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 ...

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 ...

Lauren Betts made her Final Four ... and insider insights from USA TODAY Studio IX. Betts, who was named the Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday, finished with a game ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Lauren Betts had ... She’s one of just three players to have multiple games with at least 30 points and 10 boards in the tournament in the last 25 seasons. “Betts did not beat us,” Mulkey ...

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 ...