Hammon led the Spurs' Summer League team to the title, becoming the first woman to win an NBA Summer League championship as head coach.
On July 20, 2015, Becky Hammon served as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs' entry in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League and led the team to the tournament championship. In doing so, she became the first woman to serve as head coach of an NBA team at any level and the first woman to win an NBA Summer League title as head coach.
The Spurs' Summer League roster, composed largely of young prospects and fringe players, responded to Hammon's leadership with a championship run that demonstrated her tactical acumen and ability to command a locker room in a high-pressure, competitive environment — proving her readiness for larger coaching responsibilities beyond an assistant role.
This achievement was widely covered as a significant milestone in the ongoing evolution of women's roles in men's professional basketball. It reinforced the credibility Hammon had begun building as an assistant coach with the Spurs and fueled speculation, which persisted for years afterward, about whether she might eventually become the first woman to hold a full head coaching position in the NBA. The victory remains a frequently cited landmark in discussions of gender barriers being broken in professional sports coaching.