Who are UCLA’s Leading Scorers Lauren Betts and Charisma Osborne?

The UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team had a splendid regular season. With a 25-6 tally, they occupied the second position in the Pac-12 tournament. They also made it to the March Madness as the second seeded team. This was possible because of two of their most noteworthy players – the centre Lauren Betts and the guard Charisma Osborne.

While Betts averaged 14.7 points per game, Osborne took the second number in the UCLA lineup with 14.4 points per match. In rebounds, Betts took complete advantage of her height and position, nabbing 9 rebounds per game whereas her second fiddle had 4.9 rebounds per contest. Hence, before UCLA play their first March Madness game, it is apt to know a little more about their star players who have till now kept a low profile.

Who is Lauren Betts?

Not many know but Betts was born in Spain and her parents were both athletes. While her father played basketball, her mother had a penchant for volleyball in her college. It was in third grade that Betts moved to the land of dreams, America. She was a multiple sport athlete as a kid and extremely proactive at extra curriculars as she played ball and also swam, played soccer and danced.

Betts was part of the teams that won gold at the FIBA U-19 World Cup and FIBA U-16 Americas Championship. As a freshman Betts took over offer from Stanford and preferred that college. It was in her sophomore year that she moved to Bruins. Since then, she has become a mainstay of the team and has propelled it to exceptional heights.

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Career Chronicle of Charisma Osborne?

Similarly, Osborne grew up playing basketball under coach Vanessa Nygaard. She much similar to Betts won a gold for the USA at the U-17 World Cup in 2018. Other than that she also contributed in the team that won a silver at the FIBA AmeriCUP in 2023 Mexico. She was naturally called on by many colleges but chose to ply her trade for UCLA.

This is her fifth year at UCLA and she is in her senior year. Her next move is not known, but it remains to be seen at which point she will be drafted in the WNBA. Expectations are that she will make it in the late first round or early second round. But her performances this season need to be analysed before making a conclusion.

It will be a delight for the fans to watch two of their favorite stars and see them propel their team to a championship title this season.

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