Furman University

Lauren Bornstein is in her third season as the director of operations for the Furman women's basketball program, having joined the Paladins in May of 2021.

Prior to coming to Furman she served in a similar capacity at Cleveland State University for two years. 

While at Cleveland State, Bornstein negotiated, planned, and coordinated all aspects of team travel, managed inventory of team equipment and apparel, served as the program's liaison to a number of internal department operations, and coordinated scheduling of visiting teams, guests, and administration on game days.

From 2018 through 2019 she served as a basketball operations assistant with the BIG EAST Conference, working extensively with the league's men's and women's tournaments, as well as compiling comparative analytics for men's basketball scheduling and NET Rankings.  In addition, she compiled regular season data for use in NCAA Tournament selection and archived game footage and highlights for use on the BIG EAST YouTube channel.

Bornstein worked with Monumental Sports & Entertainment for three years — a tenure that saw he serve the Washington Wizards in a variety of  roles, including assisting in the creation of pre-draft player prospect biographies for the 2018 NBA Draft, preparing pregame statistical presentations, ticket deliveries, and coordinating sales events and promotions.  Her time at Monumental also saw her work with the WNBA's Washington Mystics in similar capacities.

Bornstein attended the University of Florida, where she served as a women's basketball team manager en route to earning a bachelor's degree in sport management in 2016.  She went on to secure a master's degree in tourism administration and sport management from George Washington University.