Background
Laney started playing basketball at 10 years old, largely thanks to her mother having played basketball competitively.
Laney started playing basketball at 10 years old, largely thanks to her mother having played basketball competitively.
Laney attended Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Delaware where she averaged 23.7 points, 10 rebounds, 4.4 steals, 4.3 assists and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior and was named a McDonald"s All-American.
She played college basketball for Rutgers University. In her four-year career at Rutgers, Laney played 129 games with 107 starts, and averaged 10.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game. On April 16, 2015, Laney was selected by the Chicago Sky with the 17th overall pick in the 2015 Women's National Basketball Association draft.
In her rookie season playing for the Sky, Laney averaged 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds in 33 games (32 regular season and one playoff).
On July 16, 2015, Laney signed with the Perth Lynx for the 2015-2016 WNBL season. On November 11, 2015, she was named in the WNBL"s Team of the Week for Round 5 after recording 12 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists against the Adelaide Lightning on November 8.
On January 13, 2016, she earned Team of the Week honors for a second time. On February 16, she was named WNBL Player of the Month for January.