Tracey Beatty

Tracey Lea Rowley Beatty (née Braithwaite, born 9 March 1979) is a retired Australian women's basketball player, who represented the country at both junior and senior levels.[1]

Tracey Beatty
Australian Institute of Sport
Adelaide Lightning
Canberra Capitals
PositionCentre
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (1979-03-09) 9 March 1979
Victor Harbor, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
World Junior Championships
1997 BrazilTeam Competition

Biography

Beatty commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 1995. Since then, Beatty has played for the AIS (1995 to 1997), Adelaide Lightning (1998 to 1999/04), and Canberra Capitals (2005/06 to 2009/10).[2] Her 352 WNBL games ranks 5th all-time.[3]

In the 2006/07 (2007) Grand Final, Beatty won the MVP award after her 12-point, 12 rebound, 3 assist and 3 blocked shot performance.[1][4] Also in 2007, Beatty led the league with 70 blocked shots in only 21 regular season games at an average of 2.7 per game, including 6-block games against Perth in round 3 and Townsville Fire in round 5.[5] At 202 cm (6' 8") tall, Beatty is the third tallest Opals player ever, behind Liz Cambage at 203 cm and Sue Geh at 205 cm.[6]

At official FIBA events, Beatty played for Australia at the 2007 World Championship for Junior Women, where she won a Silver medal.[7][8] At that tournament, Beatty played alongside future WNBL and WNBA greats, Lauren Jackson and Penny Taylor.[9]

Reaching the 250 game threshold in season 2006/07, Beatty was awarded WNBL Life Membership.[10]

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References
  1. Women's National Basketball League. Player Profile: Tracey Beatty. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  2. Women's National Basketball League. All Time Playing Roster Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  3. Women's National Basketball League. Players with 100 or more career games Archived 17 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  4. Basketball Australia (18 February 2007). Capitals win defence jobs WNBL title. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  5. AUS - Defencejobs WNBL statistical award winners announced (13 February 2007). FIBA.com. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  6. Tracey Beatty has a tall storey to tell you (6 August 2011). News Limited. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  7. FIBA Archive. Player Search: Tracey Braithwaite. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  8. FIBA Archive. 1997 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  9. FIBA Archive. 1997 World Championship for Junior Women. Australia. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  10. Women's National Basketball League. WNBL Life Members. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
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