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Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | October 3, 2006||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Grandview (Aurora, Colorado) | ||||||||||||||
College | UCLA (commit) | ||||||||||||||
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Sienna Betts (born October 3, 2006) is an 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.
Betts was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain and moved around the country during her childhood due to the basketball career of her father, Andrew. [1] Her mother, Michelle, played volleyball for Long Beach State. [2] Before focusing on basketball, she also played soccer. [3]
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. [4] [5] During the 2023 Colorado class 6A state championship game, she scored 22 points and 20 rebounds, to help lead Grandview to the state championship. [6] 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. [7] [8]
On January 27, 2025, she was named to the 2025 McDonald's All-American Girls Game. [9]
Betts is considered a five-star recruit and the No. 2 player in the 2025 class by ESPN. [10] 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. [11] In November 2023, she verbally committed to play college basketball at UCLA alongside her sister Lauren. [12] [13]
On May 18, 2024, Betts was named to the United States under-18 national team for the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup. [14] [15] During the tournament she averaged 13.2 points, 8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. [16] 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. [17]