2015
Selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
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Professional Basketball Player
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WNBA Comeback Player of the Year and relentless two-way wing.
Essentials
- Full name
- Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
- Years active
- 2015–present
- Position
- Shooting guard - small forward
- Nationality
- American
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- College
- Rutgers (2011–2015)
- Agent
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Essentials
- Full name
- Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
- Years active
- 2015–present
- Position
- Shooting guard - small forward
- Nationality
- American
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- College
- Rutgers (2011–2015)
- Agent
- {{agent name}}
betnijah's story
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton spent several seasons developing in the WNBA before her breakout 2021 campaign with the New York Liberty, where she emerged as one of the most versatile wings in the league. That season she won the Comeback Player of the Year award and established herself as a cornerstone of the Liberty's rebuilding project.
A physically imposing guard-forward who can defend multiple positions and score in a variety of ways, Laney-Hamilton has been part of a Liberty core that reached the WNBA Finals in 2023 and won the championship in 2024. She plays hard every possession and brings a defensive intensity that sets the tone for her team.
She married former NBA player Al Harrington's associate and has been a consistent presence on one of the WNBA's best franchises through its most successful period.
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Awards/Honors
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
2021WNBA Comeback Player of the Year
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espn.com
ESPN on Laney-Hamilton's breakout 2020 season
ESPN traced her rise from waiver-wire pickup to 2020 Most Improved Player and first-time All-Star.
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