Where is Lauren Betts from?

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Lauren Betts is a junior college basketball player who plays as a center for the UCLA Bruins, a team that competes in the Big Ten Conference. She attended Grandview High School before starting her college basketball career. At Stanford, Betts played in 33 games and averaged 5.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and nearly one block in 9.7 minutes per game in the 2022-23 season. For her nation side, she won two gold medals for the United States, one in the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup which was held in Hungary, and the other one 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Chile.

In the 2023-24 season, Lauren Betts registered a career-high 18 rebounds which she recorded against Florida State which was ranked No. 20 that season. Betts ended the season with three back-to-back double-doubles and recorded 12 that year. She attended 29 games and started 27 of them, averaging 27.2 minutes per game.

Lauren Betts hometown

Lauren Betts's hometown is Centennial, Colorado. According to her official athlete profile at UCLA Bruins, she was born in Vitoria, Spain, and lived in Barcelona, Seville, Málaga, and San Sebastian. Betts later moved to Colorado when she turned eight. She is a graduate of Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado. As a five-star talent, ESPN HoopGurlz and Prospects Nation ranked her No. 1 player in the country. Betts was named McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Classic All-American in 2022. She also earned the WBCA High School Player of the Year. As a senior in high school, Betts won the Colorado state championship. She averaged 17.2 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.6 blocks and 3.5 assists per game. While Betts was in her freshman year, she also focused on volleyball and competitive swimming.

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Lauren Betts nationality

Lauren Betts is an American by nationality.

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FAQs on Lauren Betts

A. Michelle and Andy Betts are the parents of Lauren Betts as per her official athlete profile at UCLA Bruins.

A. Lauren is the youngest of four siblings. She has a younger sister named Sienna and younger brothers Dylan and Ashton.

A. Yes. Sienna Betts is the younger sister of Lauren Betts.

A. Lauren Betts stands  6'7" (2.01 m) tall. 

A. Lauren Betts plays as a center on her basketball team.

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