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Cori Close hails Lauren Betts' 'courageous vulnerability' on mental health
LOS ANGELES — A day after UCLA center Lauren Betts opened up about her struggle with depression in a story for the Players' Tribune, head coach Cori Close said she couldn't be "more impressed and inspired" by Betts' "courageous vulnerability."
In the story published on Thursday, Betts wrote about challenges she has had with her mental health, including the games she missed during her sophomore season in January 2024. During that time, she said she checked herself into the UCLA hospital to get help.
In a news conference on Friday, Betts said she wanted to write the story because "it was a good opportunity for me to show the growth that I've had in the past few years."
How South Carolina's Dawn Staley helped UCLA star Lauren Betts in mental health journey
COLUMBIA — UCLA women's basketball star Lauren Betts published a story in The Players' Tribune, opening up about her mental health journey the last few years.
In the story, she thanked South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley.
"Dawn Staley, she spoke to my mom a little bit while everything was going on as well. And I don’t think a lot of people know that. She’s been really amazing to me and my family through my entire basketball career," Betts wrote March 19.
Betts, 6-foot-7 and one of the top players in the nation, transferred from Stanford to UCLA but was recruited out of high school by the Gamecocks (32-3), which is how their relationship began, Staley said March 22.
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Lauren Betts voices her appreciation for South Carolina's Dawn Staley
Before the UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team begins their NCAA tournament run on Saturday, Bruins star Lauren Betts wrote a piece for The Players’ Tribune, going in-depth about her battles with her mental health.
Those battles included a short time away from the UCLA basketball team during Betts’ sophomore season, which was her first season with the Bruins. Betts explained that during her absence, she was at a hospital.
To say that Betts has bounced back would be an understatement. She returned that season and helped guide UCLA to the Sweet 16. The following year, Betts would lead the Bruins to their first-ever Final Four and win the first of two consecutive Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year awards. The show hasn’t stopped this year either, with Betts winning the Big Ten Player of the Year and helped UCLA to a 31-1 record entering the tournament.
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