Lauf joined the Generals' staff in July 2026.
He spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Lourdes University (Ohio). While on staff at Lourdes, the Gray Wolves produced 13 first team all-conference selections, one WHAC Player of the Year, two WHAC Newcomers of the Year, and an NAIA Second Team All-American. Lauf helped guide Lourdes to a pair of 20 win seasons on staff and earned an NAIA National Championship Opening round appearance in the 2024-25 season through an at-large bid.
Lauf spent five years as a player for the Gray Wolves and averaged 10.2 points and 4.4 assists per game. He holds the top two spots in Lourdes' single-season history in assists with 156 in 2018-19 and 130 in 2021-22. Lauf is sixth all-time in Lourdes' history in career minutes played (2,265), 10th in field goal percentage (.479), points (823) and rebounds (333), and is first in career assists (357).
He is a native of Napoleon, Ohio and resides in Alexandria.
