Ben Rubeor

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Ben Rubeor
Born (1986-03-12) March 12, 1986 (age 37)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight178 pounds (81 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionAttack
NLL draft46th overall, 2008
New York Titans
MLL team
Former teams		 Chesapeake Bayhawks
Long Island Lizards
NCAA team University of Virginia
Pro career2008–2017
Coach Atlas Lacrosse Club
(2020–2022)

Ben Rubeor is a former professional lacrosse player and coach. He was the head coach for Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League from 2020-2022. Rubeor previously played for the Chesapeake Bayhawks & Long Island Lizards in Major League Lacrosse. He was one of the nation's top collegiate lacrosse players at the University of Virginia. Ben also currently serves as the men's varsity head lacrosse coach and assistant admissions director at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts.

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High school and collegiate career

Ben Rubeor played high school lacrosse at Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Maryland, where he scored 43 goals and 23 assists as a junior and 48 goals and 27 assists as a senior. [1] In his senior year, he was selected a high school All-American [2] and won the C. Markland Kelly Award as Maryland's best lacrosse player. [3] He was also a two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro selection and a two-time all-state selection.

Rubeor then played attack at the University of Virginia, where he had a standout career from 2005 to 2008 despite battling injuries. [4] In his first year, he was an immediate starter and became one of the nation's best freshmen, scoring 18 goals and 16 assists for 34 total points, which led all Atlantic Coast Conference freshmen and ranked him third on the Cavalier team in assists and points. Inside Lacrosse magazine ranked him the #4 freshman in the country. As a sophomore in 2006, Rubeor won Second Team All-American honors while scoring 34 goals and notching 24 assists for 58 total points. He played an integral part in the Cavaliers' perfect 17-0 record en route to winning the 2006 NCAA championship. [5] Rubeor was also selected to the All-ACC team, the only sophomore picked, as well as the All-ACC Tournament team and the All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse team. In 2007, Rubeor scored 46 goals and 22 assists for 68 points, earning First Team All-America honors, All-ACC honors, All-ACC Tournament team honors, and selection as a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist. [6] As a senior in 2008, Rubeor scored 38 goals and 14 assists for 52 points, again earning First Team All-American honors, All-ACC honors, and recognition as a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist. [7] He was also named the ACC Lacrosse Scholar Athlete of the Year and picked as a USILA Scholar All-American.

Rubeor's 136 career goals ranks fifth all-time on Virginia's career goals list, and his 212 career points ranks sixth on the school's career points list.

Professional career

In 2008, Rubeor was drafted by the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. [8] He scored 13 goals and four assists in his debut season. In 2009, he played for the Washington Bayhawks.

Ben also worked full-time as a financial analyst for Greenspring Associates in Owings Mills, MD. [9]

Coaching career

In December 2019, Ben was named head coach of the Atlas in the Premier Lacrosse League (“PLL”). Ben was named head coach of St. Mary's High School's (Annapolis, MD) varsity lacrosse coach in 2012. In 2015, he led the team to their first MIAA A conference championship in 19 years.

In 2018, the Boston Cannons announced the signing of Rubeor as the assistant coach and offensive coordinator for the MLL team. [10]

In December 2019, the Premier Lacrosse League released that Rubeor would become head coach of Atlas Lacrosse Club entering the 2020 season. [11] On October 21, 2023, he resigned his coaching and general manager duties citing a desire to devote more time with his family. [12]

Awards and honors

Statistics

NCAA

   
SeasonGPGAPtsPPG
2005151816342.27
2006153424583.87
2007164622684.25
2008153814523.87
Totals61136762123.48

Major League Lacrosse

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsGBPIMGPG2ptGAPtsGBPIM
2008Long Island10130417183.5--------------
2009Washington6603921--------------
2010Chesapeake110924125.52006631
2011Chesapeake121701027285100002.5
2012Chesapeake131614211462800820
2013Chesapeake143001141233.52202420
2014Chesapeake14160521186.5--------------
2015Chesapeake----------------------------
MLL Totals8612414717212531.5710081891.5

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References

  1. ↑ VirginiaSports.com bio Archived March 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ InsideLacrosse.com: 2004 US Lacrosse Boys' High School All-Americans Archived October 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ BaltimoreSun.com: 2004 All-Metro Boys Lacrosse Team
  4. ↑ NYTimes.com: Virginia Lacrosse Team Finds Reluctant Leader
  5. ↑ VirginiaSports.com bio
  6. ↑ "Tewaaraton Announces 2007 Finalists". Tewaaraton.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  7. ↑ "Finalists". Tewaaraton Foundation. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ MLL Collegiate Draft Results 2008 Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Ben Rubeor | Greenspring Associates". Archived from the original on 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  10. ↑ Cannons, Boston. "BOSTON CANNONS HIRE FORMER BAYHAWKS MVP AS NEW OFFENSIVE | Boston Cannons". Boston Cannons. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  11. ↑ "BEN RUBEOR NAMED NEW HEAD COACH OF PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE'S ATLAS LC". uslaxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  12. ↑ Brown, Kevin (2022-10-21). "Breaking: Ben Rubeor Resigns As Atlas LC Head Coach/GM". Inside Lacrosse . Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  13. ↑ Lowe's Award bio
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