Becky Hammon
From QueerBio.com
Country
United States, Russia
Birth - Death
1977 -
Occupation
Sports
Description
Basketball coach. Coached the Las Vegas Aces to the WNBA Championships (2022), being the first woman to win and coach a WNBA Championship. WNBA Coach of the Year (2022). Player with the San Antonio Stars (2007-2014) and New York Liberty (1999-2006) of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Former assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs from 2014 to 2022. The first female acting head coach in NBA history after Spurs' head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers (2020). Member of the Russia National Team in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
