Stanford commit Lauren Betts will not be solely headed to Palo Alto to proceed her basketball profession, however she will even be signing to Excel Sports activities Administration, as revealed solely to SLAM and WSLAM.
At 6’7, the Grandview Excessive College senior middle has emerged because the No. 1 recruit within the nation by means of her extremely dominant and elite type of play, which has helped her earn quite a few accolades, together with back-to-back Gatorade Colorado Participant of the 12 months, 2021 MaxPreps All-America First-Staff honors, and Colorado Participant of 12 months, in addition to an All-State and Tutorial choice in 2019.
The Colorado-native can also be a two-time gold medalist and helped lead america to the FIBA Americas U16 Championships and the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup.
Betts will add one other achievement to her highschool profession when she performs within the McDonald’s All American Recreation on March 29.
“Lauren has all the time offered issues since she arrived at Grandview at 6-foot-7,” Arapahoe Excessive College head coach Jerry Knafelc stated in a information launch after Betts received her second straight Gatorade POY award. “This season, Lauren has actually improved her total recreation. She has developed a constant mid-range shot, improved her free throws, and, extra importantly, she has improved her passing and decision-making.”
Immediately was a very good day. Pleased for you, Lauren!!! 🍔🍟 pic.twitter.com/C2lRv1qnBf
— MissB (@Michelle_Betts_) March 10, 2022
Even with all of her success thus far, that is just the start for the long run Cardinal. Betts averaged 17.2 factors, 11.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and three.6 blocks per recreation this season.
