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Six-time WNBA All-Star Becky Hammon inducted into basketball Hall of Fame

Hammon is a six-time WNBA All-Star, WNBA Coach of the Year and the first rookie coach to win a WNBA title when she led the Aces to their championship.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 2023 induction class on Saturday, and Becky Hammon is part of it.

Hammon is a six-time WNBA All-Star, two-time All-WNBA first-team member, the 2022 WNBA Coach of the Year and first rookie coach to win a WNBA title. She led the Las Vegas Aces to the 2022 title, the first sports professional championship for the city of Las Vegas.

Hammon made history with the San Antonio Spurs when she became the first female assistant coach officially hired by an NBA team. She coached under Gregg Popovich for eight seasons. Popovich is the NBA’s all-time winningest coach with more than 1,360 wins with the Spurs. He is also being inducted into the Hall in 2023.

Popovich has always championed Hammon and lauded her basketball knowledge. He even spoke to the Aces during their championship run.

Enshrinement weekend will start Friday, Aug. 11 at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort, the home of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun. Coincidentally, the Sun are the team the Aces beat to secure their first WNBA championship. The festivities kick off with an awards gala, the Class of 2023 jacket and ring presentations and the annual Hall of Fame Awards.

The Class of 2023 will be enshrined in the Hall on Saturday, Aug. 12 in Springfield’s historic Symphony Hall in Massachusetts.

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