Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State To Honor Becky Hammon By Retiring Jersey Number
12/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Fort Collins ? Becky Hammon, the most prolific women?s basketball player in Colorado State University history, will have her jersey number retired during ceremonies to be held Jan. 22 in Fort Collins.
Director of Athletics Mark Driscoll announced today that Hammon?s jersey number, 25, will be retired following the Rams? game Jan. 22 against UNLV. That game begins at 2 p.m. in Moby Arena.
?Becky Hammon without question is the finest women?s basketball player in school history,? said Driscoll. ?On behalf of the entire athletic department, the Former Athletes Association (FAA), and university community, it will be an honor to retire her jersey, and have it hang among four of the most legendary names in the history of Colorado State University athletics.?
Driscoll said the athletic department, the FAA and the women?s basketball support group, the Slam Dunk Club, will announce the weekend?s events during the coming days.
Hammon and her family will be honored and recognized at halftime of the game, with retirement ceremonies to follow.
Driscoll said the athletics department is contacting former players to attend the weekend?s activities.
?This is a monumental occasion for our entire program. I know that the public, and the many supporters of our athletics program and specificially our women?s basketball program, will be excited to be a part of the jersey retirement ceremonies,? said Driscoll.
Hammon concluded her Colorado State playing career in 1999, becoming the school?s first women?s basketballl All-American that season. She was also the recipient of the Francis Pomeroy Naismith award for the nation?s best player under five feet, eight inches tall.
Hammon was a three-time conference player of the year, a four-time first-team all-conference performer, the league?s freshman of the year, and 15-time conference player of the week award winner. She was named the league tournament most valuable player as a freshman.
The native of Rapid City, S.D., still owns three Colorado State single game records, nine single season records, and 10 career records.
Since the completion of her CSU career, she has played professionally in the WNBA. She has earned all-star recognition the past two years during her career with the New York Liberty. She also plays professionally locally for the Colorado Chill.
Only four other jerseys have been retired in school history. They include the school?s first consensus football All-American and former director of athletics, the late Thurman ?Fum McGraw; the school?s first volleyball All-American and Olympian, Sherri Danielson; the first men?s basketball All-American in school history, the late Bill Green; and former football all-star, the late Eddie Hanna.
