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'{{Short description|American lacrosse coach}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Taylor Wray | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Head coach | current_team = [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's lacrosse|Saint Joseph's]] | current_conference = | current_record = 120-69 | contract = | birth_date = June 27, 1981 | birth_place = [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]] | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 2000-2003 | player_team1 = [[Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse|Duke]] | player_years2 = 2004-2006 | player_team2 = [[Calgary Roughnecks]] | player_years3 = 2007-2012 | player_team3 = [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] | coach_years1 = 2003-2006 | coach_team1 = [[Queens University of Charlotte]] (asst.) | coach_years2 = 2007 | coach_team2 = [[National Sports Academy (Lake Placid, New York)|National Sports Academy]] | coach_years3 = 2008-2011 | coach_team3 = [[Lehigh University|Lehigh]] (asst.) | coach_years4 = 2012–present | coach_team4 = [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's lacrosse|Saint Joseph's]] | overall_record = | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = As a Player: * 2-time ACC Tournament Champion * [[2004 NLL season|2004 NLL Champion]] As a Coach: *2022 NEC Tournament Champion *2024 A10 Tournament Champion | awards = As a Player: * 2003 Eric Tyler Hardy Defensive Player of the Year * 2004 [[National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award|NLL Rookie of the Year]] * 2004 [[National Lacrosse League Defensive Player of the Year Award|NLL Defensive Player of the Year]] * 2004 First-Team All Pro As a Coach: * 6-time NEC Coach of the Year * 2-time A10 Coach of the Year | coaching_records = * Saint Joseph's All-Time Winningest Coach }} '''Taylor Wray''' (born June 27, 1981) is a [[Canadians|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 (1987–2014)|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=5211|title=Devan Wray hired as assistant coach|work=NLL.com|date=November 4, 2011|accessdate=2011-11-04}}</ref> ==Professional career== Born in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Wray began his career with the [[Calgary Roughnecks]] in [[2004 NLL season|2004]], and won the NLL Championship with the Roughnecks that year. Wray was named both [[National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]] and [[National Lacrosse League Defensive Player of the Year Award|Defensive Player of the Year]] in 2004. In July 2007, Wray was traded to the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] in a three-team blockbuster trade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3021|title=Three Team Blockbuster Trade Announced|work=NLL.com|date=July 24, 2007|accessdate=2007-07-24}}</ref> ==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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mlacrosse/coach/bio.asp?COACH_ID=336|title=Taylor Wray's Lehigh University Coaches Bio |accessdate=2008-03-04 |format= |work=LehighSports.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320120643/http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mlacrosse/coach/bio.asp?COACH_ID=336 |archive-date=2008-03-20 }}</ref> During the summer of 2011, Wray was named Head Coach of the [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's lacrosse|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. 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 Division I men's lacrosse tournament|NCAA Tournament]] that year, losing to [[Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse|Yale]] in the first round 18-16. 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). 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 [[Premier Lacrosse League|PLL]] draft picks. ==Statistics== ===NLL=== {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="6" | Regular&nbsp;Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="6" | Playoffs |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season !! Team !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004 || Calgary || 14 || 8 || 8 || 16 || 82 || 44 || 3 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 24 || 4 |- ALIGN="center" | 2005 || Calgary || 11 || 2 || 13 || 15 || 90 || 26 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 13 || 4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006 || Calgary || 14 || 6 || 16 || 22 || 102 || 33 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" | 2007 || Calgary || 16 || 5 || 9 || 14 || 119 || 45 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008 || Philadelphia || 12 || 3 || 8 || 11 || 86 || 31 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" | 2009 || Philadelphia || 12 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 60 || 24 || – || – || – || – || – || – |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010 || Philadelphia || 13 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 51 || 29 || – || – || – || – || – || – |- ALIGN="center" | 2011 || Philadelphia || 12 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 44 || 18 || – || – || – || – || – || – |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" | NLL Totals !! 104 !! 26 !! 67 !! 93 !! 634 !! 250!! 7 !! 4 !! 5 !! 9 !! 60 !! 8 |} ==Awards== {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = [[Brian Langtry]] | title = [[National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award|NLL Rookie of the Year]] | years = 2004 | after = [[Ryan Boyle]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Jim Moss]] | title = [[National Lacrosse League Defensive Player of the Year Award|NLL Defensive Player of the Year]]<br>(tie with [[Cam Woods]]) | years = 2004 | after = [[Andrew Turner (lacrosse)|Andrew Turner]]}} {{s-end}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wray, Taylor}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Edmonton]] [[Category:Canadian lacrosse players]] [[Category:Calgary Roughnecks players]] [[Category:Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse players]] [[Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's lacrosse coaches]] [[Category:National Lacrosse League All-Stars]] [[Category:National Lacrosse League major award winners]] [[Category:Philadelphia Wings players]] [[Category:Queens Royals coaches]] [[Category:Saint Joseph's Hawks coaches]]'