Amongst the Champs: Becky Hammon (Asst. Spurs Coach)

 There's always a story behind every story. Sometimes we never get the full truth until that times comes to know it. Becky Hammon, a 5'6" guard known for her so many different things in the world of basketball but might not get the attention that she should.
Becky Hammon in high school was the top of South Dakota. She averaged 26 ppg and became state champ. She then, being unrated in her prospect search for basketball in high school went off to Colorado State University to join the Rams and help lead the team to a promising future. In 1998-99 season in college, she lead her team to a 33-3 record and the sweet 16 and named conference player of the year.

She broke the all time record of school for the conference in scoring set by Keith Van Horn. She went on to set 5 records and known as the greatest player her school had ever seen. There was 1 issue...when the WNBA draft came around which had only been for 2 years, she was underrated again. She would be told that she was not ready and had not played against enough tough competition to get into the NBA.

Hammon would not be drafted in the 1999 WNBA Draft but go unsigned to the New York Liberty. Her career would take off when drafted in the 2003 season, where she would be named a first time all star. She would later in her career play for the San Antonio Stars. She would be a 6x all star and named one of the top 15 greatest players of all time. Not to forget, she would play for the USA and Russia on their Olympic Women's Teams.

Becky Hammon; Picture Courtesy: WNBA.com

Only July 23, 2014, she would announce that she would be retiring from playing basketball. She has always been against all odds and it doesn't seem like she is willing to back up from the table of finding an opportunity to make her mark in basketball at another level. On August 5, 2014, she was named the first full time assistant coach for an NBA team for the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs.

Men have always been involved in basketball, rather female or male. The question everybody is asking is...Will she be ready to help contribute to the team? I think her ability to always fight against the odds will help her in the long run do some of the greatest things. You never know... she might become the first Head Coach one day. Congrats to Becky and doing something that can help the future