John Grant Jr.

Other Professional Experience: Named to the MLL 10th Anniversary Team… Only three-time winner of the Warrior Offensive Player of the Year (2001, 2007 and 2008)… Only player to win back-to-back Bud Light MLL MVP honors (2007 and 2008)… Two-time All-MLL Team selection (2007 and 2008)… Only player to win the MLL and NLL MVP awards in the same season (2007)… Named the Democrat and Chronicle’s 2007 Pro Athlete of the Year… He is the Rochester Rattlers' all-time leader in game-winning goals with nine and two-point goals with 14… He is also the team’s all-time leader in goals (181), points (284) and is third in assists (89)… He is sixth all-time in MLL history in goals (205), two-point goals (18), seventh in points (325) and tied for seventh in assists (102)… He is in his 11th season in the National Lacrosse League as he played for the Colorado Mammoth… He is in the Top 10 in NLL in goals, assists and points… Received the Key to the City in Rochester in 2007… In 2007, he won the NLL Champion’s Cup with the Rochester Knighthawks and was named the Game MVP… He also earned league MVP honors and was a First Team All-Pro… Led the NLL with 51 goals and 111 points… In 2006, he was named the NLL MVP by Inside Lacrosse… He is a seven-time NLL All-Pro … He also was the 2000 NLL Rookie of the Year.

 

College/Amateur: Named to the Team Canada for the 2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships…
Won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championships… He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2006 World Field Lacrosse Championships in London, Ontario… Won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2007 and 2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships… He finished second in the tournament with 45 points (22+23) and was named the MVP of the championship game…Played for Team Canada at the 2002 World Lacrosse Championships in Perth, Australia… Led Team Canada and the tournament with 26 points (18+8)… Earned a silver medal and was named the Attackman of the Games… In college, he played two seasons at the University of Delaware… Was named the USILA National Collegiate Player of the Year in 1999… Set single-season school records for assists (54), points (110) and points-per-game (6.47)… Also set the Blue Hens’ school record for points-per-game in a career (5.53)… Led Delaware to its finest season ever in 1999… Led the country in assists and points… Was named the Brine/College Lacrosse USA Division I Player of the Year… Was awarded the USILA Turnball Award as National Attackman of the Year and was Delaware’s first USILA First Team All-American… Was America East Player of the Year and appeared in the North-South Game… Represented Team Canada in the Canada World Cup Challenge in 1999.

 

Canadian Box Lacrosse: In 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010 he won the Mann Cup with the Peterborough Lakers… Was named the Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy winner as the Mann Cup MVP in 2004 and 2007… In 2004, he also won the Heritage Cup with Team Canada… In 2002, he played for Team Canada in the Heritage Cup… Named the 2000 MVP of the Ontario Lacrosse Association… In 1996, he was named the OLA Rookie of the Year as he scored 66 goals and added 62 assists for 128 points with the Peterborough Lakers.

 

Personal: Married: wife, Raygen… Have a daughter, Gabrayel… He is the son of former Philadelphia Wings star John Grant Sr…. He has a physical education degree from the University of Delaware… Earned his teacher’s certification from D’Youville College in Buffalo… He is the head instructor at the Pro Skills Lacrosse Camp… Inducted into the University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame on 11/04/05.