Tracey Lea Rowley Beatty (''née'' Braithwaite, born 9 March 1979) is a retired Australian women's

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player, who represented the country at both junior and senior levels.Women's National Basketball League. Player Profile
Tracey Beatty
Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 2015-02-21.

Biography

Beatty commenced playing in the

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(WNBL) in 1995. Since then, Beatty has played for the

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(1995 to 1997),

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(1998 to 1999/04), and

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(2005/06 to 2009/10). Her 352 WNBL games ranks 5th all-time. 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. 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

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in round 3 and

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in round 5. At 202 cm (6' 8") tall, Beatty is the third tallest

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player ever, behind Liz Cambage at 203 cm and

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at 205 cm. At official

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events, Beatty played for Australia at the 2007 World Championship for Junior Women, where she won a

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. At that tournament, Beatty played alongside future WNBL and WNBA greats,

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and

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. Reaching the 250 game threshold in season 2006/07, Beatty was awarded WNBL Life Membership.Women's National Basketball League
WNBL Life Members
Retrieved 2015-02-21.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beatty, Tracy 1979 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players Adelaide Lightning players Canberra Capitals players Shanghai Swordfish players Centers (basketball)