Six-time WNBA All-Star Becky Hammon inducted into basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 2023 induction class on Saturday, and Becky Hammon is part of it.
Hammon is a six-time WNBA All-Star, two-time All-WNBA first-team member, the 2022 WNBA Coach of the Year and first rookie coach to win a WNBA title. She led the Las Vegas Aces to the 2022 title, the first sports professional championship for the city of Las Vegas.
Hammon made history with the San Antonio Spurs when she became the first female assistant coach officially hired by an NBA team. She coached under Gregg Popovich for eight seasons. Popovich is the NBA’s all-time winningest coach with more than 1,360 wins with the Spurs. He is also being inducted into the Hall in 2023.
Popovich has always championed Hammon and lauded her basketball knowledge. He even spoke to the Aces during their championship run.
Coach Pop with the special guest appearance ❤️🖤@BeckyHammon // @spurs pic.twitter.com/DYMm03PsDL
— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) September 14, 2022
Enshrinement weekend will start Friday, Aug. 11 at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort, the home of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun. Coincidentally, the Sun are the team the Aces beat to secure their first WNBA championship. The festivities kick off with an awards gala, the Class of 2023 jacket and ring presentations and the annual Hall of Fame Awards.
The Class of 2023 will be enshrined in the Hall on Saturday, Aug. 12 in Springfield’s historic Symphony Hall in Massachusetts.
A 6x #WNBA All-Star, 2x All-WNBA First Team, and the 2022 WNBA Coach of the Year that lead the @LVAces to their first franchise championship
Congratulations @BeckyHammon on being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame 🎉 pic.twitter.com/hVDQXur0Fy
— WNBA (@WNBA) April 1, 2023
A true trailblazer 👏🏻@BeckyHammon is headed to the @HoopHall! pic.twitter.com/ReOd6pi2LY
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 1, 2023
