[2][4][5] Zavecz attended the University of Wyoming from 2004 to 2008, where she majored in human nutrition and food.

[1][5] One of her biggest challenges moving from Melbourne to Wyoming in to attend university was the cold winter weather.

[7] Zavecz played representative basketball for Country Victoria at the under-16 and under-18 levels at the national championships.

[1] Prior to going to the United States, she played for Bulleen in the Victorian Basketball League where she was coached by Raquel Conel.

[5] While on road trips with the WNBL AIS team, they were never allowed to eat fast food.

[15] Zavecz earned her first call up to the Australia women's national basketball team in 2010[16] and participated in a tour of China, USA and Hungary in mid-2010.

[18] In the first game against China, Australia won 73–67 with Zavec contributing in key moments in the fourth quarter.

[19] She played in the 2012 Summer Olympic qualifying game against the New Zealand women's national basketball team.