Lauren Scherf

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Lauren Scherf
Lauren Scherf.jpg
Scherf in February 2019
No. #77–Flammes Carolo Basket
Position Power forward / Centre
LeagueLigue Féminine
Personal information
Born (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28)
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012 Melbourne Tigers
2013–2017Dandenong Rangers (SEABL)
2013–2017 Dandenong Rangers (WNBL)
2017–2019 Canberra Capitals
2018Diamond Valley Eagles
2019 Knox Raiders
2019–2020 Sydney Uni Flames
2021–2022Kilsyth Cobras
2021–2023 Perth Lynx
2023Flammes Carolo Basket Ardennes
2023 Perth Redbacks
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
FIBA Asia Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Jordan
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Australia
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Taiwan Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Italy Team
FIBA U19 World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Lithuania Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Russia Team
FIBA Oceania Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Canberra U17 Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Suva U19 Team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 3x3

Lauren Marie Scherf (born 7 March 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Contents

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]

France

Lauren Scherf joins Flammes Carolo Basket Ardennes in August 2023

Italy

In March 2023, Scherf joined Magnolia La Molisana Campobasso of the Italian Lega Basket Femminile. [14]

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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References

  1. ↑ "LAUREN SCHERF RE-SIGNS WITH DANDENONG RANGERS". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "UC CAPITALS SIGN RISING STAR LAUREN SCHERF". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Lauren Scherf" . australiabasket.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "SCHERF SIGNS. PERTH LYNX GO BIG FOR THE 2021/22 SEASON". wnbl.basketball/perth. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "SCHERF STAYING IN PERTH". wnbl.basketball/perth. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "BRILLIANT SCHERF LEADS LYNX TO WIN OVER FLAMES". wnbl.basketball/perth. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "200 GAMES FOR SCHERF". wnbl.basketball/perth. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Player statistics for Lauren Scherf". Big V. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Player statistics for Lauren Scherf". SEABL. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Gatlin And Wilson Crowned NBL1 MVPs". NBL1.com.au. 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Scherf signs as a Redback". facebook.com/perthredbacks. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Lauren Scherf signs with Redbacks". nbl1.com.au. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Lauren Scherf". nbl1.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  14. 1 2 "A1 UFFICIALE – Campobasso ingaggia Lauren Scherf". basketinside.com (in Italian). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Lauren Scherf". australia.basketball. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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