Aces coach Becky Hammon was named the 2022 WNBA Coach the of the Year, the league announced Friday.
Hammon becomes the first former WNBA player to earn the honor in her first season as coach and the league’s only coach to win the award for a franchise she previously played with. The six-time WNBA All-Star also becomes the third former WNBA player to receive the honor, joining the likes of Sandy Brondello in ’14 and Suzie McConnell-Serio in ’04.
In her first season, Hammon led the Aces to a 26–10 mark during the regular season, marking the third-highest regular season winning percentage (.