Zack Greer (born February 12, 1986 in
Whitby, Ontario) is a
Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the
Long Island Lizards in
Major League Lacrosse and the
Edmonton Rush 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
Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League. Greer's cousin
Shawn Thornton plays for the
Boston Bruins in the
National Hockey League.
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.
College career
Duke University
In 2006, 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. 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 first team
All-American at Duke, and was ranked 9th on the
Tewaaraton Trophy watch list by Inside Lacrosse Magazine. He holds the all-time Duke...
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