Tully Louise Bevilaqua is an Australian retired professional women's basketball player.
12 Facts About Tully Bevilaqua
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Tully Bevilaqua previously served as an assistant with the Phoenix Mercury in 2023.
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Tully Bevilaqua formerly played for the San Antonio Stars in the WNBA and the Perth Lynx in Australia's WNBL.
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Tully Bevilaqua went undrafted but was signed by the Cleveland Rockers as a free agent before the 1998 season began.
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Tully Bevilaqua appeared in 12 regular-season games before being waived by the team in July 1998.
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Tully Bevilaqua did not make the Australian national team until 2006 at the age of 34, when she helped lead the Opals to the gold medal in the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women.
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On 27 August 2007, Tully Bevilaqua played a key scoring, defensive, and leadership role in the greatest comeback in WNBA history when the Indiana Fever overcame a 22-point first half deficit to win the deciding game three of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Connecticut Sun.
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Later that week on 31 August 2007 Tully Bevilaqua was awarded the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award from the WNBA.
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Tully Bevilaqua is one of only four WNBA players to record at least 800 career assists and 500 career steals.
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One of the highlights of Tully Bevilaqua's career was her participation on the 2004 Seattle Storm championship team.
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Tully Bevilaqua's hobbies include karaoke singing, golfing, tennis, cricket, and reading Patricia Cornwell's novels.
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In 2013, Tully Bevilaqua married her partner Lindsay, with the union becoming official with Indiana's recognition of same-sex marriage in October 2014.