Doug Shanahan
| Born | January 11, 1979 Farmingville, New York |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Position | Midfield |
| NLL draft | 33rd overall, 2001 Albany Attack |
| NLLteams | New York Saints |
| MLLteam Former teams | Long Island Lizards Florida Launch Chicago Machine Philadelphia Barrage |
| NCAAteam | Hofstra University |
| Pro career | 2003– |
Doug Shanahan(born January 11, 1979) is alacrossecoach and player. He has been inducted into four Halls of Fame and has won a number of other trophies and accolades. He was twice a member of Team USA, and also won MVP of the world games. He attendedHofstra University,playing both football and lacrosse in college.
Hofstra University
[edit]From 1997 to 2001 Shanahan played both lacrosse and football. As a defensive back for the Pride, Shanahan was recognized as a 3 time All American in football. In 2000, he was also aBuck Buchanan Awardfinalist which is given to the top defensive player in Division 1AA. Following his senior year, he was signed as a free agent with theNew York Jets.The Jets allowed Shanahan to go with Team USA and compete in theWorld Lacrosse Championshipsin Perth, Australia. Shanahan turned down several football offers from theCanadian Football Leagueto pursue his career in the MLL. At Hofstra, Shanahan also was a 3 time All American in lacrosse, was named theNCAA National Player of the Yearand won theMcLaughlin Awardas the nation's top midfielder. In 1997, he was named theAmerica Eastrookie of the year. In 2001, he was the inaugural winner of theTewaaraton Trophy,which is presented yearly to the nation's top college player.[1]
Pro career
[edit]Lacrosse
[edit]Shanahan was a member of the 2002U.S.World Lacrosse Championshiptitle team, in which he received All-World and Championship MVP honors. He was also a member of the2006USA World Lacrosse team.[2]
He was drafted by theBridgeport Barrage(1st overall) in the 2002 MLL Supplemental Draft. He played with Barrage through the2005season, helping them capture the2004Major League Lacrosse Championship.He was acquired by theChicago Machinein the 2006 Expansion Draft (1st round, 4th pick) from Philadelphia.[3]
Shanahan also played a half season during theNew York Saintslast year of theNational Lacrosse Leaguein2002,where he recorded 7 goals and 4 assists in 8 games.
Football
[edit]In 2002, Shanahan signed a contract with theNew York Jetsfor training camp.[4]
Coaching experience
[edit]Shanahan was head coach of theGlenbrook SouthTitans of Glenview, Illinois from 2006 to 2008. In his inaugural year as head coach, Shanahan led the Titans to a 4th-place finish in the IHSLA Lacrosse state championship tournament. In his two years at Glenbrook South, Shanahan lead the Titans to the playoffs and finished with an overall record of 26–10. In 2008, Shanahan also coached lacrosse at theUniversity of Illinois,where he led the team to an 11–7 record his first year. That year, the Illini finished inMCLADivision 1 with a ranking of 21st in the nation. In 2009, Doug Shanahan signed on as the new head coach for theFort Lauderdale,FloridaPine CrestPanthers, leading them to a 12–6 record. Similar to his high school and college days, Doug also was a part of the football squad as the Quarterback coach. In 2013, Shanahan left Pine Crest to coach at St. Thomas Aquinas as Asst Head Coach. Shanahan took the Raiders to the Final Four in 2014. Shanahan coached at St Brendan as Asst. Athletic Director and Head Lacrosse Coach in the fall of 2014 & 2015. In 2017, Shanahan moved back to Broward County, Florida to coach the Western Wildcats. In his first season of coaching at Western, the school won its first ever Lacrosse District Championship. In 2019, he was named as the coach of Team England.[5]
After Lacrosse
[edit]Shanahan taught at Pine Crest Preparatory School in Ft. Lauderdale for five years. He is a teacher and boys lacrosse coach. In 2014 he was the lacrosse coach at St Brendan High School Miami, Florida and the assistant athletic director. In June 2015, it was announced that Shanahan would be joining Legacy Travel Intl. as a lacrosse consultant. He is now the P.E coach at Imagine Charter School at Weston in Weston, Fl. He is also running a lacrosse camp.[6]
Statistics
[edit]MLL
[edit]| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2003 | Bridgeport | 13 | 36 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 7.5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Philadelphia | 10 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | ||
| 2005 | Philadelphia | 12 | 29 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | ||
| 2006 | Chicago | 10 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | ||
| 2007 | Chicago | 12 | 29 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | ||
| 2008 | Chicago | 10 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | ||
| 2009 | Chicago | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2009 | Long Island | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2014 | Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| MLL Totals | 38 | 79 | 8 | 109 | 57 | 12.5 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2.0 | |||
Hofstra University
[edit]| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hofstra | 14 | 15 | 9 | 24 | -- | |||
| 1999 | Hofstra | 16 | 21 | 14 | 35 | -- | |||
| 2000 | Hofstra | 16 | 16 | 8 | 24 | -- | |||
| 2001 | Hofstra | 17 | 43 | 13 | 56 | -- | |||
| NCAA Totals | 63 | 95 | 44 | 139 | -- | ||||
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Recipients".Tewaaraton.RetrievedAugust 7,2019.
- ^2006 U.S. Men's Team Bio: Doug ShanahanArchivedSeptember 27, 2007, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Major League Lacrosse completes expansion draft".Our Sports Central. November 1, 2005.RetrievedAugust 14,2019.
- ^Judy Battista (May 8, 2002)."PLUS: PRO FOOTBALL; HOFSTRA TWO-SPORTS STAR SIGNS WITH JETS".New York Times.RetrievedAugust 7,2019.
- ^"Shanahan named as Associate Head Coach of Team England".Sachem Report.RetrievedAugust 7,2019.
- ^"Welcome to Doug Shanahan's MVP Lacrosse Camp!".RetrievedAugust 7,2019.