UCLA Women’s Basketball Lands 5-Star Commit Sienna Betts for 2025

The UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team has secured a major commitment from 5-star prospect Sienna Betts, who will join the squad in 2025-26. Betts, the younger sister of current UCLA center Lauren Betts, is the No. 3 overall prospect in her junior class, according to Gabby Alfveby of The Flagler College Gargoyle.

Sienna Betts, a 5-star prospect, commits to UCLA women’s basketball.

Sienna explained that her decision to sign with UCLA had little to do with her sister’s presence on the team. “I liked UCLA; they were my dream school way before she went there, and it’s just a coincidence that we like the same school. We have the same taste in people,” Sienna said.

However, Sienna did acknowledge that she and Lauren have had a complex relationship in the past. “We do [get along] now, but when we were younger, we used to fight a lot, and that was one of the main reasons I wasn’t going to go to Stanford when she was there,” Sienna said. “Because I just wanted to go my own separate way and do my own thing, and so that’s why it hurts when people are saying I’m following her because it’s really not about her at all, the fact that I’m going there.”

Sienna credited her competitive drive and hard work for her success. “For me, it was growing up as the younger sister, and everyone always comparing us,” Sienna added. “I was just really competitive my whole life, and I always just wanted to be better than Lauren. I had a trainer, and I would train with him every day and we just got in the gym a lot. He really helped me not just on the basketball side but on the mental side, bringing up my confidence and making me believe it’s really possible to reach the level that I wanted to.”

Sienna Betts’ hard work and dedication paid off with her commitment to UCLA.

The addition of Sienna Betts is a significant boost to the UCLA women’s basketball program, which is already thriving with her sister Lauren on the team. With Sienna’s talent and competitive drive, the Bruins are poised to become an even more formidable force in the Pac-12.

The UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team is on the rise with Sienna Betts on board.