Stella Beck

Stella Beck (born 25 September 1995) is a New Zealand professional basketball player.

Stella Beck

No. 7 – Tokomanawa Queens
Position	Guard
League	Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa
Personal information
Born	(1995-09-25) 25 September 1995 (age 29)
Nationality	New Zealand
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	159 lb (72 kg)
Career information
High school	Hutt Valley (Lower Hutt, New Zealand)
College	Saint Mary's (2014–2018)
WNBA draft	2018: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	Hutt Valley Flyers
2014	Capital Flyers
2018	Townsville Flames
2018–2019	Townsville Fire
2019	Launceston Tornadoes
2019–2020	Melbourne Boomers
2021	Capital Swish
2022–present	Tokomanawa Queens
Career highlights
TBA champion (2022) WBC champion (2013) TBA Defensive Player of the Year (2024) WBC MVP (2013) WBC All-Star Five (2013) WBC Junior Player of the Year (2012) 2× First-team All-WCC (2017, 2018) Second-team All-WCC (2016) WCC Newcomer of the Year (2015) WCC All-Freshman Team (2015)
Medals Representing  New Zealand Basketball FIBA Oceania Championship 2013 Australia / New Zealand Team 2015 Australia / New Zealand Team

Early life

Raised in Eastbourne, Hutt Valley,^[1] Beck attended Hutt Valley High School in Lower Hutt.^[2]

Career

Early years

In 2012, Beck debuted in New Zealand's Women's Basketball Championship (WBC) for the Hutt Valley Flyers, earning Junior Player of the Year.^[3] She was named WBC MVP in 2013 and led Hutt Valley to the championship.^[4] She continued in the WBC in 2014 for the Capital Flyers.^[5]

College

Beck played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels between 2014 and 2018.^[6]

Saint Mary's statistics

Source^[7]

Ratios

YEAR	Team	GP	FG%	3P%	FT%	RBG	APG	BPG	SPG	PPG
2014–15	Saint Mary's	33	55.0%	25.9%	56.4%	6.06	1.91	0.36	1.00	8.09
2015–16	Saint Mary's	28	55.9%	18.2%	72.0%	5.79	2.79	0.57	1.04	9.89
2016–17	Saint Mary's	31	54.6%	27.6%	73.2%	5.32	3.16	0.45	1.55	13.03
2017–18	Saint Mary's	31	59.9%	31.7%	73.2%	6.23	3.19	0.74	1.23	15.84
Career		123	56.6%	28.5%	69.6%	5.85	2.75	0.53	1.20	11.70

Professional

After a stint in the Queensland Basketball League for the Townsville Flames, Beck joined the Townsville Fire for the 2018–19 WNBL season.^[8] In 2019, she played for the Launceston Tornadoes in the NBL1 before joining the Melbourne Boomers for the 2019–20 WNBL season. She continued with the Boomers for the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland.^[5]

In 2021, Beck returned to New Zealand and played for the Capital Swish in the Women's NBL.^[9] In 2022, she joined the Tokomanawa Queens and helped them win the inaugural Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa championship.^[10] She re-joined the Queens in 2023.^[11] With the Queens in 2024, she was named the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa Defensive Player of the Year.^[12]

National team

Beck made her international debut in 2011 at the FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship.^[13] She played for New Zealand in 2012 at the FIBA Oceania U18 Championship and then made her senior debut in 2013 at the FIBA Oceania Championship. She continued to play for the Tall Ferns in 2015, 2016 and 2019.^[14]

Personal life

Beck's father, Shawn, is a basketball coach.^[2] He was raised and educated in the United States.^[15]