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{{Short description|British basketball player (born 1977)}}
{{More footnotes needed|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Andy Betts
| image =  
| image_size   =
| caption      =
| height_ft = 7
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 275
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|5|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]], [[Leicestershire]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]] 
| highschool   =
| college = 
*[[LIU Post Pioneers|LIU Post]] (1994–1997)
*[[Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball|Long Beach State]] (1997–1998)
| draft_year  = 1998
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick  = 50
| draft_team  = [[Charlotte Hornets]]
| career_start = 1998
| career_end = 2012
| career_number = 
| career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Centre]]
| years1 = 1998–1999
| team1  = [[Fortitudo Bologna|Teamsystem Bologna]] 
| years2 = 1999–2000
| team2  = [[Pallacanestro Reggiana|Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia]] 
| years3 = 2000
| team3  = [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] 
| years4 = 2000–2003
| team4  = [[AEK Athens BC|AEK Athens]] 
| years5 = 2003–2005
| team5  = [[Saski Baskonia|TAU Cerámica]] 
| years6 = 2005–2007
| team6  = [[Joventut Badalona|DKV Joventut]] 
| years7 = 2007–2008
| team7  = [[CB Sevilla|Cajasol Sevilla]] 
| years8 = 2009–2010
| team8  = [[Aris B.C.|Aris Thessaloniki]] 
| years9 = 2010–2011
| team9  = [[BC Budivelnyk|Budivelnyk Kyiv]] 
| years10 = 2011–2012
| team10  = [[San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC|Lagun Aro GBC]] 
| highlights = 
* [[FIBA EuroCup]] champion ([[2005–06 FIBA EuroCup|2006]])
* [[Liga ACB]] champion (2000)
* [[Spanish Basketball Cup|Spanish Cup]] winner (2004)
* [[Italian Basketball Super Cup|Italian Super Cup]] (1998)
* [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] champion (2002)
* [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] winner (2001)
* [[HEBA Greek All Star Game|Greek League All-Star]] (2003)
* [[Ukrainian Basketball Super League|Ukrainian League]] champion (2011)
* First-team All-[[Big West Conference|Big West]] (1998)
}}

'''Andrew Richard Betts''' (born 11 May 1977) is a British former professional [[basketball]] player. He played most of his career in Europe despite being drafted into the NBA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hoopsfix.com/2011/09/andy-betts-back-to-spain/|title=Andy Betts Back to Spain|date=28 September 2011}}</ref>

==College career==
After starting his career as a junior [[youth club]] player with the [[Leicester Riders]], Betts played [[college basketball]] at [[LIU Post Pioneers|C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University]], from 1994 to 1997, and also later at [[Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball|Long Beach State University]], from 1997 to 1998. He averaged 18.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, as a senior at Long Beach State.

==Professional career==
Betts was selected in the [[1998 NBA draft]], by the [[Charlotte Hornets]], in the second round, with the 50th overall draft pick. Betts started his pro [[sports club|club]] career with [[Fortitudo Bologna]], in the [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian A League]], in the 1998–99 season at the outset of a successful European career that culminated in winning the EuroCup in 2006 with Spanish side [[Joventut Badalona]] and national league titles in Greece with AEK Athens and in Spain with Real Madrid.

==National team career==
Betts debuted for the [[England men's national basketball team|English national team]] in 1996, at age 19. He was named England's Young Player of the Year, and also England's Player of the Year twice. During a [[national sports team|national team]] career which began in 1996, Betts made 62 appearances for both the senior English national team and the senior [[Great Britain national basketball team|Great Britain national team]]. With Great Britain, he played at the [[2009 FIBA EuroBasket]] before retiring from international basketball in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/9360449.stm/|title=Andy Betts retires from international basketball|date=14 January 2011}}</ref> His highest scoring performance was in 2003 where he scored 31 points as England beat the Czech Republic in a EuroBasket qualifying game.
==Personal life==
Betts has four children, including daughters [[Lauren Betts|Lauren]] and [[Sienna Betts|Sienna]], both of whom play basketball at [[UCLA_Bruins_womens_basketball|UCLA]], and sons Dylan and Ashton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/lauren-betts/14587 |title=Lauren Betts |website=uclabruins.com |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> He is the sporting ambassador for his hometown club the [[Leicester Riders]]. He lives in [[Centennial, Colorado]], [[USA]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bettsan01.html Basketball-Reference.com Profile]
*[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/andy-betts/aba/ Euroleague.net Profile]
*[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/andrew%20betts/pid//_//players.html FIBA Archive Profile]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
*{{Eurobasket.com player|19067|Andrew Betts}}
*[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Andrew-Betts/Summary/965 RealGM.com Profile]
*[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/6389/andrew-betts ProBallers.com Profile]
*[http://www.aek.com/basketball/roster/andrew_betts.htm AEK Profile]

{{1998 NBA draft}}
{{Joventut Badalona 2005–06 FIBA EuroCup champions}}

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