In The News
- 12/27/22: Lauren Betts is the future of Stanford basketball, even if she isn't the now - Marisa Ingemi (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 6/10/22: No. 1 senior Lauren Betts is ready for her next journey at Stanford - Charlie Desadier (WSlam)
- 11/2/21: Bigger than tall: How No. 1 recruit Lauren Betts found herself and her voice - Eden Laase (Just Women's Sports)
Career Accolades | Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs
- Pac-12 champion (2023)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention - Coaches (2023)
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 13, 2023)
As a Freshman (2022-23) | Game-by-Game Stats• Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention - Coaches
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 13, 2023)
- Appeared in 33 games off the bench
- Averaged 5.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and nearly one block in 9.7 minutes per game
- Shot a team-high 60.2 percent from the field, the fifth-best single-season shooting percentage in school history
- Ranked fourth on the team in rebounding and fifth in scoring
- Scored a season-high 18 points against CSUN (11/9)
- First double-double came against Grambling State (11/26), scoring 11 points with 13 rebounds
- Finished with 10 double-digit scoring performances, including five of her last nine games vs. Pac-12 opponents
- Dished a season-best three assists at No. 21 Colorado (2/23)
- Blocked a season-high four shots at No. 17 Arizona (2/9)
- Totaled three steals at Portland (11/13)
- Averaged over eight points per game in her last 11 appearances of the season
USA Basketball
- Has won two gold medals playing for the United States (2021 FIBA U19 World Cup in Hungary, 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Chile)
- Named to the All-Star Five at the 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championship after averaging a double-double
- Youngest player on the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup team, nearly averaging a double-double
Prior to Stanford
- A 2022 graduate of Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo.
- A five-star talent, rated as the No. 1 player in the country according to both ESPN HoopGurlz and Prospects Nation
- McDonald's All-American (2022)
- Jordan Brand Classic All-American (2022)
- WBCA High School Player of the Year (2022)
- Two-time Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year (2021-22)
- One of four players in state history to win the award multiple times
- CHSAA Colorado Player of the Year (2022)
- Four-time all-conference and all-state (2018-22)
- Won Colorado state championship as a senior in 2021-22, averaging 17.2 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.6 blocks and 3.5 assists per game
- As a junior in 2020-21, averaged 17.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 1.9 assists per game, shooting 80 percent from the field
- Team advanced to semifinals of the state championship
- Advanced to the state championship game as both a freshman and sophomore
- Played club basketball for Colorado Premier (2019-21)
- Also played volleyball as a freshman and enjoyed competitive swimming as a child
Personal
- Born in Vitoria, Spain and lived in Barcelona, Seville, Málaga and San Sebastian before moving to Colorado at the age of eight
- Daughter of Michelle and Andy Betts
- Mother, Michelle, played volleyball at Long Beach State, winning the 1993 national championship
- Father, Andy, played basketball at Long Beach State
- Picked in the second round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets
- Featured experience playing for both England and Great Britain national teams
- Played professional basketball in Europe for 14 years in Spain, Italy, Greece and Ukraine
- Oldest of four children, with younger sister Sienna and younger brothers Dylan and Ashton
- Tied with Chandra Benton ('98) and Cori Enghusen ('02) as the tallest players in program history
- Volunteered locally with Project C.U.R.E., preparing medical supplies to be sent to developing countries around the world
- Donated her time at the Ronald McDonald House-Denver and as a youth basketball coach.