Stella Beck (born 25 September 1995) is a New Zealand professional basketball player.

Early life

Raised in Eastbourne, Hutt Valley, Beck attended

Hutt Valley High School Hutt Valley High School is a State school, state coeducational secondary school located in central Lower Hutt, New Zealand. A total of students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18) attend the school as of making the school one of the largest i ...

Lower Hutt Lower Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. It is New Zealand's sixth most p ...

Career

Early years

In 2012, Beck debuted in New Zealand's Women's Basketball Championship (WBC) for the Hutt Valley Flyers, earning Junior Player of the Year. She was named WBC MVP in 2013 and led Hutt Valley to the championship. She continued in the WBC in 2014 for the Capital Flyers.

College

Beck played

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for the

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between 2014 and 2018.

Saint Mary's statistics

Source

Professional

After a stint in the

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for the Townsville Flames, Beck joined the

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for the

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. In 2019, she played for the Launceston Tornadoes in the

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before joining the

Melbourne Boomers The Melbourne Boomers are an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. The Boomers compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play the majority of their home games at Melbourne Sports Centre – Pa ...

for the

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. She continued with the Boomers for the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland. In 2021, Beck returned to New Zealand and played for the Capital Swish in the Women's NBL. In 2022, she joined the Tokomanawa Queens and helped them win the inaugural

Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa The Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa is a women's semi-professional basketball league in New Zealand. History In December 2021, a new women's national basketball league was established for 2022 with five new franchises. The league's name ''Tauihi Bas ...

championship. She re-joined the Queens in 2023.

National team

Beck made her international debut in 2011 at the

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. She played for New Zealand in 2012 at the FIBA Oceania U18 Championship and then made her senior debut in 2013 at the FIBA Oceania Championship. She continued to play for the Tall Ferns in 2015, 2016 and 2019.

Personal life

Beck's father, Shawn, is a basketball coach. He was raised and educated in the United States.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beck, Stella 1995 births Living people Guards (basketball) Melbourne Boomers players New Zealand women's basketball players Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball players Townsville Fire players Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa players Sportspeople from Lower Hutt