University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Add Portuguese Guard Inês Bettencourt to 2022 Freshman Class
8/26/2022 9:15:00 AM | Women's Basketball
STORRS, Conn. – UConn women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma announced the addition of Inês Bettencourt to the 2022-23 roster on Friday.
Bettencourt is a 5-foot-9 guard from São Miguel, Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. She joins Ice Brady and Ayanna Patterson in the Huskies' 2022 freshman class.
"Inês is a true point guard. She loves to distribute the ball and can make shots," Auriemma said. "She's used to playing in the European style of ball movement, ball screens, lots of 2-man game, 3-man game. I think she's a tough kid and a great competitor. I'm thrilled that we were able to find her."
"Being a UConn Husky is a dream come true," Bettencourt said. "I'm extremely excited to start this adventure and give my all in blue and white."
Bettencourt represented Portugal at the 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, Division B. She led Portugal and ranked fourth in the tournament with 14.4 points per game and added 4.6 steals, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Bettencourt was named to the All-Star Five as she led Portugal to the championship game.
Bettencourt was most recently a member of Clube União Sportiva in São Miguel.
The Portugal native is the fifth international member of UConn's roster this season. She joins Aaliyah Edwards (Canada), Nika Mühl (Croatia), Lou Lopez Sénéchal (France) and Dorka Juhász (Hungary).
Bettencourt is the first UConn women's basketball player from Portugal. She will wear No. 21, the first player to wear the number since Heather Buck in 2009-10.
