2023 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Becky Hammon didn’t let going undrafted out of Colorado State stop her from becoming a WNBA legend.
(via San Antonio Spurs):
“My senior year, we were sold out, packed house, hosting the NCAA Tournament; and so all these magical things started happening. I thought, ‘Surely I’ll get drafted now because I’ve done all this stuff and my team’s winning. We’re doing all this great stuff.’ And sure enough, draft day comes around; and I never hear my name called. So that was obviously a low point for me. It was also a point where I got really determined, and said, ‘OK. I’ve been overlooked by so many big colleges. Being overlooked and underestimated is something that’s kinda always been a part of my career, I’m OK in that role; what I always want is just an opportunity.’ And New York gave me that opportunity.”
