Laney Signs Training Camp Contract With Connecticut Sun
Feb 09 | Women's Basketball
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Former Scarlet Knight standout Betnijah Laney has signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun, it was announced this week.
Laney joins the Sun after playing for the Bendigo Spirit in Australia where she averaged 14.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game this winter.
A 2015 Rutgers graduate, Laney was an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press and a First Team All-Big Ten selection by both the media and coaches her senior season. During the 2014-15 campaign, she averaged 15.8 points and 10.7 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights, guiding Rutgers to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Laney holds the RAC rebounding record (men or women) having hauled in 24 rebounds against the No. 6 North Carolina Tar Heels in RU's first-ever ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The Clayton, Delaware native totaled 1,401 career points and 912 rebounds in her Rutgers career and is only one of four Scarlet Knights to accumulate over 1,400 points and 900 rebounds in a career.
Laney was selected as the 17th overall pick by the Chicago Sky in 2015 and was the 17th Scarlet Knight drafted in the WNBA.
Laney joins the Sun after playing for the Bendigo Spirit in Australia where she averaged 14.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game this winter.
A 2015 Rutgers graduate, Laney was an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press and a First Team All-Big Ten selection by both the media and coaches her senior season. During the 2014-15 campaign, she averaged 15.8 points and 10.7 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights, guiding Rutgers to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Laney holds the RAC rebounding record (men or women) having hauled in 24 rebounds against the No. 6 North Carolina Tar Heels in RU's first-ever ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The Clayton, Delaware native totaled 1,401 career points and 912 rebounds in her Rutgers career and is only one of four Scarlet Knights to accumulate over 1,400 points and 900 rebounds in a career.
Laney was selected as the 17th overall pick by the Chicago Sky in 2015 and was the 17th Scarlet Knight drafted in the WNBA.
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