Grandview’s Sienna Betts named Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year finalist
“Sienna is the definition of a great player,” Arapahoe head coach Jerry Knafelc said.
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Sienna Betts could add a major accolade to cap off her storied prep basketball career.
The Grandview High School senior was named one of three finalists for the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year on Thursday. The other two are Oregon guard/forward Jazzy Davidson and Texas guard Aaliyah Chavez.
“Sienna is the definition of a great player,” Arapahoe head coach Jerry Knafelc said in a news release. “She can score the ball nearly at will, block shots better than anyone, talks on defense and has a great work ethic. What makes her truly great to me is that she makes everyone else on her team better and genuinely embraces this role.
“I’ve coached against a number of very good players, some of whom have won the Gatorade Player of the Year award. None of them did it better than Sienna.”
Entering this weekend’s action, the 6-foot-4 Betts led the Wolves in every major category, averaging 23.2 points, 16.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.2 steals and 3.5 points. Grandview (23-3) entered as the top seed in the 6A playoffs and has advanced to this weekend’s Final Four.
The UCLA-bound forward is ranked as the No. 2 recruit in espnW’s 2025 class. She has won three straight Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year awards, following her sister and UCLA center, Lauren Betts, who received the honor the two years prior.
Beyond the court, she maintains a 4.2 weighted grade-point average and has volunteered with Unified basketball and the Ronald McDonald House.
She is also one of five finalists for both the MaxPreps national player of the year and the Naismith girls high school player of the year, and was named a McDonald’s All-American.
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