Former post player at Kansas State and Virginia, Taylor Lauterbach joined the American University women's basketball team as Director of Operations in August of 2025.
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At K-State, she appeared in 75 games with the Wildcats, earning a spot on the 2022 Academic All-Big 12 first team. In May 2022, she competed in the Red Bull USA Basketball 3x Nationals, with her team finishing in third place in the Pool B standings. While at UVA, having appeared in 49 games across two seasons, Lauterbach twice earned All-Academic ACC honors.
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A native of Appleton, Wisconsin, Lauterbach collected a plethora of honors before even stepping foot onto a collegiate court. The 6'7 center was a top-100 prospect coming out of Appleton West High, ranked as the No. 12 recruit at her position for the class of 2020 by espnW HoopGurlz.
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Lauterbach earned a Bachelor of Art in Psychology from Kansas State in 2023 on a three-year fast track and added on a Masters in Higher Education from the University of Virginia in 2025.
