by admin | Sep 13, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In her first year as head coach of the Las Vegas Aces, Becky Hammon’s impact on the franchise has been undeniable. After spending eight seasons as an assistant under Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs, Hammon made the leap into head coaching on the WNBA...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Progress, the saying goes, does not occur on a straight line. When Becky Hammon was hired as the first full-time female assistant in the NBA, the first woman to be a full-time assistant in any of the major North American men’s professional leagues, it was a sea change...
by admin | Jan 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Becky Hammon finally will be a head coach. The Las Vegas Aces, an organization in the WNBA, gave her an overdue opportunity, and she will have the control and the support needed to build a championship contender. The news, rightfully, was met with its share of...
by admin | Jan 4, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Glass-ceiling breaker Becky Hammon has interviewed for multiple NBA head coaching positions. She’s ready for the opportunity to be a head coach, but she hasn’t received an offer there. Hammon — who was hired as the first full-time female assistant...
by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In August 2014, Becky Hammon played her final game for the San Antonio Stars, and said goodbye to the WNBA to move on to an assistant coaching role with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs. Now, she’s reportedly finalizing a five-year deal and returning to the...
by admin | Dec 21, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
It is inevitable that Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon is bound to become a head basketball coach. But if you are penciling her name to patrol the sidelines on an NBA team, think again. In an interview with ESPN’s LaChina Robinson, Hammon was asked about...
by admin | Aug 13, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
For San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, last season had its ups and downs. Not only did the team have to navigate COVID-19 protocols and an impactedschedule, but they finished the season with a 33-39 record, ranked tenth in the Western Conference. And yet,...
by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
With the Portland Trail Blazers’ head-coaching search underway, San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Chauncey Billups, Brooklyn Netsassistant coach Mike D’Antoni and...
by admin | May 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Becky Hammon has made history many times during her WNBA and NBA careers. But the San Antonio Spurs assistant coach won’t be satisfied until she shatters one of the highest glass ceilings in all of sports: Becoming an NBA head coach. All signs suggest...
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