Maren Westin
.jpg) Westin in 2026 | |
| No. 4 – Green Bay Phoenix | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Horizon League |
| Career information | |
| High school | Becker Becker, Minnesota |
| College | Green Bay (2023–present) |
| Career highlights | |
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Maren "Marty" Grace Westin is an American college basketball player, who currently plays as a point guard for the Green Bay Phoenix of the Horizon League. As of June 2026, Westin is Green Bay's longest tenured player alongside Meghan Schultz and Sophie Lahti as the final recruiting class of legendary head coach Kevin Borseth.[1] At a height of 5-foot-8, Westin is currently the shortest player on the Green Bay roster. Westin led all Phoenix freshman in all categories the first season of her collegiate career in 2023-24, which ended in her first career Horizon League Championship. Westin suffered a career altering knee injury that sidelined her for 407 days,[2] before returning her third season and appearing in her second NCAA March Madness tournament game in her home state of Minnesota.[3] Westin was a member of three consecutive Horizon League Championship teams for Green Bay that advanced to the NCAA women's basketball tournament in 2024, in 2025, and in 2026.
College career
On September 12, 2021, Maren Westin officially announced her verbal commitment to play Division 1 basketball for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.[4] On November 9, 2022, Westin was officially announced as a recruit by Kevin Borseth for the Green Bay women’s basketball program.[5]
Westin debuted for the Green Bay Phoenix during the 2023–24 season, appearing in 31 games as a true freshman. She established herself as an efficient reserve guard, shooting 51.2% from the field and 39.1% from three-point range.[6] During her freshman campaign, she helped the Phoenix capture the Horizon League regular-season title and the 2024 Horizon League tournament championship, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Her 2024–25 sophomore season was cut short after 11 games due to a season-ending torn ACL suffered in practice in December 2024.[7] Prior to the injury, she was averaging 3.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, including a season-high 13 points against IU Indy. Westin would miss the entire calendar year of 2025 after discovering an MCL tear and ligament damage in her injured right knee. Westin received a medical redshirt for the season.
After a 407-day rehabilitation process, and undergoing a successful anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery, Westin returned to the court on January 22, 2026, against Oakland.[2] Westin received praise from head coach Kayla Karius for her rehab to overcome the injury.[2]
High school
Despite playing for Becker High School’s basketball team and the Minnesota Comets AAU team, Westin was homeschooled her entire life.[8]
Although the 2020 tournament was canceled mid-play due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[9] Westin led Becker to state runner-ups in both 2022 and 2023. Individually, Westin was a two-time Minnesota Class AAA All-State selection (2021, 2022) and was named to the MSHSL State All-Tournament Team for her postseason performances.[10]
Westin is a three-time All-Conference honoree, a 3A all-star selection, and was a top-10 prospect in the state of Minnesota for the Class of 2023 by scouting services such as Prep Girls Hoops. On January 17, 2023, Westin surpassed 1,000 career points in Becker's 75-30 win over North Branch High School, where Westin scored 14 points.[11]
Injuries
During her senior season, Maren was sidelined for six games during the regular season with an injury where she had to undergo surgery to remove a cyst.[12]
References
- ↑ "Women's Basketball Add Three on 2022 National Signing Day". Green Bay Athletics. November 9, 2022.
- 1 2 3 Gross, Michael (January 29, 2026). "UW-Green Bay basketball player makes thrilling return, 407 days after devastating injury". WLUK.
- ↑ "Green Bay Selected to Take on #4 Seed Minnesota in Minneapolis". Green Bay Athletics. March 15, 2026.
- ↑ Westin, Maren (September 12, 2021). "Untitled". X.com.
- ↑ "Welcome to Green Bay!". Green Bay Athletics. November 9, 2022.
- ↑ "2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster: Maren Westin". Green Bay Athletics.
- ↑ Venci, Scott (January 9, 2025). "UWGB women's basketball players, new coach Kayla Karius still learning about each other". Green Bay Press-Gazette.
- ↑ Westin, Maren (March 23, 2023). "Representing!". Instagram.
- ↑ "Girls Basketball in the 2020s: Records fall and highlights spread". Minnesota State High School League. March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "2022 Girls Basketball State All-Tournament Team". Minnesota State High School League. March 20, 2022.
- ↑ Kolbinger, Mark (January 19, 2023). "Westin, Nuest reach 1,000 point milestone in win over Vikings". Patriot News.
- ↑ Haggstrom, Ron (March 15, 2023). "Buoyed by senior Maren Westin, Becker tops Marshall in 3A girls basketball quarterfinal". Minnesota Star Tribune.