Tahlia Tupaea (born 1 June 1997) is an Australian-New Zealand professional basketball player.
Tupaea was born in Penrith, New South Wales.
Tupaea became the second youngest debutant in WNBL history in October 2012 at age 15 and 133 days. She played eight seasons for the Sydney Uni Flames between 2012 and 2020.
Tupaea played for the Canberra Capitals during the 2020 WNBL hub season in Queensland and then re-joined the team for the 2021âÂÂ22 WNBL season. After sitting out the 2022âÂÂ23 WNBL season, Tupaea was set to re-join the Capitals for the 2023âÂÂ24 WNBL season, but she did not end up playing. She played for the Sydney Flames during the 2024âÂÂ25 WNBL season. In December 2025, she had a one-game stint with the Canberra Capitals.
In April 2017, Tupaea was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx with the 36th and final pick of the 2017 WNBA draft.
In 2013 and 2015, Tupaea played in the Waratah League for the Penrith Panthers. In 2016, she played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the SEABL. She continued in the SEABL in 2017 and 2018 with the Sydney Uni Sparks before joining the USC Rip City in the QBL in 2019. In 2021, she returned to the Waratah League to play for the Bankstown Bruins, winning league MVP.
In 2022, Tupaea joined the Northern KÃÂhu for the inaugural season of New Zealand's Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa (TBA), where she won league MVP.
Tupaea started the 2023 NBL1 East season with the Penrith Panthers before re-joining the Northern KÃÂhu for the 2023 TBA season. She sustained a shoulder injury early in the season, as the KÃÂhu went on to win the 2023 TBA championship. She played for the Panthers again in the 2024 NBL1 season and the Northern KÃÂhu in the 2024 TBA season. She played for the Inner West Bulls in the 2025 NBL1 season and again for the Northern KÃÂhu in the 2025 TBA season.
Tupaea represented Australia at the 2013 FIBA Oceania U16 Championship, 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2014 FIBA Oceania U18 Championship, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship, and 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship.
Tupaea is a dual citizen of Australia and New Zealand.