Tahlia Tupaea

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Tahlia Tupaea

No. 4 – Canberra Capitals
Position	Guard
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	(1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 24) Penrith, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
WNBA draft	2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2020	Sydney Uni Flames
2020–present	Canberra Capitals
Career highlights and awards
WNBL champion (2017)
Medals Representing  Australia Basketball FIBA U19 World Championship 2013 Lithuania Team 2015 Russia Team FIBA Oceania Junior Championships U17 Team 2014 Suva U19 Team

Tahlia Tupaea (born 1 June 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Professional career[]

WNBL[]

Tahlia Tupaea became the second youngest debutant in WNBL history at age 15 and 133 days when she took the court for the Flames in 2012.^[1] She played 10 games in her debut season. After gaining international experience Tupaea has continued her development with the Flames and is now a starting five team member. Tupaea scored a career high 29 points against the Melbourne Boomers on 24 October 2015.

WNBA[]

Tupaea was selected in the 3rd Round of the 2017 WNBA Draft, 36th overall, by the Minnesota Lynx

National team[]

She has been a strong member of the Opals Junior program representing the Gems for a three-year period participating in the World Championships in Lithuania and Russia taking home the bronze as a pivotal team member on both occasions as well as participating in the Oceania Championships in Fiji in 2014. Despite playing for the Gems at a young age, Tupaea was still eligible to play for the U17 team. She represented the U17 team at the 2013 Oceania Championships in Melbourne and then went on to place 5th at the 2014 World Championship in the Czech Republic.

References[]

External links[]

• Profile at Basketball Australia