Betnijah Laney

Gold Medals: 2022 FIBA World Cup, 2010 FIBA U17 World Cup, 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
Invited to attend 2023 USA Women’s National Team minicamp from Feb. 6-9 in Minneapolis.
As a member of the 2022 USA World Cup Team, averaged 5.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 15.2 minutes over eight games. USA went 8-0 en route to fourth consecutive World Cup victory in Sydney.
Participated in the 2022 USA National Team's February training camp in Washington, D.C.
Participated in the 2013 USA World University Games Team trials.
One of 15 finalists for the 2011 USA U19 World Cup Team.
As a member of the 2010 USA U17 World Cup Team that finished with an 8-0 record and the gold medal at the inaugural event, held in Rodez and Toulouse, France; played in all eight games and averaged 7.1 ppg. and 2.6 rpg.
Member of the 2009 USA U16 National Team the captured the FIBA Americas U16 gold medal with a perfect 5-0 in Mexico City; averaged a team third-best 13.2 ppg. to go with 3.8apg., 1.4 apg. and 1.4 spg.

Drafted: No. 17 by the Chicago Sky in 2015; signed by the Connecticut Sun on Feb. 7, 2018; signed with the Indiana Fever on Feb. 9, 2019; signed by the Atlanta Dream on June 24, 2020; signed as a free agent with the New York Liberty on Feb. 2, 2021.
WNBA Most Improved Player: 2020.
WNBA All-Defensive first team: 2020.
WNBA All-Star: 2021.
Has competed professionally overseas in Israel and Australia.
In 2022, played in nine games for the New York Liberty and averaged 11.2 points per game and 3.2 rebounds.
Started all 32 games with the Liberty in 2021 and averaged a team-high 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists.
In 2020, averaged 17.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.6 steals. while starting all 22 games for Atlanta en route to earning the WNBA Most Improved Player award.

Played four years for Rutgers University (2011-12 through 2014-15) and posted career averages of 10.9 ppg. and 7.1 rpg.
Associated Press All-America honorable mention (205).
All-Big Ten Conference first team (2015).
All-Met first team (2015).
All-American Atheltic Conference second team (2014).
Big East Conference All-Freshman Team (2012).
Had 20 double-doubles as a senior in 2014-15.

Born in Clayton, Delaware.
Played for Smyrna High School in Delaware, where she earned 2011 McDonald's, Parade Magazine and WBCA All-America honors.
Two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year.
Daughter of Yolanda Laney, who was an All-America guard at Cheney State and led the Wolves to a pair of Final Fours, including a national championship appearance in 1982. Has one brother, Shakaris.

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