Justin Inacio

Justin Inacio
Born	November 6, 1998 (age 25); Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	188 pounds (85 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Defence (box), Faceoff specialist (field)
NCAA team	Ohio State (2022)
NLL draft	10th overall, 2021; Calgary Roughnecks
NLL team	Calgary Roughnecks
PLL team	Archers
Pro career	2022–
Website	https://justininacio.webflow.io/
Career highlights
	PLL: 1x Champion (2023); NCAA: Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2018); Big Ten Co-Specialist of the Year (2019); Second Team All-Big Ten (2019); 2x Honorable Mention All-American (2019, 2022);
Medal record
Representing Canada
Field lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship

Last updated May 22, 2024

Justin Inacio (born November 6, 1998) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays as a faceoff specialist with the Archers Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) and as a defenceman for the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).^[1]^[2]

Early and personal life

Inacio was born and raised in Oakville, Ontario as the son of Nelson and Sandra Inacio. He has an older sister. Inacio began to play lacrosse at the age of 4, and would go on to attend The Hill Academy, where he played lacrosse for head coach Brodie Merrill.^[4]^[3] Although Canada rarely produces top faceoff specialists, Inacio was ranked as the top faceoff man in the class of 2017 and was an Under Armour All-American, earning a scholarship to play lacrosse at Ohio State University, becoming the first person in his family to attend college.^[4]^[5]

College career

As a freshman in 2018, Inacio won 61.3% of his faceoffs, leading all freshmen in the nation, being named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. The following season, Inacio led the Big Ten in faceoff percentage and finished ninth nationally with a 63.7% win rate. Additionally, he set Ohio State single game records in faceoff wins (23) and ground balls (19), and finished fifth in the nation in ground balls per game with 10. During the covid shortened 2020 season, Inacio only appeared in four games, though he won 65.5% of his draws, and during a game against Cornell, he won 30 faceoffs, the third most in a single game in NCAA history. His numbers dipped in the 2021 season, only winning at a 55.1% rate, though Inacio bounced back as a fifth year, winning 59.2% of his draws while also scoring a career high 3 goals, being named an honorable mention All-American.^[6]^[3] Inacio graduated as Ohio State's all-time leader in ground balls with 357 and second in faceoff percentage at 60.7%.^[7] Inacio graduated with a degree in biology, as well as minoring in business.^[4]

Professional career

NLL

Inacio was selected 10th overall in the 2021 NLL Entry Draft by the Calgary Roughnecks, though he opted to return to Ohio State for a fifth season. He was set to join the Roughnecks ahead of the 2022 season, however a knee injury forced him to miss the entire year.^[7]

PLL

Inacio was selected 18th overall by Archers Lacrosse Club in the 2022 PLL College Draft. He played eight games as a rookie, along with two playoff games, winning a total of 41.3% of his faceoffs.

Statistics

NCAA


Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	GB	FOW	FOA
2018	Ohio State	14	0	1	1	47	130	212
2019	Ohio State	12	2	1	3	117	181	284
2020	Ohio State	4	1	0	1	29	72	110
2021	Ohio State	10	0	0	0	63	147	267
2022	Ohio State	16	3	1	4	101	200	338
Total		56	6	3	9	357	730	1211

NLL

Justin Inacio		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP

2024	Calgary Roughnecks	8	0	2	2	40	2	0.25	5.00	0.25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		8	0	2	2	40	2	0.25	5.00	0.25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Career Total:		8	0	2	2	40	2	0.25	5.00	0.25

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

PLL

Justin Inacio		Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA
2022	Archers	8	2	0	0	2	6	33	1	0.5	78	183	2	0	0	0	0	1	11	0	0	15	42
		8	2	0	0	2	6	33	1	0.5	78	183	2	0	0	0	0	1	11	0	0	15	42
Career Total:		10	2	0	0	2	7	44	1	0.5	93	225

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

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1 2 3 "Justin Inacio - Personal Website". justininacio.webflow.io. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
↑ "Justin Inacio: The Competitor – LaxWeekly". 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
↑ "The Official Website of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association" (PDF). usila.org. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
1 2 "Men's Lacrosse: Inacio returns as graduate assistant coach while recovering from injury, earning master's degree". The Lantern. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

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[1] "Justin Inacio". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2022-10-15.

[2] "Justin Inacio". Roughnecks. Retrieved 2022-10-15.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 "Justin Inacio". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2022-10-15.

[:1-4] 1 2 3 "Justin Inacio - Personal Website". justininacio.webflow.io. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

[5] "Justin Inacio: The Competitor – LaxWeekly". 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

[6] "The Official Website of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association" (PDF). usila.org. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

[:2-7] 1 2 "Men's Lacrosse: Inacio returns as graduate assistant coach while recovering from injury, earning master's degree". The Lantern. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

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