The WNBA announced that Becky Hammon had been voted the Coach of the Year for the 2022 season.
After guiding the @LVAces to a 26-10 record and the No. 1 seed in her first season at the helm, @BeckyHammon is your 2022 #WNBA Coach of the Year 👏
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 26, 2022
Hammon is the 1st former player to win COTY honors in her debut season and the 3rd former player to earn this award 🙌#MoreThan pic.twitter.com/l9Y6Bk3r77
Hammon led the Aces to a 26-10 record, tied with the Chicago Sky for the best record in the League. The Aces also won the 2022 Commissioner’s Cup after beating the Sky, 93-83 in July. Las Vegas earned the No. 1 seed after earning the tiebreaker over the Sky. Hammon is the first former player to win the award during her debut season on the sidelines and she’s the third former player to earn the COTY award overall.
Add @WNBA 𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 to @BeckyHammon‘s debut season as Aces Head Coach!
— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) August 26, 2022
#1 overall record
#1 in scoring & offensive efficiency
2nd best winning percentage ever by a rookie H.C.
Franchise record for wins in a season
All-Star H.C.
Commissioner’s Cup Champ 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9g08o0Dy7u
The Aces coach became the second-ever female NBA coach when she worked the sideline as a Spurs assistant coach on Gregg Popovich’s coaching staff from 2014-2022. During her time on the Spurs coaching staff, she became the first-ever female head coach of a Summer League team in 2015. That same season, the Spurs won the Las Vegas Summer League title. She also became the first woman to serve on an All-Star coaching staff.
This was the voting breakdown for Coach of the Year. James Wade received eight votes. pic.twitter.com/JIggIK3XCb
— James Kay (@James_M_Kay) August 26, 2022
Hammon decided to sign on as the Aces’ head coach and first million-dollar coach after an offseason full of interviews for high-profile NBA head coach and GM jobs. She received prior offers and calls from the WNBA, including one from the Liberty that she nearly signed.
The Aces return to action on Sunday to play Game 1 of their series against the Seattle Storm. The semifinal series will feature a record seven former No. 1 overall picks being played between the Aces and Storm.
