Lauren Scherf

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

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.

Between 2017 and 2019, Scherf played for the Canberra Capitals. She then played two seasons with the Sydney Uni Flames in 2019–20 and the 2020 Hub season.

Scherf joined the Perth Lynx for the 2021–22 WNBL season. She returned to the Lynx for the 2022–23 season. 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. Later that month, she played her 200th WNBL game.

State Leagues
In 2012, Scherf played for the Melbourne Tigers in the Big V. 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. In 2018, she played for the Diamond Valley Eagles in the SEABL. In 2019, she played for the Knox Raiders in the NBL1 and earned All-Star Five honours. In 2021 and 2022, she played for the Kilsyth Cobras in the NBL1 South. In 2023, she had a four-game stint with the Perth Redbacks in the NBL1 West.

Italy and France
In March 2023, Scherf joined Magnolia La Molisana Campobasso of the Italian Lega Basket Femminile.

For the 2023–24 season, Scherf joined Flammes Carolo Basket of the Ligue Féminine.

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).

Personal life
Scherf holds a Latvian passport thanks to her paternal grandmother.