Taylor Wray
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Saint Joseph's |
| Record | 120-69 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 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 | |
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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]
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 instantly turned a poor Hawks team around, improving their win total by six in 2012. It only took Wray three seasons to lead the Hawks to the NEC Regular Season Championship, after going undefeated in conference play. The Hawks were Regular Season Champs four out of the next five seasons while also making 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]
As of 2024, the Hawks haven't lost a conference game since 2019. They've won 2 conference championships in that time, one NEC (2022) and one A10 (2024). [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]
Statistics
NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2004 | Calgary | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 82 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2005 | Calgary | 11 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 90 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2006 | Calgary | 14 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 102 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Calgary | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 119 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Philadelphia | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 86 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Philadelphia | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2010 | Philadelphia | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2011 | Philadelphia | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| NLL Totals | 104 | 26 | 67 | 93 | 634 | 250 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 8 | |||
Awards
Personal Life
Wray married Lauren (nee Gallagher), a former All-American Lacrosse player at Duke. They have two sons, Jackson and Ryan, and a daughter, Mackenzie. [4]
References
- ^ "Devan Wray hired as assistant coach". NLL.com. November 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "Three Team Blockbuster Trade Announced". NLL.com. July 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Taylor Wray's Lehigh University Coaches Bio". LehighSports.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ a b c https://sjuhawks.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/roster/coaches/taylor-wray/881
- ^ "2022 Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Official". Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Saint Joseph's Lacrosse Team Page". Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Edmonton
- Canadian lacrosse players
- Calgary Roughnecks players
- Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse players
- Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's lacrosse coaches
- National Lacrosse League All-Stars
- National Lacrosse League major award winners
- Philadelphia Wings players
- Queens Royals coaches
- Saint Joseph's Hawks coaches