Frank Resetarits

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Frank Resetarits
Born Hamburg, New York
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight210 pounds (95 kg)
PositionAttack
NLL draft5th overall, 2007
San Jose Stealth
NLL team
Former teams
Buffalo Bandits
San Jose Stealth
MLL team Long Island Lizards
NCAA team University at Albany
Pro career 2008
Career highlights
  • 20th in NCAA Division I career goals
  • 2nd in career point at University of Albany

Frank Resetarits is a lacrosse player from Hamburg, New York. As a high school player Resitarits ranks in the top three players all-time for points in a career. He played forward for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and attack for the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. [1] He was drafted fifth overall in the 2007 NLL entry draft by the San Jose Stealth.

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In 2012, he served as an assistant lacrosse coach at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California. [2]

Junior career

Resetarits played junior box lacrosse for the St. Catharines Athletics, a team in Canada that was only an hour away from his hometown across the border. He played there from 2002 to 2006.

College career

Resetarits also played collegiate lacrosse at the University at Albany. He was co-captain of the Great Danes, alongside Merrick Thomson, and helped lead his team to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament as a senior. [3]

Resetarits was selected, as one of the five finalist for the 2007 Tewaaraton Trophy, awarded to the awarded "Most Outstanding" collegiate lacrosse player in the United States. [4]

Awards

Career statistics

University at Albany

SeasonGPGAPtsGB
20041627204710
20051629215017
20061545196413
20071857238025
Totals65158[a]8324165
[a] 20th in NCAA Division I career goals

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Major League Lacrosse

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsGBPIMGPG2ptGAPtsGBPIM
2007Long Island712061881-------
2008Long Island1123002314.5-------
2009Long Island10000000000000
MLL Totals19350641221.50000000

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National Lacrosse League

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2008San Jose13171734277122420
2009San Jose87916216242600
NLL Totals2124265048133641020

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References

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