Rebecca Allen (basketball)

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Rebecca Allen
Rebecca Allen 2022 (cropped).jpg
Phoenix Mercury
Position Guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 (age 31)
Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight162 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school Carey Grammar (Victoria)
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Dandenong Rangers
2010–2012 Australian Institute of Sport
2012–2015 Melbourne Boomers
2015–2019 New York Liberty
2015–2016 South East Queensland Stars
2016–2017 Good Angels Košice
2017–2018 ASVEL Féminin
2018–2020 Arka Gdynia
2020–present Valencia Basket
2021–2022 New York Liberty
2023 Connecticut Sun
2024–present Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women’s basketball
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Spain
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Turkey
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Australia
FIBA Asia Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Bangalore

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

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Allen was a member of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Opals were eliminated after losing to the USA in the quarterfinals. [1]

Early years

Allen was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia and is a dizygotic twin. She played in the junior competition for the suburb Nunawading. Allen was sought out by the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) at the age of 16. [2]

Career

WNBL

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 (2015–2016). [3] In 2014, Allen was awarded the WNBL Robyn Maher Defensive Player of the Year. [4]

Alongside the WNBL, in Australia Allen played with the Knox Raiders for the 2013 SEABL Season where the team took home the Championship. Allen starred and was awarded the Barbara Barton (Grand Final MVP) medal. She was previously awarded the 2011 SEABL Youth Player of the Year. [5]

WNBA

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] She made her WNBA debut in the Liberty’s 2015 season opener against Atlanta, scoring six points. [7] Shortly into the 2015 season, Allen suffered a season-ending right knee cartilage injury and decided to return home to Australia to undergo surgery. [8]

Allen was traded to the Connecticut Sun in January 2023, as part of a three-team deal. [9]

On February 3, 2024, the Connecticut Sun traded Allen to the Phoenix Mercury in a sign-and-trade deal in exchange for Moriah Jefferson. [10]

LIGA FEMENINA ENDESA

In 2020, after the pandemic, she signed with the Spanish team, Valencia Basket.

National Team

Youth Level

Allen made her debut for the Gems at the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women held in Chile. [11] Her long arms and legs earned her the nickname "Spida". [4]

Senior Level

Allen is a current member of the Australian Women's basketball squad. [3] Following good form in preliminary lead-up games, Allen was selected to represent the Opals at the 2014 World Championship held in Turkey where she would make her national team debut. [12]

In 2019, Allen was named to the final roster for the 2019 FIBA Asia Cup. [13] After strong showings throughout this tournament, Allen was named to the tournament All-Star Five. [14]

Allen, like all the other members of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Opals women's basketball team, had a difficult tournament. The Opals lost their first two group stage matches. They looked flat against Belgium and then lost to China in heartbreaking circumstances. In their last group match the Opals needed to beat Puerto Rico by 25 or more in their final match to progress. This they did by 27 in a very exciting match. However, they lost to the United States in their quarterfinal 79 to 55. [15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2015 New York 2017.0.300.000.0004.50.01.51.01.53.0
2016 New York 21613.3.459.567.8671.70.50.40.50.65.7
2017 New York 3309.2.376.341.3332.00.50.30.30.52.8
2018 New York 28010.4.376.263.8401.70.30.30.30.53.8
2019 New York 24217.2.417.426.8132.50.70.50.70.77.2
2021 New York 251324.6.343.381.8923.71.11.61.20.89.2
2022 New York 251920.9.379.313.8333.41.20.81.01.07.0
Career7 years, 1 team1584015.6.384.369.8292.50.70.70.70.75.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 New York 106.71.0001.000.0000.00.00.01.00.03.0
2021 New York 1129.0.500.600.0004.00.01.03.00.011.0
2022 New York 3016.3.286.1671.0003.01.30.70.31.04.3
Career3 years, 1 team5117.0.391.4171.0002.60.80.61.00.65.4

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References

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  2. ↑ "Rebecca Allen". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 Basketball Australia. Opals Players: Rebecca Allen. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 Ward, Roy (3 March 2014). Rebecca Allen re-signs with Melbourne Boomers. The Age. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ↑ South East Australian Basketball League (19 December 2013). WNBL star Rebecca Allen returns to the Spectres. SEABL. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Basketball Australia (3 February 2015). Allen signs with New York Liberty. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Rebecca Allen Bio. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Rebecca Allen to Miss Remainder of 2015 Season (18 June 2015). Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Connecticut Sun Acquire Rebecca Allen, Tyasha Harris and the No. 6 Pick in a Three-Team Trade". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sun trading Rebecca Allen to Mercury for Moriah Jefferson". espn.com. WNBA. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  11. ↑ FIBA Archive. Under 19 World Championship for Women. Team: Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Basketball Australia (10 September 2014). Jayco Oplas Team Named for FIBA World Championship for Women. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUSTRALIAN OPALS ANNOUNCE TEAM FOR FIBA WOMEN'S ASIA CUP". australia.basketball.
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