Playing Girls Basketball at Justin-Siena is a privilege that is earned. Being a Brave, you are part of more than a team, you are joining a family. Our focus will be daily improvement through effort, guided development, and a culture based on the team being more important than any one player or coach.
OVERALL PROGRAM GOALS
Positive Experience
Defined by Growth
On the court Growth
Player individual improvement of skills
Player improvement in team play
Understanding of team concepts and schemes
Off the Court Growth
Maturation and ability to be an unselfish member of the team
Learning to be a part of something that is bigger than themselves
Positive academic growth that puts the student in position to succeed in college and in life
On-Court Success
Team improvement throughout the season and becoming a whole that is more than the sum of its parts.
Being competitive with the top teams in our league, our section, and CIF State competition.
Varsity Schedule, Roster and Results can be found here
Junior Varsity Schedule, Roster and Results can be found here
KEY DATES
Summer Workouts will begin Monday, June 3 for returning players.
Summer Workouts will begin Monday, June 10 for incoming Frosh players.
Fall conditioning will begin in early September (specifics TBA)
First day of tryouts is November 4, 2024.
VVAL Tournament- Feb. 11, 13, 15
NCS Playoffs- Feb. 18-March 1
CIF NorCal playoffs- March 4-11
CIF State Championship Game- March 14/15
Meet the Coach
Andrew Bettencourt '02 is in his 3rd year as Assistant Athletic Director, and his 11th overall working at Justin-Siena full time. Andrew also serves as the Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, and coached the JV Football team the past 2 years.
This past season, the Braves went 25-7 while winning the VVAL Regular Season and Tournament Championships. The Braves were the #3 seed in NCS Division 4 and won 2 games to earn a berth in the NCS Semis and qualify for the CIF State Playoffs. The Braves also won the REIBT in Healdsburg and were the NCS D4 Scholastic Champions with a non-weighted team GPA of 3.91.
A JS class of '02 alum, Coach Bettencourt played four years of football at JS and was a member of the 2001 section championship team.
Personally, coach holds his BA in History from Sonoma State University and is an alum of Justin-Siena. He and his wife Maci live in Sonoma with his step-daughters Hailey and Lia.