Australian basketball player
Lauren Marie Scherf (born 7 March 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player.
Professional career
WNBL
Scherf debuted in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in the 2013–14 season with the Dandenong Rangers . She played four seasons with the Rangers, where she won the WNBL Rookie of the Year Award in the 2014–15 season .[1]
Between 2017 and 2019, Scherf played for the Canberra Capitals .[2] She then played two seasons with the Sydney Uni Flames in 2019–20 and the 2020 Hub season .[3]
Scherf joined the Perth Lynx for the 2021–22 WNBL season .[4] She returned to the Lynx for the 2022–23 season .[5] On 7 January 2023, she had 33 points and 14 rebounds in a 75–64 win over the Sydney Flames , with 27 of her points coming in the first half.[6] Later that month, she played her 200th WNBL game.[7]
State Leagues
In 2012, Scherf played for the Melbourne Tigers in the Big V .[8] Between 2013 and 2017, she played for the Dandenong Rangers in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). She won SEABL championships with the Rangers in 2015 and 2016.[3] In 2018, she played for the Diamond Valley Eagles in the SEABL.[9] In 2019, she played for the Knox Raiders in the NBL1 [3] and earned All-Star Five honours.[10] In 2021 and 2022, she played for the Kilsyth Cobras in the NBL1 South .[3] In 2023, she had a four-game stint with the Perth Redbacks in the NBL1 West .[11] [12] [13]
Italy and France
In March 2023, Scherf joined Magnolia La Molisana Campobasso of the Italian Lega Basket Femminile .[14]
For the 2023–24 season, Scherf joined Flammes Carolo Basket of the Ligue Féminine .[3]
National team career
Scherf has represented Australia at the 2011 FIBA U16 Oceania Championship, 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship , 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship (winning bronze), and the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival (winning gold).[15]
Personal life
Scherf holds a Latvian passport thanks to her paternal grandmother.[14]
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