Becky Hammon (born March 11, 1977 in South Dakota) is an American professional women's basketball player, coach, point guard, and currently an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
In 1999, Becky Harmon joined the WNBA, playing for the New York Liberty (1999-2006) and the San Antonio Silver Star (2007-2014). He has been named to the WNBA All-Star Team six times in his career, the first team of the WNBA All-NBA twice, the second team of the All-NBA twice, the assist king of the WNBA in 2007, and the top 15 superstars in the history of the WNBA in 2011. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
At the WNBA draft on April 4, 2007, Harmon and the Liberty were exchanged for the 2008 second round picks to the San Antonio Silver Star in exchange for the 2007 WNBA leader Jessica Davenport. In the 2006–07 season, Harmon averaged 20.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Because of her shooting ability in key moments, she earned a similar title to Spurs player Robert Horry's "big shot rob," "big shot becky." (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
In the 2007–08 season, Harmon averaged 17.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, leading silver stars to the playoffs for the second consecutive year with a WNBA best of 24 wins and 10 losses, beating sacramento monarchs and los Angeles sparks and winning the Western Conference championship, but was swept by Detroit shock in the Finals. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
On February 6, 2008, Becky Harmon set a Guinness World Record: 42 free throws in one minute and 38 of 38. On New Orleans All-Star Weekend 2008, Becky Harmon, Tim Duncan and David Robinson teamed up to win the "Mixed Shot" game. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
In the 2008–09 season, Harmon averaged 19.5 points and 5.0 assists per game, leading the team to a 15-19 record in the regular season. Lost in the first round of the playoffs to eventual champion Phoenix Mercury. This year Harmon was selected as an All-Star and made it to the WNBA's All-NBA First Team. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
On Dallas All-Star Weekend 2010, Becky Harmon, Dirk Nowitzki and Kenny Smith won the Shooting Stars game for Texas. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
In 2011, WNBA officially announced the top 15 superstars in history, and Becky Harmon was listed among them. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
In 2013, Becky Harmon suffered a finger injury while practicing in preseason and endured persistent ACL tears during the season before eventually having to announce season reimbursement. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
On July 23, 2014, Becky Harmon officially announced his retirement. She scored 5,809 points overall (7th all-time) and 1,687 assists (fourth all-time) in the WNBA. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
On August 2, 2015, the New York Liberty played halftime against the Seattle Storms
Becky Harmon, who is now a teaching assistant for the Spurs, presented her with an honor and was inducted into the Team History Hall of Fame. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
On June 26, 2016, the San Antonio Silver Star held a jersey retirement ceremony for Spurs assistant coach Betsy Harmon after today's game, and Harmon's No. 25 jersey hung over the arena. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
In the semifinals of the women's basketball team at the Beijing Olympic Games, the Russian women's basketball team met the American women's basketball team in a narrow road. A detail before the game was emotional, when the U.S. national anthem was played, Harmon, like the U.S. players, put his right hand on his chest and saluted his homeland. And when the Russian national anthem sounded, Harmon lowered his right hand. Unfortunately, Harmon, who had previously performed well, played abnormally under the tight defense of his fellow Americans, scoring only 3 points, and Russia also lost by 15 points. Russia defeated the Chinese women's basketball team in the subsequent bronze medal battle and won the bronze medal. (Image courtesy of Oriental IC)
On July 23, 2014, Becky Harmon officially announced his retirement. On August 6 of the same year, Becky Harmon was hired by the NBA San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach, becoming the first full-time female assistant coach in NBA history. In October 2017, Becky Harmon was inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame.
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