Ned Crotty
Ned Crotty (born September 26, 1986) is an American professional lacrosse player with the Chrome Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League. He formerly played for the Dallas Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse, and played for the NCAA Division I college lacrosse team at Duke University. He also played indoor lacrosse for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. Crotty signed to be a part of the Premier Lacrosse League in 2018.[1]
| Born | September 26, 1986 New Vernon, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Shoots | Left |
| Position | Attack |
| NLL draft | 1st overall, 2010 Colorado Mammoth |
| NLL team Former teams | Philadelphia Wings Colorado Mammoth |
| MLL teams | New York Lizards Rochester Rattlers |
| PLL team | Chrome LC |
| NCAA team | Duke University |
He currently works for LeagueApps as Director of Enterprise Sales - Lacrosse.[2]
Early years
Crotty attended and played lacrosse at the Delbarton School in New Jersey, graduating in 2005 and winning the state's lacrosse Tournament of Champions in each of his four years on the team. He also played varsity hockey, as well as lacrosse, earning NJ Player of the Year by The Star-Ledger, making him the only student-athlete to earn recognition in two different sports in a single year.[3]
College career
Crotty entered the 2010 season ranked seventh in career assists (84) and 17th in career points (153) at Duke. Crotty was an All American and won the Tewaaraton Trophy for most outstanding college lacrosse player in 2010. On May 31, 2010, Ned and the Duke Lacrosse team won their first ever Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship. He and teammate Max Quinzani were a scoring duo at Duke for two years following the departure of Matt Danowski and Zack Greer. Crotty is considered to be the best passer in Duke lacrosse history, posting 63 assists in a single season, a Duke University record.
Professional career
He was the 1st overall pick in 2010 MLL Draft by the New York Lizards. He most recently played with the Dallas Rattlers.
He previously played for the Philadelphia Wings and the Colorado Mammoths of the NLL.
He joined Paul Rabil’s PLL for its inaugural season in 2019 as a member of the Chrome Lacrosse Club.
Statistics
NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2011 | Colorado | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Duke University
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20 | 23 | 63 | 86 | 4.1 | |
| 2009 | 19 | 23 | 55 | 78 | 4.3 | |
| 2008 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 35 | -- | |
| 2007 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 34 | -- | |
| 2006 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -- | |
| Totals | 87 | 92 | 148 | 240 | -- |
References
- "Premier Lacrosse League".
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121105200456/http://www.houseofsportsny.com/Lacrosse/Staff.html. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - Orlando, Chris. "Former Delbarton standout Ned Crotty nets ESPN's Top Play of the Day", The Star-Ledger, May 13, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2017. "Crotty, who is the only Star-Ledger athlete to be named Player of the Year in two sports during the same school year, was named one of the top 10 boys athletes of the 2000s by The Star-Ledger.... At Delbarton, Crotty helped the Morristown school to four straight finishes atop The Star-Ledger Top 20, the last two coming in 2004 and '05 when Delbarton won the Tournament of Champions crown."