Official Site of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team: Athletes: The Team: Tully Bevilaqua

TULLY BEVILAQUA

QUIRKY STUFF
Childhood ambition	To represent Australia in anything!!
Proudest Moment	Winning the World Championships in Brazil.
Favourite Food	Roast Lamb
Perfect holiday	Hawaii
Greatest band	U2
Dream car	Mazda RX8
Finest sportsperson	Michael Jordan
Inspiration	My family
Motto	You always miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
Star sign	Cancer
Tattooes/Piercings	Bellybutton ring & 2 tattoos (celtic design on back and the WNBA championship trophy with my number 44 included on front near hip)
I began this sport . . .	because my brothers were playing it and I wanted to also.
Participation in other sports	I grew up in the country so as a junior I played just about everything.
When I am not training/competing I am . . .	relaxing at home or catching up with friends.

Event	Basketball - Women
Position	Point Guard
Date of Birth	19 Jul 1972
Age at start of Games	36
Born	Merredin, WA
Lives	Canberra, ACT
Height	165cm
Weight	66kg

Club	Canberra Capitals, ACT
Coach(es)	Jan Stirling (2004 - present) Carrie Graf (2004 - present)
Olympic Games	Debut

Education

Secondary Education: Merredin Senior High School, WA

Career Highlights

Winning a gold medal at the 2006 World Championships in Brazil.

Winning the 2004 WNBA Championship for Seattle.

Recent Performances

3rd - Good Luck Beijing Test Event (Beijing, China)

1st - 2006 World Championship for Women (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

1st - 2006 Commonwealth Games (Melbourne, Australia)

1st - 2006/07 WNBL Championship (Sydney, Australia)

Interesting Facts

A veteran in the WNBL for the Canberra Capitals, Tully has won the Defensive Player of the Year award 5 times, the Good Hands award 3 times and was part of the championship winning team two seasons in a row.

Tully began her career in the WNBA with the Portland Fire and has since played for the Seattle Storm and the Indiana Fever - her current team. In 2004, with the Storm, she won the WNBA Championship and in 2005 was named in the WNBA All-Defensive Team.

Tully was a member of the national team that won the 2006 World Championship, automatically qualifying Australia for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Tully ranks 12th on the WNBA’s all-time steals list, she led the WNBA in steals per turnover in both 2004 and 2005, and during 2007 she broke the 1,000-point barrier.

During the 2006/07 WNBL season, playing for the Canberra Capitals, Tully wrote a column for the Canberra Times called “Holding Court with Tully Bevilaqua". She hopes to work in the media when her basketball career is over.