 Becky Hammon shooting a basketball during her visit to Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, February 2002. Ellsworth Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base near Rapid City in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.
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| Position | Guard |
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| Nickname | Big Shot Becky Hammontime |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1. Point guard ( PG) also called the one or " the ball-handler " is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game 68 m) |
| Weight | 136 pounds (61. 7 kg) |
| Team | San Antonio Silver Stars CSKA Moscow |
| Nationality |  United States Russia |
| Born | March 11, 1977 Rapid City, South Dakota |
| High school | Stevens High School |
| College | Colorado State |
| Draft | Undrafted |
| Pro career | 1999 – present |
| Former teams | NWBL's Tennessee Fury (2003), NWBL's Colorado Chill (2004-2006), WNBA's New York Liberty (1999-2006) |
Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Hammon (born March 11, 1977) is a WNBA player who plays for the San Antonio Silver Stars. The San Antonio Silver Stars are a team in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA based in San Antonio Texas. CSKA Moscow (Central Sports Army Club Moscow Russian: ЦСКА Москва, full name Федеральное государственное учреждение The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Stevens High School may refer to high schools in the United States Stevens High School (New Hampshire Stevens High School (South Dakota Colorado State University is a public institution of higher learning located in Fort Collins, Colorado in the United States. Team record 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 0-18 The Colorado Chill were a professional Women's basketball team playing in the National Women's Basketball League ( NWBL) from 2004-2006 The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in New York City. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The San Antonio Silver Stars are a team in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA based in San Antonio Texas.
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Early life
Hammon grew up as the youngest of three children. [1]Hammon played high school basketball at Stevens High School in her hometown of Rapid City, South Dakota. Stevens High School is one of two public high schools in Rapid City South Dakota. Rapid City is the second-largest city in the US state of South Dakota, and the County seat of Pennington County. As a junior, she was South Dakota Miss Basketball. As a senior, she was voted the South Dakota Player of the Year after averaging 26 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game.
College career
Hammon had a distinguished career at Colorado State. Her prolific scoring made her an All-American as well as Colorado Sportswoman of the Year. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for She led her team to a 33-3 record in the 1998-1999 season and helped them advance to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The term Sweet Sixteen refers to the final sixteen teams in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, who play in the semi-final game of each of the tournament's four regional She was the WAC Mountain Division player of the year for the 1998-1999 season and surpassed University of Utah player Keith Van Horn as the WAC's all-time leading scorer. The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced "wack" was formed on July 27 1962 making it the sixth oldest of the 11 College The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake Keith Adam Van Horn (born October 23 1975 in Fullerton California) is an American Basketball player who is under contract with the New
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), assists (538) and steals (315).
On November 12, 2004, Becky Hammon was inducted into the Colorado State University Sports Hall of Fame. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " On January 22, 2005, her #25 Colorado State jersey was retired at the Moby Arena. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moby Arena is a Basketball Arena in Fort Collins Colorado. The arena is home to the Colorado State University Rams basketball teams
Professional career
Undrafted during her rookie season, Hammon was signed to the WNBA on May 12, 1999 and joined the New York Liberty. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in New York City. She had a surprisingly solid rookie season statistically, backing up starting point guard Teresa Weatherspoon. Point guard ( PG) also called the one or " the ball-handler " is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game Teresa Gaye Weatherspoon (born December 8, 1965 in Pineland Texas) is a former American Women's National Basketball Association player Her aggressive play at both ends of the court quickly impressed the coaching staff and made her a favorite among Liberty fans. After the 2003 season, Hammon took over for Teresa Weatherspoon as the Liberty's starting point guard and along with Vickie Johnson and Crystal Robinson, became one of the team's co-captains in 2004. Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champions Paul Hamm, USA, Vickie Johnson (born April 15, 1972) is a WNBA player who played for the San Antonio Silver Stars. Crystal Robinson (born January 22, 1974) is a Women's National Basketball Association player who plays for the Washington Mystics. Events On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul
In her first season in 2003 with the Tennessee Fury of the NWBL (National Women's Basketball League), Hammon led the league in scoring, averaging 20. The National Women's Basketball League or NWBL was an organization governing basketball leagues for women in the United States. 6 points per game. In 2004, Hammon signed with the Colorado Chill, a new team to the NWBL, but played in only 2 games because of a knee injury she sustained in the 2003 season when playing for the New York Liberty.
Primarily used to provide instant points off the bench, Hammon finally had a breakout season in 2003, providing much-needed offense for the Liberty. However, her season was cut short by a knee injury.
When aging star Teresa Weatherspoon was not re-signed by the team that year, Hammon was thrust into the starting point guard role. Teresa Gaye Weatherspoon (born December 8, 1965 in Pineland Texas) is a former American Women's National Basketball Association player She would help guide the Liberty to a playoff berth in 2004 amongst very close competition in the Eastern Conference.
On August 5, 2004 Hammon represented the WNBA All-Stars in the WNBA vs. USA basketball game that pitted the 2004 USA Women's Basketball team against WNBA players at Radio City Music Hall. Below are the teams for Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City 's Rockefeller Center. On August 16, 2005, Hammon scored her 2000th WNBA career point. At the end of the 2005 season, she was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.
In 2005, in a rematch of the previous year's championship game, Hammon and the Chill defeated her old team and won their first NWBL title. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2005 in athletics (track and field Track Hammon received the game's Most Valuable Player award with 31 points, 6 assists and 3 steals.
In 2006, Hammon was named Most Valuable Player of the NWBL, leading the Chill to a second straight Pro Cup title. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track
In the 2006-07 WNBA offseason, Hammon finally made New York her offseason home.
In January '07 she moved to Spanish League and played for Rivas Futura.
On April 4, 2007 during the WNBA Draft, Becky Hammon was traded to the Silver Stars along with a second round draft pick in the 2008 draft for the second overall first round pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft, center Jessica Davenport. Jessica Davenport, born June 24, 1985, is a reserve center for the WNBA's New York Liberty.
Hammon had her best season of her career in 2007 posting career high averages of 18. 8 ppg (fourth best) and 5. 0 apg (first in WNBA). She is also an MVP candidate after leading the Silver Stars to a 20-14 record and the second seed in the Western Conference. The San Antonio Silver Stars are a team in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA based in San Antonio Texas. While in San Antonio, Hammon earned the nickname, "Big Shot Becky" because of her ability to hit shots in clutch moments. It comes from the nickname "Big Shot Bob" given to San Antonio Spurs forward, Robert Horry. The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. Robert Keith Horry (born August 25 1970 in Harford County Maryland) is an American professional Basketball player [2]
After getting the impression that she would once again fail to make the U. S. Women's National Basketball Team, Hammon announced she would try to claim a roster slot on the Russian basketball team in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China[3]. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Hammon became a Russian citizen earlier in 2008. The coach of Russia's team, Igor Grudin, is also the sports director of the CSKA team that Hammon plays for in Moscow during the WNBA off-season. The announcement that she would participate in camps for the Russian national team came the same day that it was also announced that national team player (and CSKA teammate of Hammon's) Olga Arteshina had become pregnant. Hammon also signed a three-year extension with the CSKA team at around the same time she was named as a prospect for the national team.
Broadcasting
In 2006, Hammon began working during the WNBA offseason as a sideline reporter for ESPN telecasts of NBA basketball games. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Her first broadcast was a Spurs-Cavs game in San Antonio on November 3, 2006. The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional Basketball team based in Cleveland Ohio. [4][5]
References
- ^ Manhattan Living. August 2005. 15.
- ^ Gillette, Felix (2005-06-16). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Sideshow Bob. slate. com. Retrieved on 2008-06-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history
- ^ Drehs, Wayne (2008-04-08). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Hammon's Olympic dream puts her in Russian uniform. ESPN. com. Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed
- ^ Hammon Taking on the NBA. WNBA. com (2006-10-31). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed
- ^ Swin Cash .... WNBA. com. Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed
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