Sienna Betts
{{short description|American basketball player (born 2006)}}
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| position = Forward
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| team = Grandview
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|10|3}}
| birth_place = Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
| nationality = American, British
| high_school = Grandview (Aurora, Colorado)
| college = UCLA (commit)
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Sienna Betts (born October 3, 2006) is a Spanish-born British-American basketball player who attends Grandview High School, where she is ranked as the No. 2 recruit in the 2025 class by ESPN. She is committed to play college basketball at UCLA.
Early life and high school career
Betts was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain and moved around the country during her childhood due to the basketball career of her father, Andrew.{{cite web |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/03/09/grandview-lauren-betts-top-prospect-nation-stanford/ |title=Grandview’s Lauren Betts has lived up to the hype as nation’s top prospect — but she still needs a championship |newspaper=The Denver Post |first=Kyle |last=Newman |date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=January 27, 2025}} Before focusing on basketball, she also played soccer.{{cite web |url=https://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/251/sienna-betts-251-wslam-feature/ |title=The Rise of Sienna Betts: The No. 2 Player in the Class of 2025 Talks Accolades, Her Work Ethic and What’s to Come Next Year at UCLA |work=Slam |first=Mya |last=Peterson |date=August 13, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}
Betts plays basketball for Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado. During her sophomore year, she averaged 21.6 points, 16.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per. Following the season, she was named Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year and Ms. Colorado Basketball.{{cite web |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2023/03/08/grandview-sienna-betts-gatorade-colorado-girls-basketball-player-year/ |title=Grandview’s Sienna Betts named Gatorade Colorado girls basketball player of the year |newspaper=The Denver Post |first=Joe |last=Nguyen |date=March 8, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2023/04/02/ms-colorado-basketball-grandview-sienna-betts/ |title=Ms. Colorado Basketball Sienna Betts stepped out of sister’s shadow, carried Grandview to Class 6A title as double-double machine |newspaper=The Denver Post |first=Kyle |last=Newman |date=April 2, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2025}} During the 2023 Colorado class 6A state championship game, she scored 22 points and 20 rebounds, to help lead Grandview to the state championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2023/03/11/grandview-beats-monarch-6a-girls-title/ |title=Grandview, paced by Sienna Betts, beats Monarch for 6A girls title |newspaper=The Denver Post |first=Patrick |last=Saunders |date=March 11, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2025}} During her junior year, she averaged 22.5 points, 15.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 3.3 blocks and 2.2 steals and was named Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.{{cite web |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/14/sienna-betts-colorado-gatorade-girls-basketball-player-of-year-2024/ |title=Grandview girls basketball star Sienna Betts named Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year |newspaper=The Denver Post |first=Matt |last=Schubert |date=March 14, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://sentinelcolorado.com/sports/preps/girls-basketball-grandviews-sienna-betts-repeats-as-colorado-gatorade-poy/ |title= Girls Basketball: Grandview’s Sienna Betts repeats as Colorado Gatorade POY |newspaper=Sentinel Colorado |first=Courtney |last=Oakes |date=March 14, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2025}} During her senior year, she averaged 23.5 points, 16.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 3.4 blocks and was named Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year for the third consecutive year.{{cite web |url=https://gazette.com/sports/grandview-high-school-betts-wootten-award/article_8ca486b6-4fd4-5bab-ab4b-35441b5a1cda.amp.html |title=Grandview's Sienna Betts earns another national girls basketball honor |newspaper=The Gazette |first=Paul |last=Klee |date=April 1, 2025 |access-date=April 1, 2025}} She was also named Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/ucla/women-s-basketball/bruins-sienna-betts-mcdonalds-all-american-mvp |title=Bruins' Top Signee Sienna Betts Wins Another Major Award |website=SI.com |first=Tom |last=Cavanaugh |date=April 3, 2025 |access-date=April 3, 2025}}
On January 27, 2025, she was selected to play in the 2025 McDonald's All-American Girls Game. During the game she scored 16 points, seven rebounds, and two assists, and was named MVP.{{cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/QyIZ9oWmHkupM1xNLjXZeA/sienna-betts%2C-aaliyah-chavez%2C-jazzy-davidson-headline-2025-mcdonalds-all-american-game-selections.htm |title=Sienna Betts, Aaliyah Chavez, Jazzy Davidson headline 2025 McDonald's All American Game selections |website=MaxPreps |first=Aaron |last=Williams |date=January 27, 2025 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44498764/ucla-commit-sienna-betts-leads-west-east-mcdonald-all-american-girls-game |title=Sienna Betts leads West win in McDonald's All American girls' game |website=ESPN.com |date=April 3, 2025 |access-date=April 3, 2025}}
=Recruiting=
Betts is considered a five-star recruit and the No. 2 player in the 2025 class by ESPN.{{cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2024/11/15/womens-basketball-bruins-sign-sienna-betts-lena-bili-263 |title=Bruins Sign Sienna Betts, Lena Bilić |website=uclabruins.com |date=November 15, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2025}} In May 2023, she posted a list of semifinalist schools she was considering, including South Carolina, Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, UCLA, USC, UConn, Oregon, Arizona and Michigan.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/ucla/womens-basketball/ucla-womens-basketball-makes-class-of-2025-forward-sienna-betts-top-11 |title=UCLA Women's Basketball Makes Class of 2025 F Sienna Betts' Top 11 |website=Sports Illustrated |first=Sam |last=Connon |date=May 31, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2025}} In November 2023, she verbally committed to play college basketball at UCLA alongside her sister Lauren.{{cite web|url=https://sentinelcolorado.com/sports/preps/girls-basketball/girls-basketball-grandviews-sienna-betts-announces-commitment-to-ucla/ |title=Girls Basketball: Grandview’s Sienna Betts announces commitment to UCLA |newspaper=Sentinel Colorado |first=Courtney |last=Oakes |date=November 15, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://denvergazette.com/sports/college-sports/grandview-star-sienna-betts-commits-to-play-basketball-at-ucla-colorado-sunshine/article_4d9acc2e-81b0-11ee-98f5-c301aadbb867.html |title=Grandview star Sienna Betts commits to play basketball at UCLA |newspaper=Denver Gazette |first=Paul |last=Klee |date=November 13, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}
National team career
On May 18, 2024, Betts was named to the United States under-18 national team for the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup.{{cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/news/2024/05/usa-basketball-announces-2024-usa-womens-u18-national-team |title=USA Basketball Announces 2024 USA Women’s U18 National Team |website=usab.com |date=May 18, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://gazette.com/high-school-sports/sports/girls_basketball/ucla-commit-grandview-girls-basketball-player-sienna-betts-remains-focused-on-mission/article_49376c28-269c-11ef-af01-57b039eadcb0.html |title=UCLA commit, Grandview girls basketball player Sienna Betts remains focused on mission |newspaper=The Gazette |first=Marcus |last=Hill |date=June 9, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2025}} During the tournament she averaged 13.2 points, 8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40525951/girls-basketball-recruiting-looking-u17-u18-team-usa-summer-rosters |title=Girls' basketball recruiting: Looking at the U17 and U18 Team USA summer rosters |website=ESPN.com |first=Shane |last=Laflin |date=July 10, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2025}} She led the tournament in efficiency (19.8) while averaging just 16.9 minutes per game. During the final against Canada she recorded 15 points and nine rebounds to help the United States win a gold medal. She was subsequently named to the all-tournament team.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-americup-2024/news/edwards-crowned-mvp-betts-bascoe-mcdowell-and-lagowski-also-in-all-star-5 |title=Edwards crowned MVP; Betts, Bascoe, McDowell and Lagowski also in All Star 5 |website=usab.com |date=June 24, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}
Personal life
Betts' father Andrew was a power forward for the Great Britain / England national teams who played for several leading European clubs and was drafted by the NBA's Charlotte Hornets. Her mother, Michelle, played volleyball for Long Beach State.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/story/_/id/26950334/women-basketball-recruiting-well-traveled-lauren-betts-heads-chile-usa-basketball |title=Women's basketball recruiting: Well-traveled Lauren Betts heads to Chile with USA Basketball |website=ESPN.com |first=Walter |last=Villa |date=June 11, 2019 |access-date=January 27, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.usab.com/players/sienna-betts USA Basketball bio]
{{Morgan Wootten Player of the Year}}
{{McDonald's All-American Game Girls MVP}}
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Category:American women's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Arapahoe County, Colorado
Category:Forwards (basketball)
Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans