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

Rebecca Allen

No. 9 – New York Liberty
Position	Guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 (age 29) Wangaratta, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	162 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Carey Grammar (Victoria)
Playing career	2009–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	Lyon ASVEL féminin
2018–2020	Arka Gdynia
2020–present	Valencia Basket
2021–present	New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
WNBL Defensive Player of the Year (2014) SEABL Grand Final MVP (2013) SEABL Youth Player of the Year (2011)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals Women’s basketball Representing  Australia FIBA World Cup 2018 Spain 2014 Turkey 2022 Australia FIBA Asia Cup 2019 Bangalore

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 bred in Melbourne, Australia. She played in the junior competition for the suburb Nunawading. Allen has twin brother, Christopher.

Allen got the nickname "Spida" because of her sheer drive, raw talent and long limbs. She 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]

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.[9] 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.[10]

In 2019, Allen was named to the final roster for the 2019 FIBA Asia Cup.[11] After strong showings throughout this tournament, Allen was named to the tournament All-Star Five.[12]

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 USA in their quarterfinal 79 to 55.[13]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games 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 high	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015	New York	2	0	17.0	.300	.000	.000	4.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	1.5	3.0
2016	New York	21	6	13.3	.459	.567	.867	1.7	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.6	5.7
2017	New York	33	0	9.2	.376	.341	.333	2.0	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	2.8
2018	New York	28	0	10.4	.376	.263	.840	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	3.8
2019	New York	24	2	17.2	.417	.426	.813	2.5	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.7	7.2
2021	New York	25	13	24.6	.343	.381	.892	3.7	1.1	1.6	1.2	0.8	9.2
Career	6 years, 1 team	133	21	14.6	.386	.384	.828	2.3	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	5.5

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2017	New York	1	0	6.7	1.000	1.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0
2021	New York	1	1	29.0	.500	.600	.000	4.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	11.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	2	1	18.0	.556	.667	.000	2.0	0.0	0.5	2.0	0.0	7.0

See also

• List of Australian WNBA players

References

External links

• Rebecca Allen at FIBA

На других языках

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- [en] Rebecca Allen (basketball)

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[ru] Аллен, Ребекка

Ребекка Кейт Аллен (англ. Rebecca Kate Allen; род. 6 ноября 1992 года в Вангаратте, штат Виктория, Австралия) — австралийская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступает в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации. Не выставляла свою кандидатуру на драфт ВНБА 2014 года, но ещё до старта следующего сезона подписала договор с командой «Нью-Йорк Либерти». Играет на позиции атакующего защитника и лёгкого форварда.

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