Zack Greer
| Zack Greer | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 12, 1986 , Whitby, ON, CAN |
| Position | Attack |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) |
| NCAA Team | Bryant University Duke University |
| NLL Team F. Teams |
Edmonton Rush Minnesota Swarm |
| MLL Team | Long Island Lizards |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 2009–present |
| Shoots | Left |
Zack Greer (born February 12, 1986 in Whitby, Ontario) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Long Island Lizards in Major League Lacrosse and the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League. Greer attended high school at All Saints Catholic Secondary School in Whitby, and grew up playing box lacrosse. Greer's brother, Bill, plays for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League. Greer's cousin Shawn Thornton plays for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Junior career
Greer played junior box lacrosse with the Whitby Warriors of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. In 2003, he was awarded the "Joey Nieuwendyk Award" for Rookie of the Year. He was also awarded the "Dean McLeod Award" for Playoffs M.V.P in 2004.[1]
[edit] College career
[edit] Duke University
In 2006, Zack Greer and his teammate Matt Danowski led the Duke Blue Devils high powered attack to the 2007 NCAA Final Four. Duke faced Johns Hopkins University in the final, only to lose after mounting a strong comeback at the end of the game.[2] In 2008, Greer led Division I in goals scored, helping to lead Duke to the Final Four once again. However, Duke fell short, losing to Johns Hopkins in the semi-finals.
Greer was a first team All-American at Duke, and was ranked 9th on the Tewaaraton Trophy watch list by Inside Lacrosse Magazine. He holds the all-time Duke[3] and NCAA lacrosse goals record.[4] Following the 2008 season, Greer was awarded the Jack Turnbull Award given to the USILA Attackman of the year.[5]
Resulting from "unusual circumstance," the NCAA granted 33 Duke Lacrosse players, including Greer, a rare fifth year of eligibility. which was granted to many players of the Duke lacrosse team in return for their season being cancelled in 2006 because of the Duke University lacrosse team scandal[6]
[edit] Bryant University
Greer used his fifth year of eligibility to pursue a graduate business degree at Bryant University in the fall of 2008 where he played under former Duke head coach, Mike Pressler. In 2009, Bryant University, a former Division II school, played Division I college lacrosse for the first time.[7] At the end of Bryant's 2009 NCAA Division 1 Season, Greer netted 42 Goals and 26 Assists combining for 68 points.
[edit] MLL
The Long Island Lizards selected Greer with the third pick overall in the 2009 MLL draft.[8]
[edit] NLL
On September 9, 2009, Greer was drafted 3rd overall in the 2009 NLL entry draft by the Minnesota Swarm. [9] Greer finished his rookie season with 10 goals and 23 points.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] NCAA
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Duke | 20 | 57 | 15 | 72 | 3.60 | |
| 2006 | Duke | 8 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 3.13 | |
| 2007 | Duke | 20 | 67 | 27 | 94 | 4.70 | |
| 2008 | Duke | 19 | 65 | 30 | 95 | 5.00 | |
| 2009 | Bryant | 15 | 42 | 26 | 68 | 4.65 | |
| Totals | 82 | 248 (a) | 105 | 353 (b) | 4.25 | ||
- (a) 1st in NCAA Men's Division I Total Goals
- (b) 1st in NCAA Men's Division I Total Points
[edit] MLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | PIM | GB | S | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | PIM | GB | S | ||
| 2009 | Long Island | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| MLL totals | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
[edit] OLA
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001 | Whitby Warriors | OLA Jr.A | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Whitby Warriors | OLA Jr.A | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Whitby Warriors | OLA Jr.A | 13 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10 | ||
| 2004 | Whitby Warriors | OLA Jr.A | 20 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 23 | 20 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 13 | ||
| 2005 | Whitby Warriors | OLA Jr.A | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 7 | ||
| 2006 | Whitby Warriors | OLA Jr.A | 6 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2007 | Whitby Warriors | OLA Jr.A | 11 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 30 | ||
| 2007 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Junior A Totals | 67 | 92 | 94 | 186 | 69 | 56 | 66 | 90 | 156 | 66 | ||||
| Senior A Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
[edit] See also
NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Records
[edit] References
- ^ "O.L.A. JUNIOR A TROPHY WINNERS". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com. http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/newstats/jrtrophy.txt.
- ^ "Johns Hopkins 12, Duke 11". NCAA Sports.com. http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/mens/recaps/d1_0528_id550296/2007. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ Taylor, Jeff (March 15, 2008). "Duke's Greer sets school record in rout of UNC". InsideLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20080320034701/http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=183865. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ "Greer sets sets NCAA goals record in Duke's win over St. Johns". InsideLacrosse.com. May 4, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20080507124513/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189573. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ Burns, Sean (May 28, 2008). "USILA announces major award winners". InsideLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20080529003208/http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2008/05/26/usila-announces-major-award-winners/. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "NCAA to allow Duke players to reclaim lost season". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2887146. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ Kessenich, Quint (August 11, 2008). "Former Duke star Zack Greer to attend Bryant". Inside Lacrosse. http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2008/08/11/former-duke-star-zack-greer-to-attend-bryant/. Retrieved 2008-08-12.[dead link]
- ^ "GREER SELECTED THIRD OVERALL IN 2009 MLL DRAFT". bryantbulldogs.com. May 28, 2009. http://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/mlax/2009/News/5-28MLLDraft. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ "Minnesota Swarm Select Zack Greer Third Overall". oursportscentral.com. September 10, 2009. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3903719. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
[edit] Awards
| Preceded by Matt Danowski |
Jack Turnbull Award 2008 |
Succeeded by Ned Crotty |
