Kadyn Betts

Photo by: Brace Hemmelgarn

Photo by: Kelly Hagenson

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-8 / 225
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Pueblo, Colo.
High School:
Pueblo Central

PRONUNCIATION

2024-25 | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Saw action in 22 games and averaged 4.8 minutes played • played 12 minutes and scored five points in the Oral Roberts win (11/6) • had five points in the Central Michigan win (11/25) • played 13 minutes and had four points in the Bethune-Cookman win (12/1) •played 16 minutes and scored four points and two rebounds in Morgan State win (12/29) • garnered Minnesota’s Sportsmanship Award for Big Ten.

2023-24 | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Played in eight games this season and scored 10 points and had two rebounds • averaged seven minutes per game • made his Gopher debut in the win over Bethune-Cookman (11/6) when he played five minutes • added his first collegiate points in the win over UAPB (11/21) • saw action in the New Orleans win (11/30) where he collected his first career assist • played four minutes in the win over FGCU (12/9) • played 18 minutes and scored seven points and had two assists vs. IUPUI (12/12) • saw action in the win at Penn State (1/27).

2022-23 SEASON I FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirted the 2022-23 season.

PREP
Played prep basketball for Pueblo Central and the P.L.U.T.O. Prospects • listed as PrepHoops' 87th recruit in the Class of 2023, but reclassified to the 2022 class • as a junior at Pueblo Central, averaged 22.7 points, 12.3 record, 3.6 blocks, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game • team captain • led Pueblo Central to a 23-4 record and a state 4A Final Four appearance • an all-state first team 4A selection last year • led the state with 22 double doubles (points/rebounds) and ranked first in Colorado 4A in blocks (2.46), and second in scoring (22.7 ppg) and rebounding (12.3) • three-year starter • established over 1,000 career points during his junior year • played the summer with P.L.U.T.O. Prospects in summer 2022 • named to the Battle at the Lakes 17U All-Tournament team • scored 31 points and had seven threes at the Freedom Classic in Denver • scored 43 points in a single game at the PrepHoops event in Atlanta this summer.

PERSONAL
Sports management major • graduated early from Pueblo Central in 2022 after his junior year of high school and enrolled early into Minnesota • straight A student • junior class president his final year at Pueblo Central • parents are Kevin and Brook • is the third person in his family to play collegiate basketball • father, Kevin, played at San Diego State • brother, Kobi, played at Air Force and Colorado School of Mines.

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