Taylor Ortlepp

Taylor Ortlepp
Born	(1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 28)
Nationality	Australian
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Basketball career
Career information
High school	Saint Ignatius' College (Adelaide, South Australia)
College	Boston (2016–2020)
WNBA draft	2020: undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Position	Guard
Career history
2014–2016	Norwood Flames
2015–2016	Adelaide Lightning
2020–2022	Adelaide Lightning
2021	North Adelaide Rockets
2022	Rockingham Flames
2023	Melbourne Boomers
2023	Melbourne Tigers
Career highlights
Premier League champion (2015)
Medals Representing   Australia Basketball FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship 2013 Australia Team
Australian rules football career Personal information Debut Round 6, 2022 (S7), Carlton  vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Henson Park Position(s) Utility Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2022 (S7)–2024 Carlton 13 (1) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. Source: AustralianFootball.com

Taylor Jae Ortlepp (born 22 June 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player and Australian rules footballer. She has played for the Adelaide Lightning and Melbourne Boomers in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and Carlton in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Early life

Ortlepp grew up playing basketball in country South Australia before moving to Adelaide as an U16, where she played the rest of her junior career with Norwood Basketball Club ^[1] and attended Saint Ignatius' College. ^[2]

Basketball career

Early years

Ortlepp played three seasons in the South Australian Premier League for the Norwood Flames between 2014 and 2016. She also spent the 2014–15 WNBL season with the Adelaide Lightning. ^[3]

College

Between 2016 and 2020, Ortlepp played college basketball in the United States for the Boston College Eagles. ^{[3] [4]}

Professional

In 2020, Ortlepp played for the Adelaide Lightning in the WNBL Hub season. ^[5] After a season with the North Adelaide Rockets in the NBL1 Central, she returned to the Lightning for the 2021–22 WNBL season. She then joined the Rockingham Flames for the 2022 NBL1 West season. ^[3]

On 28 January 2023, Ortlepp signed with the Melbourne Boomers for the rest of the 2022–23 WNBL season. ^[6] She then played for the Melbourne Tigers in the 2023 NBL1 South season. ^[3]

National team

Ortlepp first represented Australia in 2013 at the FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship in Melbourne. She would then go on to represent Australia at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in the Czech Republic, ^[7] where they finished in fifth place, with a 6–1 record.

Football career

Ortlepp signed for Carlton in the AFLW ahead of 2022 season 7. ^[8] In three seasons on the list, she played 13 games for the club. ^[9] She was delisted at the end of the 2024 season. ^[9]

Personal life

Ortlepp is the daughter of Julie and Grant, and has a brother, Cameron. ^[2]

References

1. Adelaide (10 July 2020). "GET TO KNOW TAYLOR ORTLEPP". wnbl.basketball/adelaide. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
2. "Taylor Ortlepp". bceagles.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
3. "Taylor Ortlepp" . australiabasket.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
4. "Taylor Ortlepp to join Georgia Pineau at Boston College". pickandroll.com.au.
5. "TAYLOR SWIFTLY SIGNED BY LIGHTNING". wnbl.basketball.
6. "TAYLOR ORTLEPP JOINS BOOMERS". wnbl.basketball/melbourne. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
7. "Taylor Jae ORTLEPP". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021.
8. "Ortlepp joins the Game Changers". Carlton Football Club . Melbourne. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
9. "Carlton AFLW list update". Carlton Football Club . Melbourne. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.

External links

• Taylor Ortlepp at AustralianFootball.com
• Boston College Eagles bio