Season: | 2024 |
Seasonlink: | 2024 NLL season |
Team: | Buffalo Bandits |
Teamlink: | Buffalo Bandits |
League: | NLL |
Record: | 11-7 |
Homerecord: | 6-3 |
Roadrecord: | 5-4 |
Goalsfor: | 237 |
Goalsagainst: | 212 |
Generalmanager: | Steve Dietrich |
Captain: | Steve Priolo |
Altcaptain: | Dhane Smith, Nick Weiss |
Arena: | KeyBank Center |
Attendance: | 16,974 |
Goalsleader: | Josh Byrne (53) |
Assistsleader: | Dhane Smith (101) |
Pointsleader: | Josh Byrne (135) |
Pimleader: | Nick Weiss (31) |
Looseballsleader: | Ian MacKay (160) |
Winsleader: | Matt Vinc (11) |
Gaaleader: | Steven Orleman (10.42) |
Prevseason Year: | 2023 season |
Prevseason Link: | 2023 Buffalo Bandits season |
Nextseason Year: | 2025 season |
Nextseason Link: | 2025 Buffalo Bandits season |
Stadium: | KeyBank Center |
Champs: | yes |
The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2024 season was their 32nd season in the NLL.
The Bandits finished the regular season with an 11-7 record and the 4th seed in the playoffs. Buffalo beat the Georgia Swarm, 10-9, in the quarterfinals in overtime. The Bandits would go on to sweep the Toronto Rock in 2 games to advance to their 4th straight NLL Finals appearance. In the Finals, Buffalo swept the Albany FireWolves in 2 games to repeat as NLL Champions for the first time since the 1992 and 1993 seasons.[1] [2]
NLL Standings
The 2023 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 11, 2023.[3] The Bandits made the following selections:
Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
---|---|---|---|
2 | 38 | Evan Constantopoulos | Oakville Buzz Jr. A |
3 | 53 | Jake Rosa | St. Bonaventure |
4 | 68 | Kellen Pulera | St. Bonaventure |
5 | 82 | Duncan Carte | Brampton Express(ALL) |