Taylor Wray

Last updated
Taylor Wray
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Saint Joseph's
Record120-69
Biographical details
BornJune 27, 1981
Edmonton, Alberta
Playing career
2000-2003 Duke
2004-2006 Calgary Roughnecks
2007-2012 Philadelphia Wings
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003-2006 Queens University of Charlotte (asst.)
2007 National Sports Academy
2008-2011 Lehigh (asst.)
2012–present Saint Joseph's
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a Player:

As a Coach:

  • 2022 NEC Tournament Champion
  • 2024 A10 Tournament Champion
Awards
As a Player:

As a Coach:

  • 6-time NEC Coach of the Year
  • 2-time A10 Coach of the Year
Records
  • Saint Joseph's All-Time Winningest Coach

Taylor Wray (born June 27, 1981) is a Canadian lacrosse coach and former player. Wray is the current Head Coach of the Saint Joseph's University men's lacrosse team. Wray played for the Calgary Roughnecks and Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. Taylor's older brother Devan Wray is a former NLL player and former assistant coach for the Edmonton Rush. [1]

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Professional career

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Wray began his career with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2004, and won the NLL Championship with the Roughnecks that year. Wray was named both Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in 2004.

In July 2007, Wray was traded to the Philadelphia Wings in a three-team blockbuster trade. [2]

Coaching Career

Prior to the 2008 NCAA season, Wray was named Assistant Coach of the Lehigh University lacrosse team, under Head Coach Kevin Cassese. Prior to this, He had served as Assistant Coach for Queens University of Charlotte. [3]

During the summer of 2011, Wray was named Head Coach of the Saint Joseph's University men's lacrosse team. Prior to the start of the 2013 season, Philadelphia head coach Johnny Mouradian announced that Wray has told the team he will not be returning to Wings.

Wray improved the St. Joseph Hawks' win total by six in 2012. In his third season as coach, Wray led the Hawks to the NEC Regular Season Championship, after going undefeated in conference play. The Hawks were regular season champions four out of the next five seasons and appeared in three NEC Title Games. [4]

Wray won his first conference tournament in 2022 while once again leading the Hawks through NEC play undefeated. The Hawks made their first ever NCAA Tournament that year, losing to Yale in the first round 18-16. [5] [6]

Wray is the winningest coach in Saint Joseph's lacrosse history with a record of 120-69 in 13 seasons. Over that time, Wray has won eight conference coach of the years, coached four All-Americans, and two PLL draft picks. [4]

Personal Life

Wray married Lauren Gallagher, a former All-American Lacrosse player at Duke. They have two sons and a daughter. [4]

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2004Calgary14881682443426244
2005Calgary112131590261011134
2006Calgary146162210233100080
2007Calgary16591411945101180
2008Philadelphia1238118631101170
2009Philadelphia1229116024––––––
2010Philadelphia130335129––––––
2011Philadelphia120114418––––––
NLL Totals1042667936342507459608

Awards

Preceded by NLL Rookie of the Year
2004		Succeeded by
Preceded by NLL Defensive Player of the Year
(tie with Cam Woods)
2004		Succeeded by

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References

  1. ↑ "Devan Wray hired as assistant coach". NLL.com. November 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  2. ↑ "Three Team Blockbuster Trade Announced". NLL.com. July 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Taylor Wray's Lehigh University Coaches Bio". LehighSports.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  4. 1 2 3 https://sjuhawks.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/roster/coaches/taylor-wray/881
  5. ↑ "Saint Joseph's Lacrosse Team Page" . Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2022 Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Official" . Retrieved May 4, 2024.
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