Rebecca Lynn Hammon AKA Becky Hammon is an American-Russian professional basketball coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. During her early WNBA days, she played for New York Liberty and San Antonio Stars and is a three-time All-American basketball player for the Colorado State Rams.
The 44-year-old began her playing career in 1999 and her coaching career in 2014. Similarly, as of 2020, she became the first female acting head coach in NBA history after Spurs' head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected during a game.
With all the achievements, she surely earns some hefty amount for her hard work. So, keep scrolling to learn more regarding her net worth, career, and more.
Becky Hammon's Net worth: How Much Does She Earn From Coaching?
The beautiful and fearless athlete have an estimated net worth of around $500 thousand and her annual salary is estimated to be around $200 thousand.
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Being a sports trainer and athlete her income mainly revolves around the sport, basketball. Furthermore, she has also signed endorsements deals, advertisements, sponsorships, and so on which also aid a decent amount to her fortune.
According to various online tabloids, the average salary of an NBA head coach ranges from between $2 to $4 million annually. Whereas, assistant NBA coaches can earn around $39,226 as of 2021.
The 44-year-old coach likes to dress simple and is mostly spotted in sporty looks. Becky is rarely seen wearing accessories except for her wedding ring.
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Becky Hammon Career Highlight
Hammon started playing basketball in her days in high school. She was in Stevens High School South Dakota Miss Basketball and also became the South Dakota Player of the Year averaging 26 points.
After high school graduation, she attended Colorado State University and made her an All American three times. Likewise, she also became Colorado Sportswoman of the Year.
Becky's glorious achievements do not stop there. She became that WAC's of all the time by leading the score and was honored WAC Mountain Division player of the Year.
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Becky was signed with the New York Liberty in which she played with Liberty from 1999 to 2006 during the time in WNBA. She also played with San Antonio Stars in which she became six-time WNBA All-Star, Two-time All-WNBA Second Team, and two-time All-WNBA First Team.
On 25th June 2016, the San Antonio Stars retired Becky's no.25 jersey before the Atlanta Dream game.
After her playing career ended, Hammon was hired as an assistant coach for the Spurs on 5th August 2014. With this, she became the second female coach in NBA history. Similarly, in June 2015, she became the first-ever female head coach in the NBA's Summer League after she was announced as the coach for their summer league team.
On 30th December 2020, during her 17th season with the San Antonio Spurs, she became the first female acting head coach in NBA history after Gregg Popovich was ejected in the second quarter of the Spurs' 121-107 loss against the Los Angeles Lakers.