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Siren Sport / By Sophie Fazzolari

Former Opal Tully Bevilaqua is taking basketball to new heights in New Zealand

One of the greats of Australian basketball is helping to grow the women's game in New Zealand, making her mark as head coach.

Basketball champion Tully Bevilaqua has just come off her first season taking the reins at Mainland Pouakai in New Zealand's new-look 2022 Women's National Basketball League, named Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa.

The former Australian Opal and Seattle Storm WNBA champion says "watch this space" when it comes to the growth of women's basketball, not only across the ditch in this new league, but as the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup gets underway in Sydney.

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