Betnijah Laney-Hamilton family

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Betnijah Laney-Hamilton family
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton

The ten-year veteran shooting guard Betnijah Laney-Hamilton is a professional women's basketball player for the New York Liberty in the WNBA. At 6 feet tall Laney-Hamilton began her basketball career at Smyrna High School in Delaware. During her senior year, she led the team in scoring, averaging 23.7 points, 10 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 4.4 steals per game and earning a spot in the McDonald's All-American 2011.

Laney-Hamilton continued her basketball journey at Rutgers, where she played for the Scarlet Knights. As a freshman in 2011, she was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team. Due to her college performances, she was drafted 17th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2015 WNBA draft. Her professional career gained momentum in 2020 when she was awarded the WNBA Most Improved Player and earned a spot on the WNBA All-Defensive First Team in the same year. The following year, she was selected for the All-Star game. After that, she improved a lot as a scorer and Currently, she is averaging 11.9 points, 3.5 assists, and 4.3 rebounds per game with an impressive defensive count of 1.3 steals per match as of August 2024.

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton parents

Yolanda Laney is the mother of Betnijah Laney-Hamilton. She was a basketball player who played college basketball at Cheney State. She also led her team to the final four two times and made it through the national championship in 1982. She played as a guard in high school and college. Her father's details are not available in the public domain.

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton siblings

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton has one brother named Shakaris Laney.

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton husband

Jordan Hamilton is the husband of Betnijah Laney-Hamilton. He is also a basketball player drafted into the NBA in the 2011 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. He played only four seasons in the NBA in the Denver Nuggets from 2011 to 2014. Currently, he plays in the Japanese B. league and his team name is The Taipei Fubon Braves. The couple got married in November 2021.

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FAQ's On Betnijah Laney-Hamilton family

A. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton played as a shooting guard for the New York Liberty

A. In the 2024 season, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton is averaging 11.9 points, 3.5 assists, and 4.3 rebounds per game as of August 2024.

A. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was drafted in the 2015 NBA draft by the Chicago Sky.

A. As of 2024, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes $182,700 per year as per Spotrac.

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