BECKY HAMMON 1999-2014: Named one of the top 15 players in WNBA history

Too small. Too slow. Not very athletic. In 1999, those were some deficiencies offered for why Becky Hammon’s prospects of making it to the WNBA were slim. Fifteen years later, after going from undrafted free agent to one of the league’s 15 greatest players of all-time, Hammon is retiring. She will play her final regular-season home game when the Stars take on defending league champion Minnesota at 7 p.m. today at the AT&T Center. Express-News staff writer Terrence Thomas takes a statistical look at Hammon’s career: 38 Career-high points scored in one game @ Sacramento (7-30-09)

Getty Images file photo Olympics competed in. Hammon led 2 to the bronze medal in 2008 in , and a fourth- place finish in 2012 in London.

Estimated people it took to eat 4 the “Hammon Special,” a ham, egg and cheese sandwich the famed Carnegie Deli in New York created in her “It was a good day honor. The sandwich, for San Antonio which cost $9.95, was and a good day for made of six eggs, three slices of cheese and a few . That ounces of ham. The item is no day turned out longer offered. to be a day that, I think, uplifted this franchise.” 488 1,694 Dan Hughes, Stars Career steals, ranking Career assists, fourth Coach, on trading 15th in league history in league history for Hammon in 2007

Career free-throw percentage — “Basically, what made 1,180 of 1,316 foul shots, the you have here best in WNBA history 89.7 is you have a person who has a tremendous desire to succeed because she wasn’t going to let anything prevent her from making it as a player. She had a great competitive nature, and it was incredible to me.” , Hammon’s coach with the (1999-2004), to Fox Sports

“Whether it was knocking down threes, finishing in the paint with a little ‘English’ on her shot, or creatively distributing the ball to her teammates, Becky has been Edward A. Ornelas / San Antonio Express-News masterful at entertaining the crowd while she leads her team to success.” 828 5,834 , Hammon’s teammate 3-pointers made, Career points, seventh second in league history in league history with Stars (2007-11) “She’s proven that skills and IQ, coupled with heart and determination, are a winning mix and has inspired a generation of young players to never give up on their dreams.” Val Ackerman, Big East Conference commissioner and WNBA’s first president (1996-2005)

“She is the epitome of a relentless pursuit of a dream, of a career, of a goal. When you’re constantly having

Billy Calzada / San Antonio Express-News people tell you, ‘No, you’re not good enough. You can’t do that,’ she’s able to prove people wrong.” 506 12,510 , Hammon’s teammate with Stars (2007-09) WNBA games played in, Minutes played, 10th in sixth in league history league history Edward A. Ornelas / San Antonio Express-News Chuck Blount / San Antonio Express-News