Kyle Harrison (lacrosse)
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Kyle Harrison (born March 12, 1983) is an American
In late 2009, Kyle Harrison left the
He is credited with pioneering the jumpshot, his signature move, which is his lacrosse adaption of the basketball jumpshot.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Additionally, he is credited with popularizing the fake-and-split dodge, also known as the hitch-and-split dodge, also a signature move, which originated as a lacrosse adaption of the Allen Iverson crossover.[10][11][12] Kyle is widely regarded as one of the greatest lacrosse players of all time.[13][14][15][16][17] He is also widely considered one of the most successful and decorated lacrosse players of all time.[18] He is renowned for his athleticism, explosiveness, shooting on the run, versatility and leadership.[19][20]
Harrison has also been a distinguished role model for the next generation of lacrosse players, especially within the
Early life and education
Harrison is the son of Miles and Wanda Harrison. He grew up in
1998–2001: High school career
Harrison attended high school at the Friends School of Baltimore, competing in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA). At the Friends School, Harrison was a standout tri-athlete playing soccer, basketball and lacrosse. In soccer, he won one MIAA title, and earned all-conference honors. In basketball, he won two MIAA basketball titles, and earned all-conference honors. In lacrosse, he won three consecutive MIAA B-Conference Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999. He also earned all-America, all-metro, and all-state honors in lacrosse, as well. Kyle Harrison played the midfield position in lacrosse and would frequently take face-offs. In his senior year of high school, he totaled 52 points, scoring 24 goals, netting 28 assists and scooping over 100 ground balls. He was recruited to play NCAA Division 1 lacrosse on the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse team after performing well at recruiting camps the summer of his junior year of high school. Harrison attended school with best friend Benson Erwin since the second grade, with whom he won the 3 lacrosse championships.[28] Upon graduation from the Friend's School in 2001, the two continued on to play as teammates on the lacrosse team at Johns Hopkins University.[26][29]
In 2011, Kyle was inducted into the Friends School Hall of Fame.[30]
2002–2005: College career
Harrison played Division 1 men's lacrosse from 2002 to 2005 for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse team for Coach Dave Pietramala. He was a Writing Seminars major.[27] In 2016, he was inducted into the Johns Hopkins University athletics Hall of Fame. He was a 3-time All-American, 2-time McLaughlin Award National Midfielder of the Year, and 2005 Tewaaraton Award National Player of the Year.[31]
Kyle is one of the most decorated players in the long history of Johns Hopkins lacrosse. One of Harrison's college coaches, Seth Tierney, said "Kyle was uncoverable in his last three years. There was not a player in the country that could cover him, and he proved that. At big moments, he had big goals, but the best part is that he was never about himself. He was about making his teammates better and making them more confident.”[32]
Kyle Harrison's college lacrosse career was a landmark in the history of African-American participation in the sport. In 2005, the
2002: Freshman season
Harrison's first year at Hopkins was also Coach Dave Pietramala's first year as head coach. During Harrison's first year at Hopkins, he was on the first midfield line and started in all 14 games. He totaled 13 points on the season, scoring 9 goals and 4 assists. He was also the team's number one faceoff man, winning 120 out of 190 faceoffs, notching a win percentage of 63.2% and scooping 85 ground balls. His faceoff percentage was the sixth highest in the nation and his ground ball percentage was twelfth highest in the nation, averaging 5.07 ground balls per game. In the season-opener game against defending national champion Princeton, Harrison scored two goals in an 8–5 upset. Also, he was especially effective late in the season, winning 63 out of 87 (72.4%) faceoffs. In the two playoff games, he won 27 out of 42 (64.3%) faceoffs and grabbed 19 ground balls.[27]
2003: Sophomore season
During Harrison's sophomore year at Hopkins, he was one of five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award, and the only sophomore amongst them. Additionally, he earned 2003 USILA Second Team All-American honors. Throughout the season, he had a 20-game point-scoring streak that extended from late in the 2002 season through the NCAA Semi-finals against Syracuse University. In the playoffs, he scored five goals and added two assists. In an 11–10 OT victory against North Carolina, he scored a career-high three goals, including the game-winner. Also, he finished the season eighth in the nation in faceoff winning percentage (62.6%), winning 109 out of 174 faceoffs, and leading the team in ground balls with 83 ground balls.[27]
2004: Junior season
During Harrison's junior year at Hopkins, he won the McLaughlin Award for the nation's top midfielder, was again a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, and was a 2004 USILA First Team All-American. He reached a new career high with 33 points on the season, scoring 26 goals and 7 assists. for 33 points. Three of the goals were game-winning goals. In the playoff quarterfinals, he scored three goals and one assist against University of North Carolina, and in the playoff semi-finals, he scored 2 goals against Syracuse University. [27]
2005: Senior season
In Harrison's final season at Hopkins, he led the team as co-captain to an undefeated 16–0 season, culminating with winning the 2005
JHU Hall of Fame Induction
Harrison was inducted into the Johns Hopkins University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016. Throughout his four years at Hopkins, Harrison was a 3-time USILA All-American, 2-time McLaughlin Award National Midfielder of the Year, and 2005 Tewaaraton Award National Player of the Year. More than 15 years after graduating, he remains the only Johns Hopkins player to win the Tewaaraton Award. Harrison netted a collegiate career total of 126 points, scoring 81 goals and 45 assists. As a faceoff specialist for Hopkins, Harrison ranks 3rd in school history with a 61.1% win percentage, victorious in 328 out of 537 faceoffs. Scooping a career total of 204 ground balls, he is one of just 11 players in school history with more than 300 career ground balls. [31]
2005–21: Professional lacrosse career
2005–09: MLL
Kyle Harrison is a 7x MLL all-star.
2005–07: New Jersey Pride
Harrison was the
2008: Los Angeles Riptide
Harrison was traded to the
2009: Denver Outlaws
In 2009, Kyle Harrison played for the Denver Outlaws.
2010–14: LXM Pro Tour
LXM Pro Tour was founded in late 2009. Kyle Harrison was one of the co-founders with former college All-Americans and professional players Scott Hochstadt, Craig Hochstadt, Xander Ritz and Max Ritz. LXM Pro was in competition with the MLL, was the league of preference over the MLL for several college draftees, such as Sam Bradman, and twins Shamel Bratton and Rhamel Bratton. In 2014, LXM Pro and MLL announced a partnership.[39]
2014–18: MLL
2014–18: Ohio Machine
In 2014, Kyle Harrison was named the Ohio Machine season MVP.[40] Kyle Harrison led the Ohio Machine to a championship in 2017.[41]
2019–21: PLL
2019–21: Redwoods Lacrosse Club
From 2019 to 2021, Harrison was a captain on the
International Competition (2006-2014)
2006 World Lacrosse Championship
Kyle Harrison was a midfielder on the 2006 United States national lacrosse team. The team reached the final round of the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, but lost to Canada.
2014 World Lacrosse Championship
Kyle Harrison was a defensive midfielder on the 2014 United States national lacrosse team. The team reached the final round of the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship, but lost to Canada.
Retirement
In 2021, prior to the season beginning, Harrison announced his retirement, stating that the 2021 season would be his last.[45]
Legacy
In 2023, he was inducted into the
Personal life
Kyle Harrison has two children, Brooke and Smith, with his wife Meredith.[47]
Sponsorship
Most notably, Kyle Harrison has had a contract with STX for his K18 equipment line that has been adopted as the official gear by many college programs. Harrison first inked this deal right out of college 2005, and that partnership has remained intact to date. This partnership marks the longest-running contract partnership in lacrosse history.[48] Also, right of out of college, Kyle Harrison had a Nike sponsorship manufacturing various sportswear and lacrosse apparel. Additionally, in 2013,
Statistics
PLL
Kyle Harrison | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA |
2019 | Redwoods |
10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | Redwoods | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 | Redwoods | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career Total: | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted
MLL
Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | GB |
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2005 | New Jersey | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 27 |
2006 | New Jersey | 11 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 21 |
2007 | New Jersey | 12 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 35 |
2008 | Los Angeles | 12 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 23 |
2009 | Denver | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
2014 | Ohio | 13 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 4 |
2015 | Ohio | 14 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5 |
2016 | Ohio | 11 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 10 |
2017 | Ohio | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
2018 | Ohio | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 7 |
Totals | 106 | 133 | 8 | 70 | 211 | 140 |
NCAA
Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | GB |
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2002 | Johns Hopkins | 14 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 85 |
2003 | Johns Hopkins | 16 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 83 |
2004 | Johns Hopkins | 15 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 69 |
2005 | Johns Hopkins | 16 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 67 |
Totals | 61 | 81 | 45 | 126 | 304 |
High school
Season | Team | G | A | Pts | GB |
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2001 | Friends School | 24 | 28 | 52 | 100 |
Awards
PLL:
- 2x Brendan Looney Leadership Award
- 2x All Star
MLL:
- 7x All Star
- 2017 MLL Championship
- 2014 Ohio Machine Team MVP
NCAA:
- 2016 Johns Hopkins University Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee
- 2005 Tewaaraton Award
- 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
- 2005 Undefeated Season (16-0)
- 2x McLaughlin Award (2005, 2004)[34]
- 3x Top 5 Tewaaraton Finalist (2004, 2003) [1]
- 2003 2nd-Team All-American
Other:
- Baltimore Hall of Fame Induction (2016)[50]
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