Pac-12 women's basketball with five of nation's top 10 recruiting classes for 2022

pac-12.com, November 19, 2021

 Pac-12 women's basketball programs signed 35 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period for the Class of 2022, 21 of whom are in the espnW HoopGurlz Top 100 (60.0 percent), including six in the top 10.

Six of the nation's top 14 classes have been put together by Conference programs, including each of the top three and five of the top eight - No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 Oregon State, No. 5 Stanford, No. 8 Arizona and No. 14 Washington.

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Ben Parker, stanford.rivals.com, November 18, 2021

One day after landing 2022 5-star point guard Indya Nivar, Stanford women’s basketball landed 2023 5-star wing Courtney Ogden out of Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia. Ogden joins 2023 4-star guard Sunaja “Nunu” Agara as the second commit for the Cardinal in the 2023 class.

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2022 5-star guard Indya Nivar commits to Stanford WBB

Ben Parker, stanford.rivals.com, November 17, 2021

Earlier today, 2022 5-star point guard Indya Nivar out of Apex Friendship High School in Apex, North Carolina announced her commitment to Stanford. N.C. State was the other finalist. Nivar joins 5-star forward Lauren Betts and 4-star guard Talana Lepolo in the Cardinal’s 2022 class.

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The Best Get Better

gostanford.com, November 12, 2021

Stanford's Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women's Basketball Tara VanDerveer announced the signings of two prep standouts to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday for the early signing period. Lauren Betts (Centennial, Colo./Grandview) and Talana Lepolo (Concord, Calif./Carondelet) will join the Cardinal ahead of the 2022-23 campaign.
 
Stanford's class is again one of the nation's strongest, collectively rated No. 5 by espnW HoopGurlz.

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Stanford WBB lands commitment from 2023 forward Nunu Agara

Ben Parker, stanford.n.rivals.com, October 25, 2021

On Monday, Stanford women’s basketball landed a commitment from 2023 wing/forward Nunu Agara out of Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Agara announced her commitment on Instagram and is the first commit for Stanford in the 2023 class.

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Stanford WBB lands commitment from 2022 4-star PG Talana Lepolo

Ben Parker, stanford.rivals.com, October 5, 2021

Over the weekend, Stanford women’s basketball landed a commitment from 2022 4-star point guard Talana Lepolo out of Carondelet High School in Concord, California. Lepolo joins 5-star forward Lauren Betts as the second commitment in the Cardinal’s 2022 class.

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Girls Basketball Preview: Top players to watch in 2021 (Brooke)

Dan Albano, ocregister.com, April 1, 2021

Brooke Demetre, Mater Dei, F: The well-rounded, Stanford-bound senior looks to cap a stellar career with one more run. She scored 22 points in three quarters against Esperanza on March 30.

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Lauren's Awards

Grandview junior Lauren Betts (51) claimed Centennial League Player of the Year honors for the 2020-2021 girls basketball season as voted on by league coaches.

Clay Kallam, maxpreps.com, March 31, 2021

Lauren Betts named 2020-21 MaxPreps Colorado High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year

Courtney Oakes, sentinelcolorado.com, March 24, 2021

Girls Basketball: 2020-21 All-Centennial League teams

No. 1 Stanford women enter NCAA tourney with three Colorado players — and another on the way (Lauren)

Jana Van Gytenbeek (#4), Ashten Prechtel (#11) and Fran Belibi (#5) prior to a game between Stanford University and University of California-Berkeley at Maples Pavilion on March 28, 2021 in Stanford, California.

Kyle Newman, denverpost.com, March 20, 2021

In addition to the current trio, Colorado’s top prep player, Grandview junior Lauren Betts, has already verbally committed to Stanford. The 6-foot-7 center is the top-ranked prospect in her age group nationally.

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 - Stanford McDonald's All Americans

twitter, gostanford.com, February 23, 2021 

Stanford signees @BrookeDemetre and @kiki_iriafen both named McDonald's All-Americans! #GoStanford https://t.co/GXc8aX6CrN

Shane Laflin, espn.com, February 23, 2021

2021 girls' McDonald's All American class