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Betnijah Laney-Hamilton

#44

New York Liberty

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Guard-Forward

Season
PPG
9.5
RPG
3.3
APG
2.4
Career
PPG
9.5
RPG
3.3
APG
2.4
Height
6-0
Birthdate
Oct 29, 1993
Weight
166 lbs
College / Country
Rutgers / USA
Draft
2015 Rnd 2 Pick 17
Experience
10 years

2024 WNBA Champion | 2024 WNBA Leader in +/- | 2023 All-Defensive Second Team | 2022 Dawn Staley Leadership Award | 2021 WNBA All-Star | First-Ever Liberty Player to Open a Season with Eight Consecutive 20+ Point Games (2021) | 2020 WNBA Most Improved Player

About Betnijah

• WNBA Champion with New York Liberty (2024)
• Led WNBA in +/- in 2024 (+9.7)
• All-Defensive Second Team (2023)
• Dawn Staley Leadership Award (2022)
• WNBA All-Star (2021)
• Eastern Conference Player of the Week (June, 1 2021)
• First-Ever Liberty Player to Open a Season with Eight Consecutive 20+ Point Games (2021)
• WNBA Most Improved Player (2020)
• All-Defensive First Team (2020)
• No. 17 overall pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft (Chicago)

Awards and Honors

2x All-Defensive Team
2020 / 2023
1x Most Improved Player
2020
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