Josh Sims
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Born | July 28, 1978 , Annapolis, Maryland |
Position | Transition/Midfield |
Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) |
NCAA Team | Princeton University |
NLL Team F. Teams |
Colorado Mammoth Washington Power |
MLL Team F. Teams |
Denver Outlaws Baltimore Bayhawks |
Nationality | United States |
Pro Career | 2002 – present |
Shoots | Right |
Josh Sims (b. July 28, 1978, in Annapolis, Maryland) is a professional lacrosse player.
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[edit] Collegiate career
Sims attended Princeton University where he led the Tigers to two NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships in 1997 and 1998. He earned NCAA All-American honors three times, and twice won the McLaughlin Award as Division I midfielder of the year. Sims was also the first Princeton University Student-Athlete to be presented with the NCAA Top VIII Award (the first lacrosse player to be presented with the award since 1983).[1]
[edit] NLL career
Sims is a member of the Colorado Mammoth. He helped lead the Mammoth to their 2006 National Lacrosse League Champion's Cup.[2] In 2007 Season he was recognized by the league as one of the top transition players in the game by being named Transition Player of the Week three times and being named to his first National Lacrosse League All-Star Game as a reserve.[3]
[edit] MLL career
Sims was acquired by the Denver Outlaws on March 6, 2006 for the Outlaws 2006 first-round, 2nd overall, Collegiate Draft Pick (Kyle Dixon[4]). In 2002 and 2005 he was a member of the Baltimore Bayhawks Major League Lacrosse Champion Steinfeld Cup winners.[5]
[edit] Personal
Sims is the founder of Icon Lacrosse, LLC, and former Director of the Boulder Valley Lacrosse Association.[6]. He is now the director of the Superior Lacrosse Club. [1]
[edit] Statistics
[edit] NLL
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
2001 | Washington | 11 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
2002 | Washington | 14 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 74 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
2003 | Colorado | 14 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 112 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
2004 | Colorado | 13 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 85 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
2005 | Colorado | 16 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 111 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
2006 | Colorado | 16 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 104 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 2 | ||
2007 | Colorado | 15 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 136 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
NLL Totals | 99 | 81 | 98 | 179 | 689 | 85 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 88 | 6 |
[edit] MLL
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
2001 | Baltimore | 14 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 15 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | ||
2002 | Baltimore | 14 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 1.5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | ||
2003 | Baltimore | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
2004 | Baltimore | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
2005 | Baltimore | 9 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006 | Denver | 11 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
2007 | Denver | 12 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
MLL Totals | 70 | 104 | 15 | 49 | 168 | 155 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 1.5 |
[edit] Awards
Preceded by Jim Gonnella |
McLaughlin Award 1998 |
Succeeded by Jay Jalbert |
Preceded by Jay Jalbert |
McLaughlin Award 2000 |
Succeeded by Doug Shanahan |
[edit] References
- ^ Josh Sims '00 first Princetonian ever to win NCAA Top VIII award - The Daily Princetonian
- ^ Mammoth
- ^ NLL.com - Official Website of the National Lacrosse League - Articles - NLL ANNOUNCES ALL-STAR GAME RESERVES
- ^ Lacrosse News
- ^ denveroutlaws.com: Players
- ^ http://www.boulderlacrosse.org/bvlacommunity/staff.php
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NAME | Sims, Josh |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Lacrosse player |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Annapolis, Maryland |
DATE OF DEATH | |
PLACE OF DEATH |