Becky Hammon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Becky Hammon

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1977

Place of Birth: Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States, Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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BeckyHammon

Rebecca Lynn Hammon (born March 11, 1977) is an American-Russian professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player.
A three-time All-American basketball player for the Colorado State Rams, Hammon went on to play for the San Antonio Stars and New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association and for several other teams outside the United States.
Hammon, who was born and raised in the United States, became a naturalized Russian citizen in 2008 and represented the Russian national team in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.On August 5, 2014, Hammon was hired by the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association as an assistant coach.
She is the second female assistant coach in NBA history and the first full-time assistant coach in NBA history.
Hammon is also the first full-time female assistant coach in any of the four major professional sports in North America.
On July 3, 2015, the Spurs announced that Hammon would be the team's Summer League head coach; she is the first woman to be a head coach in that league.
Hammon led the Spurs to the Las Vegas Summer League title on July 20, 2015.