Zack Greer

Zack Greer (born February 12, 1986 in Whitby, Ontario) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays for the Dallas Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse and the Colorado Mammoth 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 plays for the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League.

Zack Greer
Born (1986-02-12) February 12, 1986
Whitby, ON, CAN
NationalityCanada
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 pounds (86 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionAttack
NLL draft3rd overall, 2009
Minnesota Swarm
NLL team
Former teams		San Diego Seals
Minnesota Swarm
Saskatchewan Rush
MLL team
Former teams		Dallas Rattlers
Denver Outlaws, Long Island Lizards
NCAA teamBryant University
Duke University
Pro career2009-2018–

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

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 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

2010 Minnesota Swarm 13 10 13 23 45 14 1.77 3.46 1.08 1 1 1 2 1 0 2.00 1.00 0.00
2011 Minnesota Swarm 4 5 5 10 6 4 2.50 1.50 1.00 –––––––––
2011 Edmonton Rush 7 9 10 19 33 4 2.71 4.71 0.57 –––––––––
2012 Edmonton Rush 15 31 12 43 56 7 2.87 3.73 0.47 3 6 7 13 7 2 4.33 2.33 0.67
2013 Edmonton Rush 15 28 25 53 46 2 3.53 3.07 0.13 1 0 0 0 3 2 0.00 3.00 2.00
2014 Edmonton Rush 17 30 22 52 57 6 3.06 3.35 0.35 2 4 2 6 11 0 3.00 5.50 0.00
2015 Edmonton Rush 18 44 36 80 54 21 4.44 3.00 1.17 4 8 6 14 12 6 3.50 3.00 1.50
2016 Saskatchewan Rush 16 42 28 70 76 16 4.38 4.75 1.00 4 8 5 13 14 0 3.25 3.50 0.00
2017 Colorado Mammoth 13 22 27 49 48 4 3.77 3.69 0.31 3 5 7 12 15 0 4.00 5.00 0.00
2018 Colorado Mammoth 15 18 23 41 47 6 2.73 3.13 0.40 1 3 1 4 3 0 4.00 3.00 0.00
2020 San Diego Seals 12 21 29 50 37 6 4.17 3.08 0.50 –––––––––
145 260 230 490 505 90 3.38 3.48 0.62 19 35 29 64 66 10 3.37 3.47 0.53
Career Total: 164 295 259 554 571 100 3.38 3.48 0.61

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.

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
    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2ptG A Pts PIM GB S GP G 2ptG A Pts PIM GB S
2009 Long Island 5 12 0 2 14 0 8 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2010 Long Island 10 17 0 3 20 8 7 59 2 2 6 0 0 6 1 10
2012 Long Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Denver 1 4 0 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLL totals 16 33 0 5 38 8 16 93 3 6 0 0 6 4 6 23

OLA
    Regular Season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2001Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A7437010000
2002Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A6213252570
2003Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A13211839899112010
2004Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A20354176232037316813
2005Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A4841246414187
2006Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A611102119567136
2007Whitby WarriorsOLA Jr.A1111172813108223030
2007Brooklin RedmenMSL21232----------
2008Brooklin RedmenMSL1000000000
Junior A Totals6792941866956669015666
Senior A Totals3123200000
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See also

References
  1. "O.L.A. JUNIOR A TROPHY WINNERS". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com.
  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. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  7. "Lizards Land Briggs, Trade Greer to Outlaws". insidelacrosse.com. Oct 5, 2012. 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
Matt Danowski		 Jack Turnbull Award
2008		 Succeeded by
Ned Crotty
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