4 May 2017: The ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Capitals are delighted to announce the signing of rising star Lauren Scherf for the 2017/18 WNBL season.
Scherf, who is regarded as a potential Australian Opal, has signed a two-year deal with the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Capitals.
- ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Capitals new signing Lauren Scherf and head coach Paul Goriss will be available for interview at 10:15am TODAY at ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ’s Basketball Hall
Scherf has played the past four seasons with the Dandenong Rangers. The 196cm forward spent six months at the Canberra-based Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence in 2015 and said returning to the nation’s capital was a straightforward decision.
“I’m really excited to join the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Capitals and develop my game under head coach Paul Goriss,” Scherf said.
“Canberra suits me. I have friends here and having Paul as my coach made it an easy decision to come back.”
Head coach Paul Goriss said Scherf’s signing was a big coup for the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Capitals.
“Lauren is no doubt a future Australian Opal and we are delighted to welcome her to the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Capitals family,” Goriss, who was recently appointed as an assistant coach with the Opals, said.
“She knows she has the potential to be an Opal and a dominant force in the WNBL. She has enormous opportunity to play here and be our centrepiece for the next two seasons.
“We are committed to helping her develop on and off the court and are looking forward to a successful season ahead.”
Scherf started her WNBL career in 2013 with Dandenong and was the WNBL’s 2015 Rookie of the Year. She was a member of the Australian Gems team that won a bronze medal at both the 2013 and 2015 FIBA Under 19 World Championships.
Scherf also claimed gold in the Australian Youth Olympic Festival 3X3 tournament in 2013 and was part of the national team that finished fifth at the 2012 FIBA Under 17 World Championships.
She joins dual Olympian Rachel Jarry and Keely Froling on the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Capitals’ roster.
WHAT: ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Capitals player announcement — Lauren Scherf and head coach Paul Goriss will be available for interview
WHEN: TODAY, Thursday 4 May, 10:15am – 10:45am
WHERE: ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Basketball Hall, Building 4, ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ (campus map)
Contact the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ media team:
Amanda Jones: 0409 140 415
Antony Perry: 0434 795 919