A former McDonald's All-American coming out of high school at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado, Lauren Betts was named one of four finalists for both the Naismith and defensive player of ...

The first day UCLA returned from the offseason, Kiki Rice could see Lauren Betts ... the incredible player she was. But I think a lot of it was about her realizing that.” Betts is the engine ...

When you’re a 6-foot-7 female basketball player, you have some obvious advantages. It sure helps when you tower over everyone else on the court.

but one thing she has never seen is another Lauren Betts. College basketball has only one of those. The UCLA Bruins center is, in some ways, an old-school player in that she uses her size to her ...

LOS ANGELES — This doesn’t seem like something Lauren Betts would ... the Bruins didn’t go to Betts even more often. “An absolute generational player,” Close said of Betts, the unanimous ...

Meanwhile, Lauren Betts has been named as one of the four finalists for both the Naismith and defensive player of the year. She also earned the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Year title ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Junior Lauren Betts has been named the 2025 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year presented by MOLECULE, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday. The 6-foot-7 center ...

AP All-America center Lauren Betts, Ayoka Lee and Sedona Prince are traditional post players, and all have been in the middle of their teams making it to the Sweet 16 in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

LOS ANGELES -- UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close wanted to give Lauren ... field goal, Betts reached 30 points and -- along with her 14 rebounds -- became the first UCLA player to score ...

Who is Lauren Betts? Here's what to know on the UCLA women's basketball star forward from her season stats to her family and ...