Former UConn women’s basketball player Ines Bettencourt will remain at Gonzaga for the 2026-27 season after reportedly entering the transfer portal last month.
Bettencourt’s return was not previously announced, but she was listed on the Gonzaga roster, which was published on the program’s website Monday evening. The Portuguese international wore No. 8 last season, but that number now belongs to incoming Denver transfer Jocelyn Medina, so Bettencourt has switched to No. 0.
Bettencourt was a senior with the Bulldogs last season, starting all 33 games in the backcourt. However, she joined numerous college athletes around the country in seeking a fifth year of eligibility after a court ruling extended the NCAA’s new five-for-five eligibility framework to Division I athletes who began competing in 2022-23…