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Aussies in the WNBA
Bec Allen celebrates 1500 career points milestone
Australian Rebecca Allen #9 of the Chicago Sky has scored her 1,500th point in the WNBA. Photo: Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images
Bec Allen joins the WNBA 1500 career points club, marking a milestone season with the Chicago Sky
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Elite Australian spot-up shooter Rebecca "Bec" Allen is now part of the WNBA's 1500 career points club.
Allen, 32, scored her 1500th point in Chicago Sky's 80-60 loss to the red-hot Las Vegas Aces on September 8, 2025.
The Sky have been eliminated from the playoffs in 2025.
Australian Opals star Allen is a 10-year WNBA veteran. She spent seven seasons in New York with the Liberty before stints in Connecticut, Phoenix and now the Sky.
She is a teammate of rising star Angel Reese.
Allen scored her career high 28 points against the Minnesota Lynx on August 14, 2019 (AEST) in 29 minutes off the bench. She went 11-from-15 from the field, including an absolute scorching 6-from-7 from three.
Career Overview
- Seasons Played: 9
- Teams: New York Liberty (2015–2019, 2021–2022), Connecticut Sun (2023), Phoenix Mercury (2024), Chicago Sky (2025)
- Career Games: 258 (100 starts)
- Career Averages (per game):
- Minutes: 17.6
- Points: 5.8
- Rebounds: 2.7
- Assists: 0.9
- Steals: 0.7
- Blocks: 0.7
- FG%: .385 | 3P%: .355 | FT%: .772
Year-by-Year Highlights
- 2015 (NY Liberty, rookie) – Limited to 2 games, but showed rebounding presence (9 rebounds in 34 minutes).
- 2016 (NYL) – Breakout season: .459 FG% and .567 3P% in 21 games.
- 2017–2018 (NYL) – Became a steady rotation player; averaged ~3–4 points, strong perimeter defense.
- 2019 (NYL) – Career-best scoring year in early stint: 7.2 PPG in 24 games.
- 2021 (NYL) – Expanded role, started 13 games, career-high 229 points, averaged 9.2 PPG with 48 threes.
- 2022 (NYL) – Solid contributor with balanced scoring (7.0 PPG, 3.4 RPG).
- 2023 (Connecticut Sun) – Best all-around season: career-highs in games (40), minutes (21.5 MPG), rebounds (2.8 RPG), and total points (255).
- 2024 (Phoenix Mercury) – Consistent starter (18 starts), efficient .421 FG% and .357 3P%.
- 2025 (Chicago Sky) – Veteran leadership role, 42 games, career-high 53 assists in a season, contributed 5.0 PPG.
