [[All-WNBA Team|All-WNBA Second Team]] ([[2005 WNBA season|2005]], [[2008 WNBA season|2008]])
* [[List of Women's National Basketball Association season assists leaders|WNBA assists leader]] ([[2007 WNBA season|2007]])
* [[WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time|WNBA 15th Anniversary Team]] ([[2011 WNBA season|2011]])
* [[WNBA Top 20@20|WNBA 20th Anniversary Team]] ([[2016 WNBA season|2016]])
* [[The W25|WNBA 25th Anniversary Team]] ([[2021 WNBA season|2021]])
* [[WNBA All-Star Game#Three-Point Contest|WNBA Three-Point Shootout champion]] ({{WNBA Year|2009}})
* [[WNBA All-Star Game#Skills Challenge|WNBA Skills Challenge Champion]] ({{WNBA Year|2007}})
* No. 25 retired by [[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces]]
* [[Liga Femenina de Baloncesto|Spanish League]] champion (2010)
* [[Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto|Queen's Cup]] winner (2010)
* [[Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award]] (1996)
* First-team All-American – [[Associated Press|AP]] (1999)
* All-American – [[Women's Basketball Coaches Association|Kodak]], [[United States Basketball Writers Association|USBWA]] (1999)
* 3x [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] Player of the Year (1997–1999)
* 4x First-team All-WAC (1996–1999)
* [[WAC women's basketball tournament|WAC Tournament]] MVP (1996)
* WAC Freshman of the Year (1996)
* WAC All-Freshman Team (1996)
'''As head coach:'''
* 3× [[List of WNBA champions|WNBA champion]] ([[2022 WNBA Finals|2022]], [[2023 WNBA Finals|2023]], [[2025 WNBA Finals|2025]])
* [[WNBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's Cup champion]] ([[2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup|2022]])
* [[WNBA Coach of the Year Award|WNBA Coach of the Year]] (2022)
| HOF_player = becky-hammon
| womensHOF  = becky-hammon
| CBBASKHOF_year = 2023
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[USA Women's R. William Jones Cup Team|Jones Cup]]| Team competition}}
{{MedalGold|[[USA Women's R. William Jones Cup Team|1998 Taipei]]| Team competition}}
{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|National Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA EuroBasket Women|EuroBasket]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket Women 2009|2009 Latvia]] | Team competition}}
| wnba_profile = becky_hammon
}}

'''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=WNBA's Greatest Players in History: Becky Hammon |url=https://www.basketball.com.au/news/wnbas-greatest-players-in-history-becky-hammon |publisher=basketball.com.au |access-date=October 25, 2025}}</ref>

Hammon played [[college basketball]] for the [[Colorado State Rams women's basketball|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 [[Russian citizenship law|naturalized Russian citizen]], Hammon played for the [[Russia women's national basketball team|Russian national team]], with whom she won a bronze medal at the [[Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]]. She was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|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 professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|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.

==Early life and education==
Hammon was born in [[Rapid City, South Dakota]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/16/how-far-can-becky-hammon-go-in-the-nba|title=How Far Can Becky Hammon Go in the N.B.A.?|last=Thomas|first=Louisa|date=April 9, 2018|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=en|issn=0028-792X}}</ref> Hammon learned to dribble a basketball at a very young age, playing Nerf ball with her older brother and father, and continued to hone her skills on her home court.<ref name=":0" /> She was raised as a devout Christian.<ref name=":0" />

Hammon played basketball at [[Stevens High School (Rapid City)|Stevens High School]] in her hometown of [[Rapid City, South Dakota]].<ref name=":0" /> 
As a junior, she was named South Dakota Miss Basketball. As a senior, she was voted the South Dakota Player of the Year<ref name=":0" /> 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Despite the accolades, she drew little attention from college basketball recruiters, who considered her too small and too slow. She eventually grabbed the attention of a Colorado State assistant coach, and she committed to the Rams.<ref name=":0" />

==College career==
Hammon's prolific scoring for the [[Colorado State Rams women's basketball|Colorado State Rams]] made her an [[All-America]]n three times, as well as Colorado Sportswoman of the Year. She led her team to a 33–3 record in the 1998–99 season and helped them advance to the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Tournament's [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship|Sweet Sixteen]]. She was named the [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] Mountain Division player of the year for the 1998–99 season and surpassed [[University of Utah]] player [[Keith Van Horn]] as the WAC's all-time leading scorer.[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wac/leaders/pts-player-career.html]

Hammon set many Colorado State all-time records, including points (2740), points per game (21.92), field goals made (918), free throws made (539), three-point field goals made (365) and assists (538). She received the [[Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award]] from the [[Women's Basketball Coaches Association]] as the best senior player under 5&nbsp;ft 8&nbsp;in (1.7 m) in 1999.<ref name="Frances Pomeroy Naismith">{{cite web|title=Frances Pomeroy Naismith |url=http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_frances-pomeroy-naismith |publisher=Women's Basketball Coaches Association |access-date=June 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715061812/http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_frances-pomeroy-naismith |archive-date=July 15, 2014 }}</ref>

On November 12, 2004, Hammon was inducted into the Colorado State University Sports Hall of Fame. On January 22, 2005, her number 25 Colorado State jersey was retired at [[Moby Arena]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/people/becky-hammon |title=Becky Hammon - Coach - Biography |access-date=March 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315031925/https://www.biography.com/people/becky-hammon |archive-date=March 15, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Professional playing career==
Undrafted during her rookie season, Hammon was signed to the [[WNBA]] on May 12, 1999, and joined the [[New York Liberty]]. She had a solid rookie season statistically, backing up starting [[point guard]] [[Teresa Weatherspoon]]. Her aggressive play at both ends of the court made her a favorite among Liberty fans. After the 2003 season, Hammon took over for Weatherspoon as the Liberty's starting point guard and, with [[Vickie Johnson]] and [[Crystal Robinson]], became one of the team's co-captains in 2004.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

In 2003, her first season with the Tennessee Fury of the [[National Women's Basketball League]] (NWBL), Hammon led the league in scoring, averaging 20.6 points per game. In 2004, Hammon signed with the Colorado Chill, a new team in the NWBL, but played in only two games because of an [[anterior cruciate ligament injury]] in her right knee sustained in the 2003 season when playing for the Liberty.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-28-sp-wnba28-story.html|newspaper=LA Times|title=Liberty's Hammon Out for Season With Knee Injury|access-date=May 5, 2018}}</ref>

On August 16, 2005, Hammon scored her 2,000th WNBA career point. At the end of the 2005 season, she was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.<ref>{{cite web|title=2005 All-WNBA Teams Announced|url=http://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/allwnbateams_050918.html|publisher=WNBA|access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref> In January 2007, she played her WNBA "off season" with Rivas Futura in the Spanish League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hoopsjunk.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/from-russia-with-love-becky-hammon/|website=HoopsJunk.wordpress.com|title=From Russia with Love: Becky Hammon|access-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506035829/https://hoopsjunk.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/from-russia-with-love-becky-hammon/|archive-date=May 6, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On April 4, 2007, Hammon was traded to the WNBA's [[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio Silver Stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/draft2007/analysis_070404.html|title=Complete 2007 WNBA Draft Board|website=WNBA.com|access-date=May 5, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/awards07_peakperformer.html|title=WNBA.com: Lauren Jackson, Becky Hammon Capture 2007 WNBA Peak Performer Honors|website=www.wnba.com}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2121018/|title= Sideshow Bob|access-date= June 15, 2008|last= Gillette|first= Felix|date= June 16, 2005|publisher= slate.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080604135954/http://www.slate.com/id/2121018/| archive-date= June 4, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
[[File:Becky Hammon at 2 August 2015 game cropped.jpg|thumb|alt=Becky Hammon, Holding a microphone in a spotlight, speaking to the audience during her induction into the Ring of Honor|Becky Hammon speaking to the audience during her induction into the New York Liberty Ring of Honor in 2015]][[File:Becky Hammon Ring of Honor cropped.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A gold ring with the words quote ring of honor" at the top six stars with jewelsin the symbol of the New York Liberty in the center|Replica of the Ring of honor awarded to Becky Hammon at her induction ceremony]]

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 [[2008 WNBA Finals]], where they were defeated by the Detroit Shock 3–0.

Hammon averaged a career-high 19.5 ppg and 5.0 apg in the 2009 WNBA season. The Silver Stars had a record of 15–19 and lost to the eventual champion Phoenix Mercury in the first round. Hammon was an All-Star as well as a first-team All-WNBA selection. On August 31, 2011, Hammon became the seventh player in WNBA history to score 5,000 points. Later in the year, Hammon scored 37 points in a playoff-clinching win against the Los Angeles Sparks.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Hammon retired from the WNBA in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/silver_stars/article/Hammon-didn-t-enjoy-easy-road-to-success-with-8323106.php|title=Hammon didn't enjoy easy road to success with Stars|first=Melissa|last=Rohlin|date=June 25, 2016|website=ExpressNews.com}}</ref> She is a six-time WNBA All-Star.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/spurs-assistant-coach-becky-hammon-promoted/|title=Spurs Assistant Coach Becky Hammon Promoted|website=WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA}}</ref>

On August 2, 2015, Hammon was inducted into the Ring of Honor during halftime of the game between the New York Liberty and the [[Seattle Storm]]. The Ring of Honor recognizes players who have "made the most significant contributions to the Liberty's tradition of excellence and to the growth of the WNBA."<ref name="ROH"/><ref name="NBA ROH"/> Previous inductees include [[Vickie Johnson]], [[Teresa Weatherspoon]], [[Rebecca Lobo]], [[Sue Wicks]], and [[Kym Hampton]].<ref name="Liberty ROH"/>

On June 25, 2016, the San Antonio Stars retired Hammon's No. 25 jersey prior to the Atlanta Dream game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/becky-hammon-san-antonio-stars-jersey-retirement/|title=San Antonio Stars to Retire Becky Hammon's No. 25 Jersey on June 25 - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Hammon had long expressed aspirations of becoming a coach after her playing career ended. On July 13, 2013, Hammon tore her left [[anterior cruciate ligament]] in a game against the [[Los Angeles Sparks]]. During her year-long rehabilitation, Hammon attended the NBA's [[San Antonio Spurs]]' practices, coaches' meetings, and games, where she was frequently invited to contribute opinions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-gregg-popovich-invites-wnba-star-becky-hammon-to-spurs-practices-20140505-story.html|title=Gregg Popovich invites WNBA star Becky Hammon to Spurs' practices|access-date=June 17, 2014|date=May 5, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

=== San Antonio Spurs (2014–2021) ===

On August 5, 2014, Hammon was hired as an assistant coach for the Spurs as well as the second female coach,<ref name=Shelburne>Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst, [https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/11312366/becky-hammon-hired-san-antonio-spurs "Becky Hammon Hired to Spurs' Staff"], ESPN.com, August 5, 2014.</ref> after [[Lisa Boyer]] worked as a volunteer assistant with the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] and John Lucas in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-spurs-cant-stop-winning-gregg-popovich-just-hired-a-female-asssistant-coach/|title=The Spurs Can't Stop Winning: Gregg Popovich Just Hired a Female Assistant Coach|last=Sharp|first=Andrew|date=August 5, 2014|work=Grantland|access-date=March 3, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Hammon's contribution to the staff made an impression on head coach [[Gregg Popovich]]. In a media statement released at the time of the hiring announcement, Popovich stated: "I very much look forward to the addition of Becky Hammon to our staff. Having observed her working with our team this past season, I'm confident her basketball IQ, work ethic, and interpersonal skills will be a great benefit to the Spurs."<ref name=Shelburne />

Hammon has also earned the respect of many NBA players throughout the league. One of basketball's most prolific scorers, [[Pau Gasol]] wrote an open letter about female coaches with an emphasis on Hammon; he said, "I've played with some of the best players of this generation … and I've played under two of the sharpest minds in the history of sports, in Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich. And I'm telling you: Becky Hammon can coach. I'm not saying she can coach pretty well. I'm not saying she can coach enough to get by. I'm not saying she can coach almost at the level of the NBA's coaches. I'm saying: Becky Hammon can coach NBA basketball. Period."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/pau-gasol-becky-hammon|website=The Players Tribune |access-date=March 28, 2019|title=An Open Letter About Female Coaches &#124; by Pau Gasol |date=May 11, 2018 }}</ref>

Hammon has been inducted into the [[Colorado Sports Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/04/02/billups-halladay-hammon-inducted-in-colorado-sports-hall-of-fame/|title=Billups, Halladay, Hammon Inducted Into Colorado Sports Hall Of Fame|date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> and has been selected as ESPNW's Woman of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/becky-hammon|title=Becky Hammon|website=Biography|language=en-us|access-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315031925/https://www.biography.com/people/becky-hammon|archive-date=March 15, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On July 3, 2015, Hammon became the  first female head coach in the NBA's Summer League when the Spurs announced she would coach their summer league team. Hammon led the Spurs to the [[2015 NBA Summer League|Las Vegas Summer League]] title on July 20, 2015, becoming the first female NBA head coach to win a Summer League title.<ref name="ESPN">[https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/13193330/becky-hammon-coach-san-antonio-spurs-summer-league-team Becky Hammon to be first female head coach in summer league]. Espn.go.com (July 3, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-05-20.</ref>

At the [[2016 NBA All-Star Game]], Hammon became the first woman to be part of an All-Star coaching staff.<ref>[http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25467337/spurs-becky-hammon-makes-history-again-will-be-first-female-all-star-assistant-coach Becky Hammon makes history again],  Cbssports.com. Retrieved on May 20, 2016.</ref> On June 2, 2017, Hammon was interviewed for the position of general manager of the [[Milwaukee Bucks]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poundingtherock.com/2017/6/2/15733360/milwaukee-bucks-interview-spurs-assistant-becky-hammon-general-manager-candidate|title=Bucks line up Becky Hammon for GM job|date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> she was not considered as a finalist for the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources-bucks-finalizing-list-gm-candidates-192114944.html|title=Sources: Bucks finalizing list of GM candidates|date=June 4, 2017 }}</ref>

During her seventh season with the [[San Antonio Spurs]], on December 30, 2020, [[Gregg Popovich]] was ejected in the second quarter of the Spurs' 121–107 loss to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], and Hammon became the first Russian and first female acting head coach in NBA history.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Selbe |first1=Nick |title=Becky Hammon Becomes First Woman to Lead NBA Team After Gregg Popovich's Ejection |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2020/12/31/gregg-popovich-spurs-ejected-becky-hammon-acting-head-coach |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=December 30, 2020 |date=December 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-31|title=Spurs' Hammon 1st woman to direct NBA team|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30627408/spurs-becky-hammon-becomes-first-woman-nba-regular-season-history-act-head-coach|access-date=2021-03-23|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, Hammon was the first woman to be a finalist for an NBA head coaching position when she interviewed with the [[Portland Trail Blazers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Jabari |date=2021-07-11 |title=Spurs' Becky Hammon looks to her 'next step' in pursuit of making more NBA history |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/11/spurs-becky-hammon-looks-to-next-step-in-pursuit-of-making-more-nba-history.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-13 |title=Becky Hammon on recent NBA coaching interviews: 'If you want to hire me, you'll find a reason to hire me' |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/becky-hammon-on-recent-nba-coaching-interviews-if-you-want-to-hire-me-youll-find-a-reason-to-hire-me/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref> The job went to [[Chauncey Billups]].

=== Las Vegas Aces (2021–present) ===

Hammon was hired as the head coach for the [[Las Vegas Aces]] on December 31, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Head Coach Becky Hammon|url=https://aces.wnba.com/head-coach-becky-hammon/#:~:text=Las%20Vegas%20Aces%20President%20Nikki,the%20fanchise's%20first%20WNBA%20Championship.|website=aces.wnba.com|date=December 31, 2021}}</ref><ref name="voepel">{{cite web |last=Voepel |first=Mechelle |date=2021-12-31 |title=What Becky Hammon's hire means for the WNBA, the Las Vegas Aces and the NBA |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/32967056/what-becky-hammon-wnba-coaching-hire-means-las-vegas-aces-league-nba-future |access-date=2021-12-31 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> In her first year as head coach, Hammon's Aces won the [[2022 WNBA Finals]] and she became the first rookie head coach to win the WNBA title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/34600503/las-vegas-aces-becky-hammon-silences-doubters-becomes-first-rookie-coach-win-wnba-title|title=Las Vegas Aces' Becky Hammon silences doubters, becomes first rookie coach to win WNBA title|work=[[ESPN]]|first=MA|last=Voepel|date=September 18, 2022|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref> The following season, the Las Vegas Aces repeated as 2023 WNBA champions, with Hammon becoming the first coach to win back-to-back WNBA titles in 20 years. Becky Hammon then lead the Aces to their third championship in 2025, sweeping the Phoenix Mercury. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40147758/wnba-2024-rookie-tracker-clark-reese-cardoso-brink-jackson|title=Aces edge Liberty to secure 2nd straight WNBA championship|website=espn.com|last=Philippou|first=Alexa|date=October 18, 2023|access-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref>

On August 12, 2023, Hammon was inducted into the [[Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame]] for her contributions as a player and coach.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wright|first=Michael C.|url=https://www.nba.com/news/becky-hammon-hall-of-fame-profile-2023|title=Becky Hammon's persistence as player paves her path to Hall of Fame|publisher=[[National Basketball Association]]|date=August 12, 2023|access-date=March 11, 2024}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
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| style="background:#E0CEF2; width:1em;"|{{double dagger}}
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===WNBA===
====Regular season====
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999 WNBA season|1999]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 30 || 1 || 6.7 || .422 || .289 || .882 || .6 || .6 || .2 || .0 || '''.8''' || 2.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000 WNBA season|2000]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 32 || 16 || 26.1 || .472 || .369 || .884 || 2.0 || 1.8 || .9 || .0 || 1.9 || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001 WNBA season|2001]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 32 || 0 || 19.3 || .457 || .378 || .784 || 1.6 || 1.6 || .8 || .0 || 1.5 || 8.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2002 WNBA season|2002]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 32 || 1 || 20.6 || .442 || .386 || .679 || 2.1 || 1.7 || .8 || .0 || 1.7 || 8.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003 WNBA season|2003]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 11 || 2 || 23.4 || '''.575''' || style="background:#D3D3D3;"|'''.469'''° || style="background:#D3D3D3;"|.951° || 1.9 || 1.6 || .9 || .1 || 2.4 || 14.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004 WNBA season|2004]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| '''34''' || '''34''' || 33.2 || .432 || .335 || .836 || '''3.5''' || 4.4 || 1.7 || .1 || 3.4 || 13.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005 WNBA season|2005]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| '''34''' || '''34''' || '''34.7''' || .432 || .365 || style="background:#D3D3D3;"|.901° || 3.4 || 4.3 || '''1.8''' || .1 || 3.1 || 13.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006 WNBA season|2006]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 22 || 20 || 30.8 || .425 || .343 || style="background:#D3D3D3;"|.960° || 3.0 || 3.7 || 1.3 || .1 || 2.9 || 14.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007 WNBA season|2007]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 28 || 26 || 33.4 || .445 || .404 || style="background:#D3D3D3;"|.931° || 2.8 || style="background:#D3D3D3;"|5.0° || .8 || .2 || 4.0 || 18.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2008 WNBA season|2008]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 33 || 33 || 33.4 || .390 || .350 || .937 || 2.8 || 4.9 || 1.3 || .2 || 3.1 || 17.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2009 WNBA season|2009]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 31 || 31 || 33.8 || .447 || .369 || .901 || 3.3 || 5.0 || 1.6 || '''.4''' || 3.5 || '''19.5'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2010 WNBA season|2010]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 32 || 32 || 33.6 || .442 || .390 || style="background:#D3D3D3;"|.960° || 2.9 || 5.4 || 1.1 || .2 || 3.3 || 15.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2011 WNBA season|2011]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 33 || 33 || 31.8 || .440 || .389 || .892 || 2.9 || '''5.8''' || 1.5 || .2 || 3.6 || 15.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2012 WNBA season|2012]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 33 || 33 || 30.2 || .441 || .435 || .876 || 2.5 || 5.3 || .9 || .2 || 3.2 || 14.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2013 WNBA season|2013]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 1 || 1 || 12.0 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 3.0 || 2.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2014 WNBA season|2014]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 32 || 32 || 24.5 || .417 || .398 || style="background:#E0CEF2;"|'''1.000'''{{double dagger}} || 1.4 || 4.2 || .4 || .1 || 1.6 || 9.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 450 || 329 || 27.9 || .438 || .378 || .897 || 2.5 || 3.8 || 1.1 || .1 || 2.7 || 13.9
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====Playoffs====
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[WNBA Playoffs#1999 season|1999]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 6 || 0 || 8.3 || .167 || .222 || '''1.000''' || .2 || .8 || .0 || .0 || 1.0 || 2.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[WNBA Playoffs#2000 season|2000]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 7 || 7 || 29.4 || .429 || .304 || .895 || 1.4 || 2.1 || 1.3 || .0 || 2.4 || 9.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[WNBA Playoffs#2001 season|2001]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 6 || 0 || 8.0 || .353 || .300 || .000 || .5 || .3 || .2 || .0 || '''.5''' || 2.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[WNBA Playoffs#2002 season|2002]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 8 || 0 || 22.9 || '''.537''' || .424 || .875 || 2.1 || 2.0 || .6 || .0 || 1.3 || 9.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[WNBA Playoffs#2004 season|2004]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 5 || 5 || 35.6 || .392 || .333 || .400 || 2.6 || 3.4 || 1.2 || .0 || 3.8 || 10.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[WNBA Playoffs#2005 season|2005]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| 2 || 2 || '''38.0''' || .450 || .286 || '''1.000''' || '''3.5''' || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || 5.0 || 11.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007 WNBA Playoffs|2007]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 5 || 5 || 35.0 || .413 || .444 || .800 || 2.8 || 5.0 || 1.2 || .2 || 3.2 || '''20.8'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2008 WNBA Playoffs|2008]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| '''9''' || '''9''' || 36.8 || .421 || .458 || .895 || 2.3 || 4.6 || 1.0 || '''0.6''' || 3.4 || 18.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2009 WNBA Playoffs|2009]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 3 || 3 || 33.7 || .463 || .381 || .900 || 2.7 || 2.0 || '''1.7''' || .0 || 2.3 || 18.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2010 WNBA Playoffs|2010]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 2 || 2 || 37.0 || .393 || .389 || '''1.000''' || '''3.5''' || '''5.5''' || .5 || .0 || 4.0 || 20.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2011 WNBA Playoffs|2011]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 3 || 3 || 34.7 || .350 || .391 || .857 || 2.7 || 4.3 || 1.7 || .7 || 3.0 || 16.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2012 WNBA Playoffs|2012]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 2 || 2 || 35.0 || .500 || .364 || '''1.000''' || 3.0 || 4.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 3.5 || 17.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2014 WNBA Playoffs|2014]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio]]
| 2 || 2 || 28.5 || .526 || '''.500''' || '''1.000''' || '''3.5''' || 4.5 || 1.5 || .0 || 2.5 || 14.5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 60 || 40 || 27.5 || .426 || .390 || .889 || 2.0 || 2.9 || .9 || .1 || 2.4 || 12.0
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=== College ===
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|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 1995–96 
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Colorado State Rams women's basketball|Colorado State]]
|31||-||-||47.2||'''42.7'''||80.9||3.1||3.3||2.3||0.1||-||19.2		
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 1996–97 
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Colorado State Rams women's basketball|Colorado State]]
|28||-||-||46.0||39.7||77.6||'''4.0'''||3.6||1.7||0.1||-||22.1	
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 1997–98 
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Colorado State Rams women's basketball|Colorado State]]
|30||-||-||'''50.9'''||40.2||'''88.6'''||3.9||4.4||'''3.3'''||0.1||-||'''23.5'''	
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 1998–99 
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Colorado State Rams women's basketball|Colorado State]]
|'''36'''||-||-||49.6||41.6||86.2||3.8||'''4.8'''||2.7||0.1||-||22.9	
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | '''Career'''
|125||-||-||48.5||41.1||84.1||3.7||4.1||2.5||0.1||-||21.9	
|- class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="14"|Statistics retrieved from [[Sports-Reference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/Becky-Hammon-1.html|title=Becky Hammon College Stats|publisher=[[Sports-Reference]]|accessdate=July 7, 2024}}</ref>
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===Head coaching record===
{{NBA coach statistics legend}}
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|-style="background:#FDE910;"
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2022 Las Vegas Aces season|Las Vegas]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2022 WNBA season|2022]]
| 36 || 26 || 10 ||{{Winning percentage|26|10}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1st in Western || 10 || 8 || 2 || {{Winning percentage|8|2}}
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Won [[2022 WNBA Finals|WNBA Championship]]'''
|-style="background:#FDE910;"
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2023 Las Vegas Aces season|Las Vegas]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2023 WNBA season|2023]]
| 40 || 34 || 6 ||{{Winning percentage|34|6}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1st in Western || 9 || 8 || 1 || {{Winning percentage|8|1}}
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Won [[2023 WNBA Finals|WNBA Championship]]'''
|-
| align="left" | [[2024 Las Vegas Aces season|Las Vegas]]
| align="left" | {{WNBA Year|2024}}
| 40 || 27 || 13 || {{winning percentage|27|13}} || 2nd in Western || 6 || 3 || 3 || {{winning percentage|3|3}}
| style="text-align:center;"| Lost in [[2024 WNBA Playoffs|Semifinals]]
|-style="background:#FDE910;"
| align="left" | [[2025 Las Vegas Aces season|Las Vegas]]
| align="left" | {{WNBA Year|2025}}
| 44 || 30 || 14 || {{winning percentage|30|14}} || 2nd in Western || 12 || 9 || 3 || {{winning percentage|9|3}}
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Won [[2025 WNBA Finals|WNBA Championship]]'''
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 160 || 117 || 43 || {{Winning percentage|117|43}} || &nbsp; || 37 || 28 || 9 || {{Winning percentage|28|9}} &nbsp;
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==National team career==

===United States===
[[File:Becky Hammon London 2012 Olympics Womens Basketball (Australia v Russia).jpg|thumb|Hammon at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]]]
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.<ref name="1998 Jones Cup">[http://archive.usab.com/womens/wjcup_1998.html "1998 Women's R. William Jones Cup,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907052349/http://archive.usab.com/womens/wjcup_1998.html |date=September 7, 2015 }} USA Basketball, August 3, 2014.</ref>

===Russia===
In 2008, after learning that she would not be invited to try out for the [[United States women's national basketball team|U.S. national team]], Hammon announced she would try to claim a roster slot on the [[Russia women's national basketball team|Russian national team]] in the [[2008 Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]. Hammon became a Russian citizen in 2008, a decision that was controversial at the time among American basketball commentators.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=June 16, 2008 |title=Hammon Not Going To Be The Most Popular Gal At The V.F.W |url=http://deadspin.com/5016800/becky-hammon-not-going-to-be-the-most-popular-gal-at-the-vfw |access-date=October 31, 2010 |publisher=deadspin.com}}</ref> The coach of Russia's team, Igor Grudin, was also the sports director of the CSKA team that Hammon played for in Moscow during the WNBA off-season. Hammon also signed a three-year extension with [[WBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] at around the same time she was named as a prospect for the national team.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Hammon shot 1-for-6 from the field in a 67–52 loss to the United States in the 2008 Olympic semifinals, but helped the Russian team to win the bronze medal by scoring 22 points against China. She played for Russia at [[EuroBasket Women 2009|EuroBasket 2009]], the [[2010 FIBA World Championship for Women|2010 World Championship]] and the [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

In response to the [[Viktor Bout–Brittney Griner prisoner exchange|detention of Brittney Griner]] in Russia due to alleged drug possession in 2022, Hammon joined other athletes to call for the release of Griner.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=Simon |date=2022-08-03 |title=Exclusive: Coach Hammon, once a star in Russia, urges Putin to free Brittney Griner |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-coach-hammon-once-star-russia-urges-putin-free-brittney-griner-2022-08-03/ |access-date=2023-02-05}}</ref>

==Popular culture==
Hammon was shown in ''Marie Claire'' magazine's "The 8 Greatest Moments for Women in Sports".<ref>{{cite web|last=Friedman |first=Megan |url=http://www.marieclaire.com/culture/g2761/female-athletes-history/?thumbnails |title=Historic Moments in Female Sports – Athletic Women |publisher=Marieclaire.com |access-date=April 16, 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hammon has been in a relationship with Brenda Milano since 2015. They have two sons.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |author= Becky Hammon |user=officialbeckyhammon |postid=LSiprondUj |date= February 14, 2021 |title= My original Valentine and our little angels that came later!! Miss you guys and I love you!!|access-date= June 28, 2024|link=https://www.instagram.com/officialbeckyhammon/p/CLSiprondUj/?hl=en&img_index=1}}</ref> 

Hammon is also a noted poker player in the WNBA off-season. In December 2023 she attended the inaugural [[World Series of Poker]] Paradise event, where her first tournament was the $5 million guaranteed $1,650 Mystery Millions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=David |date=2023-11-30 |title=Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon to participate in the WSOP Paradise event |url=https://www.acrpoker.eu/blog/poker-players/las-vegas-aces-head-coach-becky-hammon-to-participate-in-the-wsop-paradise-event/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Americas Cardroom |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Controversies ==

=== Russian national team controversy ===
Hammon's decision to gain naturalized Russian citizenship in order to play for the [[Russia women's national basketball team|Russian national team]] in the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Summer Olympics]] was controversial in American basketball.<ref name=":1" /> In some circles she was branded an American traitor, with then-U.S. national coach [[Anne Donovan]] questioning her patriotism. "If you play in this country, live in this country, and you grow up in the heartland and you put on a Russian uniform, you are not a patriotic person in my mind," Donovan said.<ref name="espn">{{cite web |title=Olympics opportunity too much for Hammon to pass up |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=3427182/ |access-date=October 31, 2010 |work=espn.com}}</ref>

Hammon responded to Donovan's criticism saying, "You don't know me. You don't know what that flag means to me. You don't know how I grew up. The biggest honor in our classroom was who could put up the (American) flag, roll it up right, not let the corners touch the ground. Obviously we definitely define patriotism differently." She has also stated. "I love my country. I love our national anthem. It absolutely gives me chills sometimes. I feel honored to be an American, to be from America because of what we stand for."<ref name="espn" /> Hammon said she played for Russia primarily to play on the Olympic stage, and it was not a purely financial decision. However, by obtaining [[Russian citizenship]], her salary with CSKA tripled, and she was eligible to make $250,000 for winning a gold medal for Russia from the government. She would have received a $150,000 bonus for winning a silver medal.<ref name="espn" />

Since then, Anne Donovan changed her position, stating "I don't know that I have any strong thoughts on [Becky Hammon joining the Russian national team] anymore. Even at the time. I've known marathon runners in particular that I've watched over the years have represented other countries. I've watched other athletes do it."<ref name="usab2008-08-21">{{cite web |date=August 21, 2008 |title=USA Woman's national team: USA 67, Russia 52 |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/08_woly_07_quotes.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816161347/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/08_woly_07_quotes.html |archive-date=August 16, 2010 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |publisher=USA Woman's Basketball}}</ref>
She also said:<blockquote>The thing that took me off guard with Becky was that it hasn't happened in women's basketball before. And again, the {{sic|facts |hide=y|around}} that: that we didn't ask her to participate, that we didn't ask her to try out for our team, that's really what I had the most issue with. Becky made a great business decision and this was a great opportunity for her to get to the Olympic Games. I hold no grudge and more power to her. But the {{sic|facts |hide=y|around}} it when it first came out were not accurate. Becky came, had a great experience; I'm glad we're going to the gold medal game.<ref name="usab2008-08-21" /></blockquote>

=== Discrimination and mistreatment allegations ===
In May 2023, Becky Hammon received a two-game suspension from the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] for violating the league's 'respect in the workplace' policies in her treatment of former Aces player [[Dearica Hamby]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Deadspin {{!}} Aces coach Becky Hammon denies any wrongdoing in wake of suit |url=https://deadspin.com/aces-coach-becky-hammon-denies-any-wrongdoing-in-wake-of-suit/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=deadspin.com |language=en}}</ref> This suspension was the result of a multi-month investigation into Hamby's allegations of discrimination and mistreatment at the hands of Hammon and the Aces after informing them of her pregnancy in August 2022, a pregnancy she alleges is also what led to the team trading her to [[Los Angeles Sparks]] in January 2023.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title='Didn't happen': Hammon denies mistreating Hamby |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40912431/hammon-stands-firm-denial-las-vegas-aces-mistreated-hamby |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> The WNBA's investigation included interviews with 33 people, in addition to a review of documents including texts and emails, and further resulted in the Aces losing their first round 2025 draft pick.<ref name=":3" /> 

In September 2023, Hamby filed a discrimination complaint with the [[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]] (EEOC) after criticizing the WNBA's investigation for failing to speak with other Aces players and for not dispensing adequate punishment to Hammon or the team. The EEOC granted Hamby a "Notice of the Right to Sue" on May 23 2024.<ref name=":3" /> 

On August 12, 2024, Hamby filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the WNBA and the Aces.<ref name=":3" /> In the lawsuit, Hamby alleges that Hammon questioned her commitment and dedication to the Aces; asked if Hamby's pregnancy was planned; and told Hamby that she was a "question mark" on the team as the Aces "needed bodies" and she would not be ready to play in time for the start of the 2024 season.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=Dearica Hamby|defendant=WNBA, LLC and Las Vegas Basketball L.P.|title=Complaint and Jury Demand|doc-number=1|date=Aug 12, 2024|case-state=NV|case-division=|case-year=2:24|case-type=CV|case-sequence=01474|access-date=Oct 5 2024}}</ref>  It further alleges Hammon told Hamby that she did not "hold up her end of the bargain," implying that Hamby had implicitly agreed not to get pregnant when she signed her two-year contract extension.<ref name=":4" /> 

Hammon has denied the allegations, stating in a post-game press conference after the federal lawsuit was filed:<blockquote>"Here's some facts: I've been in either the WNBA or the NBA for now 25 years. I've never had an HR complaint. Never, not once. I still didn't, actually, because Dearica didn't file any. She didn't file with the players' union, she didn't file with the WNBA. Those are facts. It's also factual that nobody made a call about trading her until Atlanta called us in January [2023]. That's a fact. So...it just didn't happen. I'm sorry, the bullying? I spoke with her every day. If she wanted to practice, she practiced. If she didn't, she didn't. Over-the-top care, actually. Over-the-top care."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reyes |first=Lorenzo |title=Aces coach Becky Hammon says Dearica Hamby's mistreatment allegations 'didn't happen' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2024/08/19/becky-hammon-denies-dearica-hamby-allegations/74857470007/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref></blockquote>The lawsuit is currently ongoing.

== See also ==
* [[List of female NBA coaches]]

==References==
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<ref name="Liberty ROH">{{cite web|title=Ring of Honor|url=http://liberty.wnba.com/team-ring-of-honor/|website=Liberty.wnba.com|access-date=August 13, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="NBA ROH">{{cite web|title=New York Liberty install Hammon in ring of honor|date=Aug 3, 2015|url=http://www.nba.com/2015/news/08/02/hammon-liberty-ring-of-honor.ap/|website=nba.com|access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807011604/http://www.nba.com/2015/news/08/02/hammon-liberty-ring-of-honor.ap/|archive-date=August 7, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="ROH">{{cite web|title=Liberty Ring of Honor Fan Vote|url=http://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/liberty/news/ringofhonor_fanvote.html|website=wnba.com|access-date=August 13, 2015}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116011228/http://www.csurams.com/genrel/becky_hammon_837871.html |title=Becky Hammon at the Colorado State Athletics Hall of Fame |date=mdy}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817074033/http://origin.wnba.com/liberty/news/hammonchat_030829.html |title=WNBA chat transcript |date=mdy}}
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* {{Olympics.com profile|becky-hammon}}
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