Zack Greer

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Zack Greer
Born (1986-02-12) February 12, 1986 (age 39)
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 pounds (86 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionAttack
NCAA team Duke
Bryant (2009)
NLL draft3rd overall, 2009
Minnesota Swarm
NLL team
Former teams
Las Vegas Desert Dogs
Minnesota Swarm
Saskatchewan Rush
Colorado Mammoth
San Diego Seals
MLL draft3rd overall, 2009
Long Island Lizards
MLL teamsLong Island Lizards
Denver Outlaws
Dallas Rattlers
Pro career2009–
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Winner 2014 Denver
Runner-up 2010 Manchester
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Winner 2015 Onondaga

Zack Greer (born February 12, 1986) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays for the Las Vegas Desert Dogs 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 Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. Greer's cousin Shawn Thornton played in the National Hockey League for 14 seasons from 2002 to 2017.

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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]

College career

Duke University

In 2007, 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 four-time All-American including two times on the first team at Duke. Following the 2008 season, Greer was awarded the Jack Turnbull Award given to the USILA Attackman of the year. [3]

Resulting from "unusual circumstance," the NCAA granted 33 Duke Lacrosse players, including Greer, a rare fifth year of eligibility. This was granted to many players of the Duke lacrosse team because their season was cancelled in 2006 in mid-season because of the Duke University lacrosse team scandal [4]

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. At the end of Bryant's 2009 NCAA Division 1 Season, Greer netted 42 Goals and 26 Assists combining for 68 points. Since Bryant was transitioning to Division I that season, Greer's statistics for 2009 do not count toward official NCAA Division I records. [5]

MLL career

The Long Island Lizards selected Greer with the third pick overall in the 2009 MLL draft. [6]

The Long Island Lizards traded Greer in the 2012-2013 offseason to the Denver Outlaws in exchange for Midfielder Collin Briggs. [7]

Greer won a MLL championship with the Denver Outlaws in 2014. Greer was selected by the Rattlers in the fifth round (42nd overall) of the 2018 MLL Supplemental Draft. As of June 18, 2018, he has yet to play a game with them. http://www.dallasrattlers.com [ usurped ]

NLL

On September 9, 2009, Greer was drafted 3rd overall in the 2009 NLL entry draft by the Minnesota Swarm. [8] Greer finished his rookie season with 10 goals and 23 points.

Statistics

NLL

Reference: [9]

Zack Greer Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2010 Minnesota Swarm 1310132345141.773.461.081112102.001.000.00
2011 Minnesota Swarm 45510642.501.501.00
2011 Edmonton Rush 7910193342.714.710.57
2012 Edmonton Rush 153112435672.873.730.4736713724.332.330.67
2013 Edmonton Rush 152825534623.533.070.131000320.003.002.00
2014 Edmonton Rush 173022525763.063.350.3524261103.005.500.00
2015 Edmonton Rush 1844368054214.443.001.17486141263.503.001.50
2016 Saskatchewan Rush 1642287076164.384.751.00485131403.253.500.00
2017 Colorado Mammoth 132227494843.773.690.31357121504.005.000.00
2018 Colorado Mammoth 151823414762.733.130.401314304.003.000.00
2020 San Diego Seals 122129503764.173.080.50
2022 San Diego Seals 1613243746122.312.880.753404701.332.330.00
2023 Las Vegas Desert Dogs 1633235646223.502.881.38
2024 Las Vegas Desert Dogs 1521315242123.472.800.80
1923273086356391363.313.330.712239296873103.093.320.45
Career Total:2143663377037121463.293.330.68

GPGames played; GGoals; AAssists; PtsPoints; LBLoose balls; PIMPenalty minutes; Pts/GPPoints per games played; LB/GPLoose balls per games played; PIM/GPPenalty minutes per games played.

NCAA

   
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsPPG
2005Duke205715723.60
2006Duke8177243.13
2007Duke206727944.70
2008Duke196530955.00
2009Bryant154226684.65
Totals82248 (a)105353 (b)4.25
(a) 1st in NCAA Men's Division I Career Goals (Greer's career goals of 248 are not officially recognized in the NCAA record books, because Greer was granted a fifth season of eligibility and Bryant was considered a reclassifying institution that season. The NCAA lists Greer's career goals record as 206 goals)
(b) 5th in NCAA Men's Division I Career Points (Greer's career points mark of 353 points is not officially recognized in the NCAA record books, because Greer was granted a fifth season of eligibility and Bryant was considered a reclassifying institution that season. The NCAA lists Greer's official career points as 285 which ranks 17th)

MLL

Zack GreerRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOAGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOA
2009 Long Island Lizards 5 1202142880000 1 0000320300
2010 Long Island Lizards 10 1703205970800 2 60061040100
2013 Denver Outlaws 11 180102855120200 1 1001300000
2014 Denver Outlaws 4 408121110000 2 1012710000
2018 Dallas Rattlers 3 30141810000 1 0000200000
2019 Dallas Rattlers 9 1203152570000
4266027931963601000780192570400
Career Total:49740281022214301400

GPGames played; GGoals; 2PG2-point goals; AAssists; PtsPoints; ShShots; GBGround balls; PenPenalties; PIMPenalty minutes; FOWFaceoffs won; FOAFaceoffs attempted

OLA

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2001 Whitby Warriors OLA Jr.A 7437010000
2002Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A6213252570
2003Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A13211839899112010
2004Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A20354176232037316813
2005Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A4841246414187
2006Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A611102119567136
2007Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A1111172813108223030
2007 Brooklin Redmen MSL 21232----------
2008Brooklin RedmenMSL1000000000
Junior A Totals6792941866956669015666
Senior A Totals3123200000

See also

References

  1. "O.L.A. JUNIOR A TROPHY WINNERS". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  2. "Johns Hopkins 12, Duke 11". NCAA Sports.com. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  3. Burns, Sean (May 28, 2008). "USILA announces major award winners". InsideLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  4. "NCAA to allow Duke players to reclaim lost season". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  5. Kessenich, Quint (August 11, 2008). "Former Duke star Zack Greer to attend Bryant". Inside Lacrosse. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  6. "GREER SELECTED THIRD OVERALL IN 2009 MLL DRAFT". bryantbulldogs.com. May 28, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  7. "Lizards Land Briggs, Trade Greer to Outlaws". insidelacrosse.com. Oct 5, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  8. "Minnesota Swarm Select Zack Greer Third Overall". oursportscentral.com. September 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  9. "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
Preceded by Jack Turnbull Award
2008
Succeeded by