{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | image = Betnijah Laney 2023.jpg | width = | caption = Laney-Hamilton with the [[New York Liberty]] in 2023 | position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 166 | league = [[WNBA]] | team = New York Liberty | number = 44 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|10|29}} | birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S. | highschool = Smyrna ([[Smyrna, Delaware]]) | college = [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball|Rutgers]] (2011–2015) | draft_league = WNBA | draft_year = 2015 | draft_round = 2 | draft_pick = 17 | draft_team = [[Chicago Sky]] | career_start = 2015 | career_end = | years1 = {{WNBA Year|2015}}–{{WNBA Year|2016}} | team1 = [[Chicago Sky]] | years2 = 2015–2016 | team2 = [[Perth Lynx]] | years3 = 2017–2018 | team3 = [[Bendigo Spirit]] | years4 = {{WNBA Year|2018}} | team4 = [[Connecticut Sun]] | years5 = {{WNBA Year|2019}} | team5 = [[Indiana Fever]] | years6 = 2019–2020 | team6 = Elitzur Holon | years7 = {{WNBA Year|2020}} | team7 = [[Atlanta Dream]] | years8 = 2020–2021 | team8 = [[Elitzur Ramla (women's basketball)|Elitzur Ramla]] | years9 = {{WNBA Year|2021}}–present | team9 = [[New York Liberty]] | years10 = [[2025 Unrivaled season|2025]] | team10 = [[Laces BC]] | highlights = * [[List of WNBA champions|WNBA champion]] ([[2024 WNBA Finals|2024]]) * [[WNBA Most Improved Player]] (2020) * [[WNBA All-Star Game|WNBA All-Star]] ([[2021 WNBA All-Star Game|2021]]) * [[WNBA All-Defensive Team|WNBA All-Defensive First Team]] (2020) * [[WNBA All-Defensive Team|WNBA All-Defensive Second Team]] (2023) * [[WNBA Commissioner's Cup|WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion ]]([[2023 WNBA Commissioner's Cup|2023]]) * [[Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award]] (2022) * First-team All-[[Big Ten]] (2015) * Second-team All-[[American Athletic Conference|AAC]] (2014) * [[Big East]] All-Freshman Team (2012) * [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[2011 McDonald's All-American Girls Game|2011]]) | wnba_profile = betnijah-laney | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's basketball}} {{MedalCountry|{{bkw|USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup|World Cup]]|}} {{MedalGold|[[2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup|2022 Australia]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup|FIBA Under-17 World Cup]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women|2010 France]]|[[United States women's national under-17 basketball team|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women|FIBA Americas U16 Championship]]}} {{MedalGold|2009 Mexico|[[United States women's national under-17 basketball team|Team]]}} }}
'''Betnijah Laney-Hamilton''' (born October 29, 1993) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for the [[New York Liberty]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA). She played [[college basketball]] for [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball|Rutgers University]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Carron J. |date=May 21, 2015 |title=Betnijah Laney returns to Delaware with Chicago Sky |url=http://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/2015/05/20/betnijah-laney-returns-delaware-chicago-sky/27690313/ |website=DelawareOnline.com |access-date=June 14, 2015}}</ref>
==Early life and college== Laney-Hamilton started playing basketball at 10 years old, largely due to her mother having played basketball competitively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2015 |title=Perth Lynx – Betnijah Laney Bio |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRLLJHEkyf8 |access-date=December 18, 2015 |website=YouTube.com}}</ref> Laney-Hamilton is the daughter of Yolanda Laney,<ref>{{cite web |last=Frederick |first=Dave |date=February 8, 2010 |title=Betnijah and Yolanda Laney: A basketball family |url=https://www.capegazette.com/article/betnijah-and-yolanda-laney-basketball-family/5914 |access-date=June 14, 2024 |website=capegazette.com}}</ref> who played for [[Cheyney University of Pennsylvania|Cheyney State]] and was also coached by [[C. Vivian Stringer]]. Her closest friends are Aiyannah Peal and Sydni Epps.
Laney-Hamilton attended Smyrna High School in [[Smyrna, Delaware]] where she averaged 23.7 points, 10 rebounds, 4.4 steals, 4.3 assists and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior and was named a [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]].<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |title=Betnijah Laney Bio |url=http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/laney_betnijah00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094942/http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/laney_betnijah00.html |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |website=ScarletKnights.com |access-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref>
In her four-year career at [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball|Rutgers]], Laney-Hamilton played 129 games with 107 starts, and averaged 10.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game.<ref name="bio"/>
==Professional career== [[File:Betnijah Laney-Hamilton 2024.jpg|thumb|Laney-Hamilton with the [[New York Liberty]] in 2024]] ===WNBA=== ====Chicago Sky (2015–2016)==== On April 16, 2015, Laney-Hamilton was selected by the [[Chicago Sky]] with the 17th overall pick in the [[2015 WNBA draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Carron J. |date=April 17, 2015 |title=Former Smyrna star Betnijah Laney selected 17th in WNBA Draft |url=http://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/2015/04/16/former-smyrna-star-betnijah-laney-selected-th-wnba-draft/25919155/ |website=DelawareOnline.com |access-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref> In her [[2015 WNBA season|rookie season]] playing for the Sky, Laney-Hamilton averaged 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds in 33 games (32 regular season and one playoff).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Betnijah Laney-Hamilton WNBA Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/l/laneybe01w.html |website=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date=September 30, 2015}}</ref>
Laney-Hamilton returned to the Chicago Sky for the [[2016 WNBA season]]. On June 8, she was ruled out for the rest of the season after tearing her left [[anterior cruciate ligament]] (ACL). The injury occurred during the second quarter of the Sky's June 3 game against the [[Washington Mystics]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2016 |title=Laney Out With Torn ACL |url=http://sky.wnba.com/news/laney-torn-acl/ |website=WNBA.com |access-date=June 8, 2016}}</ref>
====Connecticut Sun (2018)==== On February 7, 2018, Laney-Hamilton signed a training camp deal with the [[Connecticut Sun]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 7, 2018 |title=Romero signs with Connecticut |url=http://sun.wnba.com/news/romero-signs-connecticut/ |website=wnba.com |access-date=February 9, 2018}}</ref>
====Indiana Fever (2019)==== On February 5, 2019, Laney-Hamilton signed with the [[Indiana Fever]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fever Sign Betnijah Laney to Free Agent Contract |url=https://fever.wnba.com/news/fever-sign-betnijah-laney-to-free-agent-contract |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=fever.wnba.com |language=en}}</ref> In Indiana, she reunited with her former college teammate from Rutgers [[Erica Wheeler (basketball)|Erica Wheeler]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byrne |first=Matthew |date=2024-05-16 |title=Erica Wheeler has 'family' reunion with former teammate ahead of Fever-Liberty clash |url=https://clutchpoints.com/fever-news-erica-wheeler-family-reunion-former-teammate-liberty-clash |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=ClutchPoints {{!}} Indiana Fever News |language=en}}</ref> On February 14, 2020, she re-signed with the team on a multi-year contract,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fever Re-Sign Betnijah Laney |url=https://fever.wnba.com/news/fever-re-sign-betnijah-laney |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=fever.wnba.com |language=en}}</ref> however, she was released by the Fever on June 17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fever release Betnijah Laney & Stephanie Mavunga Rejoins Active Roster |url=https://fever.wnba.com/news/indiana-fever-release-betnijah-laney |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=fever.wnba.com |language=en}}</ref>
====Atlanta Dream (2020)==== Laney-Hamilton had a breakout season in 2020 with the [[Atlanta Dream]]; she was named to the [[WNBA All-Defensive Team]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2020 |title=Williams and Laney Land All-Defensive First Team Honors |url=https://dream.wnba.com/news/williams-and-laney-land-all-defensive-first-team-honors/ |website=WNBA.com |access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref> and won the [[WNBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2020 |title=The Dream's Betnijah Laney Chosen WNBA's Most Improved Player |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/the-dreams-betnijah-laney-chosen-wnbas-most-improved-player/HP4HXXKAHRA6VKA4UJSUNFDAC4/ |website=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref>
====New York Liberty (2021–present)==== In 2021 she signed with the [[New York Liberty]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valenzuela |first=Sarah |date=February 3, 2021 |title=Betnijah Laney, who once dreamed of playing in WNBA after watching Liberty play, now signed to very team who helped inspire her |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/ny-liberty-betnijah-laney-20210203-oooz54owwjcjfciursqb3p2ykq-story.html |access-date=February 5, 2021 |website=New York Daily News}}</ref> 2021 was a rebuilding year for the New York Liberty. in 2022, the Liberty were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. In 2023, the New York Liberty placed second to the Las Vegas Aces. In 2024, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was sidelined with injuries but proved pivotal to the New York Liberty's starting lineup, with a particularly stellar WNBA Finals Game 2 on the way to the New York Liberty's 2024 WNBA championship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jackie |date=2024-10-14 |title=Betnijah Laney-Hamilton delivers herculean performance |url=https://www.thenexthoops.com/features/betnijah-laney-hamilton-herculean-performance-wnba-finals-game-2-new-york-liberty-series-tying-win/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=The Next |language=en-US}}</ref>
She missed the 2025 season due to a knee injury sustained during the offseason.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-14 |title=Liberty's Laney-Hamilton (knee) to miss season |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/45150602/liberty-betnijah-laney-hamilton-miss-2025-wnba-season-offseason-knee-surgery |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
===WNBL=== On July 16, 2015, Laney-Hamilton signed with the [[Perth Lynx]] for the [[2015–16 WNBL season]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2015 |title=PERTH LYNX SIGN WNBA PLAYER BETNIJAH LANEY |url=http://perthlynx.com/Media/News/perth-lynx-sign-wnba-player-betnijah-laney |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719172141/http://www.perthlynx.com/Media/News/perth-lynx-sign-wnba-player-betnijah-laney |archive-date=July 19, 2015 |website=PerthLynx.com |access-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref> On November 11, 2015, she was named in the WNBL's Team of the Week for Round 5 after recording 12 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists against the [[Adelaide Lightning]] on November 8.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2015 |title=BETNIJAH LANEY NAMED IN WNBL TEAM OF THE WEEK |url=http://perthlynx.com/Media/News/betnijah-laney-named-in-wnbl-team-of-the-week |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305094336/http://perthlynx.com/Media/News/betnijah-laney-named-in-wnbl-team-of-the-week |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |website=PerthLynx.com |access-date=November 12, 2015}}</ref> On January 13, 2016, she earned Team of the Week honors for a second time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2016 |title=WHITCOMB, LANEY NAMED IN WNBL TEAM OF THE WEEK |url=http://perthlynx.com/Media/News/whitcomb-laney-named-in-wnbl-team-of-the-week |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094918/http://perthlynx.com/Media/News/whitcomb-laney-named-in-wnbl-team-of-the-week |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |website=PerthLynx.com |access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref> On February 16, she was named WNBL Player of the Month for January.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2016 |title=BETNIJAH LANEY NAMED WNBL PLAYER OF THE MONTH |url=http://perthlynx.com/Media/News/betnijah-laney-named-wnbl-player-of-the-month |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220084756/http://www.perthlynx.com/Media/News/betnijah-laney-named-wnbl-player-of-the-month |archive-date=February 20, 2016 |website=PerthLynx.com |access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> She led the Lynx to a second place regular season finish with a 16–8 win–loss record, and went on to score a game-high 23 points in the team's semi-final win over the first-seeded [[Townsville Fire]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2016 |title=Fire vs Lynx |url=http://www.fibalivestats.com/u/wnbl/270584/ |website=WNBL.com.au |access-date=February 29, 2016}}</ref> With the win, the Lynx advanced to the WNBL grand final for the first time since [[1998–99 WNBL season|1999]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2016 |title=LYNX SMASH FIRE, QUALIFY FOR GRAND FINAL |url=http://perthlynx.com/Media/News/lynx-smash-fire-qualify-for-grand-final |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228071847/http://perthlynx.com/Media/News/lynx-smash-fire-qualify-for-grand-final |archive-date=February 28, 2016 |website=PerthLynx.com |access-date=February 29, 2016}}</ref> There they were outclassed by the defending champion Townsville (who made it to the grand final via the preliminary final), losing the best-of-three series 2–0. Laney-Hamilton appeared in all 27 games for the Lynx in 2015–16, averaging 15.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
===Overseas=== In June 2019, Laney signed with Elitzur Holon of the [[Israeli Women's Basketball Premier League|Israeli League]] for the 2019-20 off-season.
In June 2020, Laney signed with [[Elitzur Ramla (women's basketball)|Elitzur Ramla]] of the [[Israeli Women's Basketball Premier League|Israeli League]] for the 2020-21 off-season.
===Unrivaled=== On February 18, 2025, [[Laces BC]] signed Laney-Hamilton to a relief player contract.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Geoff |last=Magliocchetti |title=Another Liberty Star Joins Unrivaled |url=https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/new-york-liberty/new-york-liberty-betnijah-laney-hamilton-joins-unrivaled |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=February 18, 2025 |access-date=February 18, 2025}}</ref> After appearing in just two games, Laney-Hamilton exited the league on March 3 due to an undisclosed injury. During her short playing time, BLH made waves in the league with her aggressive offense and strong defending skills.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Geoff |last=Magliocchetti |title=Liberty Stars Step Away From Unrivaled |url=https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/new-york-liberty/new-york-liberty-stars-step-away-unrivaled |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=March 3, 2025 |access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{WNBA player statistics legend}} {| class="wikitable" |- |style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|† |Denotes seasons in which Laney-Hamilton won a [[WNBA Finals|WNBA championship]] |} ===WNBA=== ====Regular season==== ''Stats current through end of 2024 season'' {{WNBA player statistics start|caption=Betnijah Laney-Hamilton WNBA Regular Season Statistics<ref>{{cite web |title=Betnijah Laney-Hamilton WNBA Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/l/laneybe01w.html|website=Basketball Reference}}</ref>}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2015 WNBA season|2015]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2015 Chicago Sky season|Chicago]] | 32 || 2 || 12.8 || .394 || .000 || .696 || 2.1 || 0.6 || 0.5 || '''0.2''' || 0.6 || 2.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2016 WNBA season|2016]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2016 Chicago Sky season|Chicago]] | 8 || 1 || 5.3 || .167 || .000 || '''1.000''' || 0.6 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.0 || '''0.3''' || 1.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style='text-align:left;'|''2017'' | colspan=13 style='text-align:center;'|''Did not play (injury)'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2018 WNBA season|2018]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2018 Connecticut Sun season|Connecticut]] | 29 || 0 || 9.3 || .471 || .111 || .909 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.6 || 2.7 |- | style='text-align:left;'|[[2019 WNBA season|2019]] | style='text-align:left;'|[[2019 Indiana Fever season|Indiana]] | 34 || 27 || 25.8 || .362 || .303 || .581 || 4.2 || 1.7 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 1.4 || 5.6 |- | style='text-align:left;'|[[2020 WNBA season|2020]] | style='text-align:left;'|[[2020 Atlanta Dream season|Atlanta]] | 22 || 22 || '''33.5''' || .481 || '''.405''' || .827 || '''4.9''' || 4.0 || '''1.6''' || 0.1 || 3.0 || '''17.2''' |- | style='text-align:left;'|[[2021 WNBA season|2021]] | style='text-align:left;'|[[2021 New York Liberty season|New York]] | 32 || 32 || 33.4 || .451 || .312 || .787 || 4.1 || '''5.2''' || 0.7 || 0.1 || 3.7 || 16.8 |- | style='text-align:left;'|[[2022 WNBA season|2022]] | style='text-align:left;'|[[2022 New York Liberty season|New York]] | 9 || 6 || 28.3 || .422 || .379 || .875 || 3.3 || 2.8 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 2.7 || 11.2 |- | style='text-align:left;'|[[2023 WNBA season|2023]] | style='text-align:left;'|[[2023 New York Liberty season|New York]] | '''40''' || '''40''' || 30.0 || '''.499''' || .392 || .791 || 3.3 || 2.4 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 1.9 || 12.8 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|[[2024 WNBA season|2024]]<sup>†</sup> | style='text-align:left;'|[[2024 New York Liberty season|New York]] | 28||25||30.3||.456||.402||.906||4.2||3.3||1.1||0.0||2.4||11.8 |- class="sortbottom" | rowspan=2 style='text-align:left;'| '''Career''' | style='text-align:left;'| 9 years, 5 teams | 234 || 155 || 24.4 || .451 || .359 || .799 || 3.3 || 2.4 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 1.9 || 9.5 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;"| All-Star | 1 || 0 || 16.8 || .286 || .000 || – || 1.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 4.0 {{s-end}}
====Playoffs==== {{WNBA player statistics start|caption=Betnijah Laney-Hamilton WNBA Playoff Statistics}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2015 WNBA Playoffs|2015]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2015 Chicago Sky season|Chicago]] | 1 || 0 || 2.0 || — || — || — || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || '''1.0''' || 0.0 |- | style='text-align:left;'|[[2021 WNBA Playoffs|2021]] | style='text-align:left;'|[[2021 New York Liberty season|New York]] | 1 || 1 || '''37.0''' || .455 || '''.429''' || .667 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 ||style="background:#d3d3d3;"|'''25.0'''° |- | style='text-align:left;'|[[2022 WNBA Playoffs|2022]] | style='text-align:left;'|[[2022 New York Liberty season|New York]] | 3 || 3 || 24.3 || .419 || .250 || .875 || 4.0 || '''3.3''' || 0.7 || '''0.3''' || 2.3 || 11.3 |- | style='text-align:left;'|[[2023 WNBA Playoffs|2023]] | style='text-align:left;'|[[2023 New York Liberty season|New York]] | 10 || 10 || 36.1 || '''.473''' || .365 || .733 || '''4.1''' || 3.0 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 15.2 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[2024 WNBA Playoffs|2024]]<sup>†</sup> | style='text-align:left;'|[[2024 New York Liberty season|New York]] | '''11'''||'''11'''||27.3||.369||.294||'''1.000'''||2.9||2.5||'''1.1'''||0.2||1.5||7.0 |- class="sortbottom" | align="left" | '''Career''' | align="left" | 5 years, 2 teams | 26 || 25 || 29.7 || .432 || .340 || .806 || 3.4 || 2.7 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 1.8 || 11.1 |}
===College=== {{WNBA player statistics start|caption=Betnijah Laney-Hamilton NCAA statistics<ref>{{cite web |title=Betnijah Laney-Hamilton College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/betnijah-laney-1.html |work=Sports Reference}}</ref>}} |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2011–12 | style="text-align:center;"| Rutgers |32||11||20.9||.378||.278||.656||3.9||0.9||0.6||0.1||'''1.6'''||6.0 |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2012–13]] | style="text-align:center;"| Rutgers |30||29||31.1||.364||.190||.667||5.0||1.9||1.3||0.2||3.2||9.7 |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2013–14]] | style="text-align:center;"| Rutgers |'''35'''||'''35'''||33.8||.435||.300||'''.747'''||8.5||'''2.9'''||1.3||'''0.3'''||2.7||11.8 |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2014–15]] | style="text-align:center;"| [[2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]] |32||32||'''36.2'''||'''.486'''||'''.395'''||.704||'''10.7'''||'''2.9'''||'''1.8'''||0.2||2.9||'''15.8''' |- class="sortbottom" | colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| '''Career''' |129||107||30.6||.426||.289||.699|||7.1||2.2||1.2||0.2||2.6||10.9 {{s-end}}
==Off the court== ===Personal life=== Laney is married to [[Jordan Hamilton (basketball)|Jordan Hamilton]], a fellow basketball player.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=najlaney |postid=CztHAZFSlqZ |title= A few things these past two years have taught me: 1. Keep God at the center of your marriage 2. Praying together is essential 3. Your arms are my favorite place to be 4. Our love language is food 5. I’ll love you at your best, your worse, and everything in between Happy Anniversary @jordanhamilton1 |date= November 16, 2023 |Author=Laney-Hamilton, Betnijah |access-date=January 19, 2025 }}</ref>
===Philanthropy=== In February 2024, Laney-Hamilton joined the WNBA Changemakers Collective and their collaboration with VOICEINSPORT (VIS) as a mentor, "aimed at keeping girls in sport and developing diverse leaders on the court and beyond the game."<ref>{{cite web |title=WNBA and the WNBA Changemakers Collective Team Up with Digital Community Platform VOICEINSPORT to Keep Girls in the Game |url=https://www.wnba.com/webview/news/wnba-changemakers-voiceinsports-partnership |website=WNBA |date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Erica |last=Ayala|title=Nneka Ogwumike, Aliyah Boston among 12 players to participate in WNBA's girls in sports mentorship program |url=https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/nneka-ogwumike-aliyah-boston-among-12-players-to-participate-in-wnbas-girls-in-sports-mentorship-program/|work=[[CBS Sports]] |date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
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