Rebecca Allen (basketball)

Rebecca Allen
No. 9 – New York Liberty
Position Forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992
Wangaratta, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2009–2010 Dandenong Rangers
2010–2012 Australian Institute of Sport
2012–2015 Melbourne Boomers
2015–present New York Liberty
2015–2016 South East Queensland Stars
2016–present Good Angels Košice
Career highlights and awards
Medals
FIBA World Championship
2014 Turkey National team

Rebecca "Spida" Allen (born 6 November 1992) is an Australian women's basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Biography

Allen is a current member of the Australian Women's basketball squad.[1] She is regarded as one of the best athletes in the Jayco Opals program. Allen also represented Australia at the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women held in Chile.[2] Her long arms and legs earned her the nickname "Spida".[3]

In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), Allen has played for the Dandenong Rangers (2009 - 2010), Australian Institute of Sport (2010 - 2012), Melbourne Boomers (2012–2015) and South East Queensland Stars (2015–present).[1] In 2014, Allen was awarded the WNBL Robyn Maher Defensive Player of the Year.[3]

Allen played with the Knox Raiders in 2013 SEABL Season where the team took out the Championship. Allen starred and consequently was awarded the Barbara Barton (Grand Final MVP) medal. She was previously awarded the 2011 SEABL Youth Player of the Year.[4]

Following good form in preliminary lead-up games, Allen was selected to represent the national team at the 2014 World Championship held in Turkey.[5] After her success at the World Championship, where she won a bronze medal, Allen signed as a free agent with the New York Liberty for the 2015 WNBA season.[6] Shortly into the 2015 season, Allen suffered a season-ending right knee cartilage injury and decided to return home to Australia to undergo surgery.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Basketball Australia. Opals Players: Rebecca Allen. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  2. ↑ FIBA Archive. Under 19 World Championship for Women. Team: Australia. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  3. 1 2 Ward, Roy (3 March 2014). Rebecca Allen re-signs with Melbourne Boomers. The Age. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  4. ↑ South East Australian Basketball League (19 December 2013). WNBL star Rebecca Allen returns to the Spectres. SEABL. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  5. ↑ Basketball Australia (10 September 2014). Jayco Oplas Team Named for FIBA World Championship for Women. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  6. ↑ Basketball Australia (3 February 2015). Allen signs with New York Liberty. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  7. ↑ Rebecca Allen to Miss Remainder of 2015 Season (18 June 2015). Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
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