Betnijah Laney
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| No. 44 – Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
October 29, 1993 Clayton, Delaware | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Smyrna (Smyrna, Delaware) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Rutgers (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17th overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–present | Chicago Sky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Perth Lynx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Betnijah Laney (born October 29, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for Rutgers University.[1]
Early life
Laney started playing basketball at 10 years old, largely thanks to her mother having played basketball competitively.[2]
High school and college career
Laney attended Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Delaware where she averaged 23.7 points, 10 rebounds, 4.4 steals, 4.3 assists and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior and was named a McDonald's All-American.[3]
In her four-year career at Rutgers, Laney played 129 games with 107 starts, and averaged 10.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game.[3]
Professional career
On April 16, 2015, Laney was selected by the Chicago Sky with the 17th overall pick in the 2015 WNBA draft.[4] In her rookie season playing for the Sky, Laney averaged 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds in 33 games (32 regular season and one playoff).[5]
On July 16, 2015, Laney signed with the Perth Lynx for the 2015–16 WNBL season.[6] On November 11, 2015, she was named in the WNBL's Team of the Week for Round 5 after recording 12 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists against the Adelaide Lightning on November 8.[7] On January 13, 2016, she earned Team of the Week honors for a second time.[8] On February 16, she was named WNBL Player of the Month for January.[9] She led the Lynx to a second place regular season finish with a 16–8 win/loss record, and went on to score a game-high 23 points in the team's semi-final win over the first-seeded Townsville Fire.[10] With the win, the Lynx advanced to the WNBL grand final for the first time since 1999.[11] There they were outclassed by the defending champion Townsville (who made it to the grand final via the preliminary final), losing the best-of-three series 2–0. Laney appeared in all 27 games for the Lynx in 2015–16, averaging 15.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
References
- ↑ Phillips, Carron J. (May 21, 2015). "Betnijah Laney returns to Delaware with Chicago Sky". DelawareOnline.com. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Perth Lynx - Betnijah Laney Bio". YouTube.com. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- 1 2 "Betnijah Laney Bio". ScarletKnights.com. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ↑ Phillips, Carron J. (April 17, 2015). "Former Smyrna star Betnijah Laney selected 17th in WNBA Draft". DelawareOnline.com. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Betnijah Laney WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ↑ "PERTH LYNX SIGN WNBA PLAYER BETNIJAH LANEY". PerthLynx.com. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ↑ "BETNIJAH LANEY NAMED IN WNBL TEAM OF THE WEEK". PerthLynx.com. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ↑ "WHITCOMB, LANEY NAMED IN WNBL TEAM OF THE WEEK". PerthLynx.com. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ↑ "BETNIJAH LANEY NAMED WNBL PLAYER OF THE MONTH". PerthLynx.com. February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Fire vs Lynx". WNBL.com.au. February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ↑ "LYNX SMASH FIRE, QUALIFY FOR GRAND FINAL". PerthLynx.com. February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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