Bea to play professional basketball in Europe

Beyonce Bea is going pro.

Bea, a 2019 Washougal High School graduate, will head to Europe this fall to continue her basketball career as a professional after signing a one-year contract with AB Contern of the Luxembourg Basketball League (LBBL).

“For me, it’s about getting to experience a new culture, new languages, new foods, all that type of stuff, and getting to see things over there, explore travel a little bit, while continuing to play basketball and get paid for it,” she said. “I was just looking for a great experience and a chance to keep playing and see new things while I can. Obviously, I always want to continue to get better on the court as well, but I think it’ll be just a great new experience playing in a different country where maybe their playing styles and how everything’s set up is a lot different than it is here in the States.”

After leading Washougal High to a 2A state championship in 2019, Bea joined the University of Idaho women’s basketball team and left four years later as one of the best players in Vandals history.

She played in 116 games during her Idaho career, starting all but two of them. During her four seasons in Moscow, Idaho, she averaged 16.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, shooting 44.8% from the field. She was named as an all-Big Sky Conference third-team selection during her freshman season, and earned first-team all-conference honors during her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns.

After capping her Vandals career in dominant fashion, finishing as the sixth-highest scorer in NCAA Division-I during the 2022-23 season, averaging 22.8 points per game, Bea transferred to Washington State University, where she averaged 6.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while shooting a team-high 51% from the field during the 2023-24 campaign while surpassing 2,000 career points and 1,000 rebounds for her career.