Brad Kotz
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Bradley 'Brad' Kotz was a four-time All-American NCAA lacrosse player at Syracuse University from 1982 to 1985. The Orange won the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1983 and made two additional appearances in the finals in 1984 and 1985. In the 1983 championship, Kotz teamed with Tim Nelson to lead the Orange to a 17-16 win over Johns Hopkins. Kotz scored five goals, all in the second half, and was named the tournament MVP.
Brad played professionally from 1987 to 1991 with the Major Indoor Lacrosse League Washington Wave and with the Philadelphia Wings, winning two championships with the Wings. He led the league in scoring in 1989 and was named first team All-Pro in 1990. He simultaneously attended the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School while playing for the Wings.
Kotz was named the USILA player of the year in 1983, and entered the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2001. In addition to being a two-time all-pro MILL selection, Kotz was a two-year assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania under Tony Seaman, guiding the Quakers to the 1988 Ivy League title and the NCAA tournament.
| Position | Forward |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) |
| Former NLL Teams | Philadelphia Wings |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Pro Career | 1989 – 1991 |
| U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame | |
Contents |
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Major Indoor Lacrosse League Career
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||||
| 1989 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 44 | -- | -- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- | |||
| 1990 | -- | 11 | 9 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1991 | -- | 6 | 6 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Totals | 19 | 45 | 31 | 76 | 106 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 13 | |||
- Philadelphia Wings stats only (may not be complete)
[edit] Syracuse University
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 3.10 | |
| 1983 | 15 | 41 | 21 | 62 | 4.13 | |
| 1984 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 3.82 | |
| 1985 | 16 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 3.19 | |
| Totals | 57 | 129 | 76 | 205 | 3.60 |
[edit] See also
- Syracuse athletes
- Members of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- List of NLL seasons
- 1989 Philadelphia Wings
