Returning one-year starter; from The Hill Academy in Canada; active player of box lacrosse[1]; #3 PG recruit[2]
Timmy Kelly, So.
Could move to attack; probably in first six-man rotation; made Under-19 US roster (announced 1/27/16); Patrick Kelly's brother; #2 in "2014 Young Gun Senior Ranking" by Inside Lacrosse; 2015 Under Armour All-American
Other attack
Note
Andy Matthews, So.
Rotated with Timmy Kelly at "X" in second scrimmage of 2017 versus Navy; #14-ranked recruit (IL) in 2016
Jesse Cuccia, So.
DB on UNC football team in 2016
Jordan Prysko, 3/5
UNC's top-ranked US high school attack recruit (#27); from Canada
Scored three goals in 2014 Under Armour All-America game
Brian Cannon, Jr.
Playing time in Navy scrimmage on first or second midfield line; Played on man-up unit and 2nd midfield in 2016; Inside Lacrosse #76 on 2014 Power Freshman[3]
Other midfielders
Note
Luke Walsh, Sr.
Playing time in Navy scrimmage on first or second midfield line; transfer from Denison; spent 2013 in PG year at Deerfield; his mom went to UNC
Will Perry, Fr., 6'0, 185
Playing time in Navy scrimmage on first or second midfield line
Took seven face-offs in 2016 championship game; 2015 Under Armour All-American; no relation to other Kelly-surnames on team; played under current UNC assistant coach David Metzbower at Malvern
Four-year varsity starter in high school; captain his Junior year in 2016
Jack Rowlett, So.
DNP due to injury in 2017 Navy scrimmage; made Under-19 US roster (announced 1/27/16); 2015 Under Armour All-American; blog said Rowlett played close D for first three years, then switched to LSM for his senior year and was one of his team's top scorers; from VA and was the 11th ranked recruit according to Inside Lacrosse
Ryan Macri, 4/5
Played on same football team in high school with UNC lacrosse teammates Jozokos (M), Carper (D) and Gilman (GK); his younger brother Cam will join UNC's lacrosse team for the 2017 season and will probably play LSM
Other defensemen
Note
Joe Kenna, 3/5
UNC's top recruit in '14
Mark Rizzo, 5/5
Played 1st game; 1/4 captains in 2016 (P. Kelly, Pifani, Matthai)
Will Perry, M, CT (Greenwich), #8 (#3-ranked incoming midfielder), 2016 Under Armour All-America lacrosse game selection, his high school coach (Scott Bulkley) played at UNC
Justin Anderson, M, NV, #35, 6'0, 185, Mormon mission in last two years after high school graduation
Matt Cunningham, A, 2/4, 6'2, 200, Exeter, NH (went to Deerfield)
Eddie Gilman
Jack Pezzulla, G, MD (Boys' Latin), #18 (#1 incoming goalie), on U.S. U-19 team that competed in world championship in July 2016 (also made Under Armour roster)
Tanner Cook, M, CANADA (Hill), 6'3, 205, on Canada's U-19 team in 2016 summer tournament, left-handed
Michael Nathan, D, FL, 6'3, 205, 2/4
Colin Reder
Patrick Lyons, D, DE, #68, 6'4, 215
Connor Frost, M, CANADA
Que Willey, D, UT, 6'3, 225 (played club lacrosse at BYU before transferring)
Michael Guerin, A, MA (Kent), #84
Zach Kissick, M, TX
Matt Gavin, A, NY, #85
Cameron Macri, LSM, MA (Governor's), redshirt junior Ryan Macri's younger brother
Andrew Montross, A/M, 6'4, 225, NC, son of former UNC basketball player Erik Montross
Tyler Seminetta, LSM, IL
Blake Tyndall, M, TX, previously #92 on an old IL list
UNC recruits that tried out for 2016 U.S. Men’s National Under-19 Team on 6/29/15-7/1/15[5]
Tim Kelly, A, MD, freshman in 2016, made the 30-man training roster (announced 8/15); made final roster (1/27/16)
Alex McGovern, M, MD, freshman in 2016
Aiden O'Brien, M, NY, freshman in 2016
Jack Rowlett, D, VA, freshman in 2016, made the 30-man training roster (announced 8/15); made final roster (1/27/16)
Charles Kelly, FO, PA, freshman in 2016
Patrick Lyons, D, DE, freshman in 2017
Jack Pezzulla, G, MD, freshman in 2017, made the 30-man training roster (announced 8/15); made final roster (1/27/16)
Blake Tyndall, FO, TX, freshman in 2017
Brothers:
Frank Kelly, III (Cornell 1985)
David Kelly (UNC 1989): won championship at UNC in 1986
Bryan Kelly (UNC 1991): coaches the Calvert Hall lacrosse team in Baltimore, Maryland
Dads and sons:
Frank Kelly, III (Cornell 1985): Frankie Kelly (UNC 2014) and Stephen Kelly (UNC 2017)
David Kelly (UNC 1989): Patrick Kelly (UNC 2016) and Timmy Kelly (UNC 2020)
Bryan Kelly (UNC 1991): Jacob Kelly (UNC 2023)
Brothers:
Patrick Kelly (UNC 2016) and Timmy Kelly (UNC 2020)
Frankie Kelly (UNC 2014) and Stephen Kelly (UNC 2017)
An uncle of Patrick and Timmy Kelly on their mother's side (Ken Miller) played football at UNC.
David Kelly (UNC 1989) and Bryan Kelly (UNC 1991) played on the UNC lacrosse team with current head coach Joe Breschi.
*What drop off will Albany have without Lyle Thompson? *Who will emerge as the third best attackman in the country behind Kavanagh and Cannizzaro? Zach Miller at Denver? *How much will UNC struggle without five All Americans?
Led team in goals and assists in first year on team after transferring from Maryland
Matt Kavanagh, Sr.
Notre Dame
A
Zach Miller, Jr.
Denver
A/M
Ben Williams, Jr.
Syracuse
FO
Trevor Baptiste, So.
Denver
FO
Myles Jones, Sr.
Duke
M
Sergio Perkovic, Jr.
Notre Dame
M
3rd midfielder???
Best LSM???
Christian Burgdorf, Jr., 6'4, 205
Denver
D
Tierney says he is in the top five of all the first-team All Americans he has coached and has chance to be "one of the best ever"[7]; Denver's primary stopper as a freshman; Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 2015; Denver's primary stopper as a freshman
Brandon Mullins, Sr.
Syracuse
D
Inside Lacrosse 1st team preseason All-American for 2015; 2nd team All-American in 2014; turned down football scholarship offers from Texas, Notre Dame, TCU and Oklahoma; defensive player of year in football his senior year in his conference at linebacker
Matt Landis, Sr., 6'2, 195
Notre Dame
D
ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2015; returning two-year starter
Returning one-year starter; played alongside his older brothers his first two years of high school at Glenelg; moved to St. Paul's for his junior and senior seasons; his father played attack at Salisbury; his mother played field hockey at Salisbury; two brothers played at Florida Tech; one at Lynchburg; youngest brother will play at Mercer[8]
Note: Brian Willets was listed as the #6 recruit in the "2014 Top 50 Young Gun Seniors.[12]" He will do a post graduate year after high school[13] at Choate before playing for Notre Dame in the 2017 season. Willetts originally committed to UNC after his freshman year in high school. Attackman Stephen Chase was the #45 recruit in Inside Lacrosse's "2014 Top 50 Young Gun Seniors." He will also do a PG year at Choate in 2016 before joining Notre Dame for the 2017 season.
Brian Willetts, A, NY, freshman in 2017 (doing a PG year in 2016)
Brian Costabile, M, MD, freshman in 2017
Jacob Kanak, D, IN, freshman in 2017
Jake Zullo, G, NY, freshman in 2017
Coach Tierney said his 2015 scout team was the most talented scout team Denver ever has had[18]
Will actively rotate first offensive set between attack and midfield
Berg said Denver has close to 70-80 plays, if include man-up[19]
There will be main sets, but Denver will change the sets for specific teams
Tierney says Canadian kids on his roster come back from the summer banged up after competing for annual Minto Cup
Brown in a Feb. 2015 article: "If a team doesn't want to slide and is slow to go, then you probably want to play in the middle of the field. You have a better angle to turn the corner and get your hands free. It might be more of a dodge-to-score day than a ball-movement and assisted goal day."[20]
First attack unit (started 1st game; attack and midfield; will rotate)
Started 19/19 games in 2015; played in all 17 games in '14 with 5 GBs and 8 CTs
Dylan Johnson, Fr., 6'2, 205, CO
Other defenders
Note
Jake Nolan, Jr., 6'6, 225
ACL injury at beginning of season; out for 2016; started 2/19 games in 2015; played in all 19 games in 2015; played in all 19 games in 2014 with 21 GBs and 6 CTs
Matt Jones, So., 6'4, 200
Played in 7/19 games in 2015; did PG year at Salisbury after starting four years on a high school lax team in Denver
Matt Billings, So.
Played in 5/19 games in 2015
Scott McGowan, Jr.
Played in 4/19 games in 2015; played in 7 games in 2014 with 4 GBs
Colin Siracuse, Jr.
Did not play in 2015; played in 11/19 games with 1 start in 2014; 2 GBs
Brian Wegner, Jr.
Did not play in 2015; played in 5 games in 2014 with 0 GBs
Brendan Bomberry (Ranked 4th in a list on upcoming junior Canada lacrosse players in 2013[27]; graduate of The Hill Academy; member of the 2014 Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team with Zach Miller)
Joe Reid, M, CA, 23
Connor Donahue, A, MA (four-year varsity starting attackman)
Colton McCaffrey, A, CO, 55
Todd Fedyck, M, Ontario (went to Woodberry Forest)
Duke's coaching staff places a priority on ground ball statistics in their post-game reviews.[28] In comparison, Johns Hopkins has found that the four most important post-game statistical considerations are shooting percentage, your opponent’s shooting percentage, your save percentage and your opponent’s save percentage.[29]
2015 seniors Chris Coady, Brian Dailey and Kyle Keenan were suspended for the first eight games of the 2015 season. After returning, Keenan started five games and Dailey started one game. An incident report filed to Durham Police 11/9/14 cited Keenan for unforced burglary and simple assault of a resident of an off-campus house located near East Campus. The police did report drugs and/or alcohol to have played a part in the incident and that the victim received minor injuries.[30]
Giampetroni, M: played in 4/18 games
Gill, M: played in 14/18 games
Guterding, A: started 18/18 games
Harrington, D: played in 4/18 games
Palisi, FO: played in 2/18 games
Pelton, D: started 9 games; played in 16/18 games
Resch, SSDM: played in all 18 games
Riley, D: played in 2/18 games
K. Rowe, FO: played in 15/18 games
Russell, A: started 2 games; played in 7/18 games
Seau, M: played in 13/18 games
Shea, M: played in 2/18 games
Welch, LSM: played in 14/18 games
Started all 20 games in 2014; played in all 21 games in 2013 on 2nd line; scored 10 points against Syracuse in March 2014
Myles Jones, Jr., 6'4, 240:
Started 16/20 games in 2014; started 5 games in 2013; only two players in the ACC are heavier than Myles Jones: So. Matt Lane (attack, 244 lbs ) at Syracuse and redshirt So. Tyler Avallone (goalie, 272 lbs) at Syracuse, completed post graduate year at Salisbury School in 2012 after four years at Walt Whitman in Long Island
Chad Cohan, Sr.
Defensive midfield rotation
Note
Will Haus, Sr. (CAPTAIN), 6'1, 183
#3 selection in 2015 MLL draft; played in every game in the last three years at defensive midfield; Danowski said Haus is the cornerstone of what Duke does defensively
Nick Mellen, D, NY, #9 (2015 Under Armour All-American[44]; All-USA Boys Lacrosse: First team[45])
Tyson Bomberry, LSM/D, from CA, last two years in high school at Avon Old Farms, on 2014 Iroquois National team, not a brother of Denver's Brendan Bomberry (2015 Under Armour All-American[46]; All-USA Boys Lacrosse: Second team[47])
Sam Romano, M, TX, #27 (2015 Under Armour All-American[48]; All-USA Boys Lacrosse: First team[49])
Nathan Solomon, A, GA (2015 Under Armour All-American[50])
Nash, M, NY
O'Sullivan, A/M, NJ
Dilts, D, IN
Helmer, D, NJ (All-USA Boys Lacrosse: First team[51])
Swigart, LSM/D, CA
Martin, FO/M, MI
Belcher, FO, VA
Jamie Trimboli, M, NY (ALL-USA Boys Lacrosse: Second team)
