Colorado State University Athletics
25 Hangs Forever
1/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | General
This afternoon Colorado State basketball legend Becky Hammon was awarded with the highest honor a CSU athlete can attain. Hammon joined four others as the only athletes to have their number retired. Hammon?s No.25 was unveiled to 2,562 fans in a halftime ceremony honoring her accomplishments.
Hammon and her family were joined at half court by Director of Athletics Mark Driscoll, University President Dr. Larry Penley FAA President Eileen Phillips and Slam Dunk Club President Bill Lentz.
Hammon was presented with a jersey and received a standing ovation before sharing a few words with her loyal fans.
She competed at Colorado State from 1995-99 and holds nearly every school scoring record.
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. Hammon concluded her Colorado State playing career in 1999, becoming the school?s first women?s basketball 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.
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.
The other four jerseys retired are: 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.
