| Tracey Beatty | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Position: | Centre |
| Birth Date: | 1979 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Victor Harbor, South Australia |
| League: | WNBL |
| Team: | Australian Institute of Sport Adelaide Lightning Canberra Capitals |
| Nationality: | Australian |
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Tracey Lea Rowley Beatty (née Braithwaite, born 9 March 1979) is a retired Australian women's basketball player, who represented the country at both junior and senior levels.[1]
Beatty commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 1995. Since then, Beatty has played for the AIS (1995 to 1997), Adelaide Lightning (1998 to 1999/04), and Canberra Capitals (2005/06 to 2009/10).[2] Her 352 WNBL games ranks 5th all-time.[3]
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.[1] [4] 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 Perth in round 3 and Townsville Fire in round 5.[5] At 202cm (80inches) tall, Beatty is the third tallest Opals player ever, behind Liz Cambage at 203 cm and Sue Geh at 205 cm.[6]
At official FIBA events, Beatty played for Australia at the 2007 World Championship for Junior Women, where she won a Silver medal.[7] [8] At that tournament, Beatty played alongside future WNBL and WNBA greats, Lauren Jackson and Penny Taylor.[9]
Reaching the 250 game threshold in season 2006/07, Beatty was awarded WNBL Life Membership.[10]