Becky Hammon, Las Vegas Aces win back-to-back WNBA titles
Becky Hammon has made more history.
The coach of the Las Vegas Aces helped lead the team to the WNBA title Wednesday night as the Aces beat the New York Liberty 70-69.
The victory gave the Aces a 3-1 series win in the Finals, propelling Las Vegas to back-to-back titles. The Aces are the WNBA's first repeat champions since 2001-02.
Hammon is the third coach in WNBA or NBA history to win back-to-back titles in their first two seasons as coach.
The injury-hit Aces were missing multiple starters.
"This one's sweeter," Hammon said after the game, according to ESPN. "It just is. It's harder to do."
Becky Hammon is just the THIRD head coach in WNBA or NBA history to win BACK-TO-BACK championships in her first two years 🫡 pic.twitter.com/0Bk9858HPa
— espnW (@espnW) October 19, 2023
Hammon set CSU career records that still stand for points, points per game (21.9), field goals made (918) and attempted (1,894), free throws made (539) and attempted (641), 3-pointers made (365) and attempted (888), and steals (315).
She was a three-time All-American as a Ram. Hammon was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame earlier in 2023.
🏆 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🏆
Congratulations to @CSUWBasketball 𝙇𝙀𝙂𝙀𝙉𝘿 @BeckyHammon for leading the @LVAces to back-to back WNBA Championship victories! 👏 #Stalwart x #WNBAFinals pic.twitter.com/vQjLTPMV6Z— Colorado State Rams 🐏 (@CSURams) October 19, 2023
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