Basketball Manitoba has announced that Manitoba forward Niyah Becker will continue her professional basketball career in Europe, signing with TTT Riga, the top women’s basketball club in Latvia.
Becker, entering her third professional season, joins a team with a storied history. Founded in 1958, TTT Riga competes in the Latvian League, the Baltic League, and the EuroCup, representing one of the most successful women’s basketball organizations in Europe. The club’s colours are blue and white.
Before arriving in Latvia, Becker played in both Slovenia and Spain during her first two seasons. In Slovenia, she made a major impact with ZKK Cinkarna Celje. She was the fifth-best scorer in the WABA League, averaging 15.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.1 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game while helping her team capture both the WABA and Slovenian SKL championships. Her strong play earned her multiple honours, including Eurobasket.com All-WABA Center of the Year and First Team recognition. In Spain, last season, she played with IDK Euskotren during the Euro Cup season, where she averaged 7.7ppg and 4.6 rpg before finishing the Spanish season with Spar Gran Canaria.
A graduate of Wake Forest University, Becker also spent three seasons with the University of Utah before turning pro. The 6’2” forward has represented Canada internationally, suiting up for the Senior National Team in 2025 at the AmeriCup and earlier for the U17, U18, and U19 National Teams competing at the U17 World Cup in Spain in 2017, the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, the U18 FIBA Americas in Mexico in 2018 and the U19 World Cup in Thailand in 2019. Becker was also a member of the U23 National Team that competed in the 2023 Global Jam Showcase and is currently a member of the Senior Women's National Team.
Becker’s signing with TTT Riga marks another milestone in her growing career as she continues to establish herself among Canada’s top professional women’s basketball players competing overseas.
For more on TTT Riga, visit: https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/TTT-Riga/7819?Women=1