BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - WKU women's basketball has added Aaliyah Pitts and Odeth Betancourt to the 2022-23 roster, head coach Greg Collins announced on Friday. Pitts will be transferring from Virginia and Betancourt will come to The Hill from USF.
Pitts is an incoming junior who will have three seasons of eligibility left coming into the 2022-23 season. The Suitland, Maryland native played three seasons at Woodbridge High School before completing her prep career at Bishop McNamara. Following high school, Pitts spent two seasons at Virginia, appearing in 26 games as a Cavalier.
The 6 foot guard was named the 2018-19 Virginia 6A State Player of the Year and was a three-time member of the All-State Team. She ranked No. 29 nationally as a guard by ESPNW coming out of high school.
Betancourt is an incoming senior that will have two seasons of eligibility left coming into the 2022-23 season. The San Cristobal, Venezuela native spent two seasons at Panola College in Carthage, Texas, the same junior college current Lady Topper Gabby McBride came to WKU from. Betancourt went from Panola to USF for the 2021-22 season.
At Panola, the 6 foot 2 inch forward was a National Junior College Athletic Association Honorable Mention All-American, averaging 11.0 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game in 2020-21. Her rebounding average was eighth in the nation that season and her blocks per game were 14th in the country. Betancourt also has international experience, playing with Venezuelan national teams. She helped lead the team to a gold medal in the South American and Cental American championships in 2018. In 2017, she and the U17 team took silver in the South American Youth Championships. She also participated in the 2018 Olympic Youth Games 3x3 Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pitts and Betancourt join incoming freshmen Karris Allen, Josie Gilvin and Acacia Hayes as newcomers in 2022-23.
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