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Bevilaqua's bright future in the US

08 Feb, 2009 10:32 AM
IT COULD finally be the last hurrah.

Tully Bevilaqua will fly to the US tomorrow for what she believes will be her last two seasons of basketball as a player.

The 36-year-old lines up for her fourth season with the Indiana Fever and leaves Australia confident she can still leave her mark on the WNBA.

She will be playing her 10th season in the US and is on track to surpass the 300-game mark in the WNBA.

Bevilaqua will also be chasing another championship ring to complement the jewellery she claimed in 2004 when Seattle won the title.

But rather than focus on what could be the beginning of the end, Bevilaqua is excited about what could happen next.

''I'm pretty sure I'll be closing the curtain on the career after these two years it's been a long career, and I think it'll be getting close,'' she said.

''I won't turn my back on opportunities in the States, obviously my focus is to earn some extra dollars. I do need to utilise the next two years in terms of income capacity and it's probably better for me to be over there earning money.''

That's not to say she has turned her back on Australia.

While she's sure she won't add to her 17 years in the WNBL, she is as hungry as ever to don the Opals outfit again. She plans to discuss her playing prospects with new national coach Carrie Graf. She only began her international career with the Opals in 2006 and still believes she has plenty to offer.

''I must admit even watching the Caps hasn't enticed me to play training has definitely fuelled my passion to get back on court again, but I know I made the right decision to stop playing here. But I'm very keen to talk to Graffy about what the Australian component holds for me.

''We'll talk about where I fit and hopefully there is the possibility of being involved for the next couple of years. I'm very realistic, if [Graf] says, 'I don't know if you'll fit in' then I'll understand it's just part of the cycle.''

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Tully Bevilaqua leaves tomorrow for the US to play another two seasons with the Indiana Fever in the world's toughest women's basketball league, the WNBA
Tully Bevilaqua leaves tomorrow for the US to play another two seasons with the Indiana Fever in the world's toughest women's basketball league, the WNBA

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