Bec Allen retires from basketball at 33 years old: goodbye to a historic Valencia Basket player
Rebecca Allen ends his professional career. The 33-year-old Australian forward says goodbye to basketball after more than a decade competing in the WNBA and an extensive international career in which her time with Valencia Basket also stood out, with which she won three titles.
His last season was played in New York libertywhere he met Raquel again Careerwith whom he had already shared a dressing room in the Taronja team.
The last chapter of his career came with the elimination of the Liberty in the semifinals of the WNBA 2026. The New York franchise fell to the Atlanta dream by 83-85 in the third game of the series, closing the tie with a 3-0 loss and ending Allen’s professional career.
The Australian had already made the decision to retire before the start of the season. Despite regaining prominence during the summer and enjoying good moments on the track, he maintained his initial plans. After the elimination, she explained that she faced this new stage calmly and was satisfied to be able to say goodbye to basketball on her own terms.
In her last campaign in the WNBA, Allen averaged 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 29 games12 of them as a starter, with 40.6% accuracy from the three-point line. His career in American competition began precisely in New York and also included stages in Connecticut Sun,Phoenix mercury and Chicago Sky.
One of the special details of this last season was his reunion with Raquel Carrera in New York liberty. The Spanish international debuted in the WNBA in 2026 and shared a team with Allen again after having coincided for several seasons in the Valencia Basket.
Bec Allen left an important legacy in the Valencia Basketa club he joined in 2020 and where he played two stages, adding 107 games played. The Australian was one of the outstanding pieces of the team led by Rubén Burgos which won the EuroCup Women in 2021, the entity’s first European title. That success was the beginning of a historic year for the club, which also raised the LF Endesa Super Cup and the SuperCup Women.
