B. J. Prager Explained

B. J. Prager
Position:Attackman
League:NCAA
Team:Princeton University
Former Mll Teams:Bridgeport Barrage (2002 - 2003)
Philadelphia Barrage (2004 - 2006)
Nationality:American
Nll Draft:70th overall
Nll Draft Year:2002
Nll Draft Team:Vancouver Ravens
Career Start:2002
Career End:2006
Website:MLL webpage
Career Highlight:
College highlights
Records
  • Princeton freshman year goals (25, 1999 - 2010)
Professional highlights

William J. "B. J." Prager is a retired professional lacrosse attackman who played professional field lacrosse in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL). He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team from 1999 through 2002, where he was Ivy League rookie of the year, a three-time United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-American (twice third-team, once honorable mention), a four-time All-Ivy League selection (three-time first team), a team captain and an NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player of a national champion team. For over a decade, he held the freshman goal scoring record at Princeton.

During his time at Princeton, the team qualified for the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship all four years, reached the championship game three times, won the championship game once and won four Ivy League championships. In his career, he has scored game-winning overtime goals in both state high school and national collegiate championship games as well as participated on two championship MLL teams.

Background

Prager is from Garden City, New York on Long Island.[1] He began playing lacrosse in fifth grade and continued through to high school.[2] He led Garden City High School to an undefeated 21 - 0 season culminating on his overtime game-winning goal in the 1997 New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class B Lacrosse Championship. In 1996, the team had a 13 - 0 - 1 streak that included the Nassau County and Long Island Championships.[3] During his high school career, he scored 154 goals.[4]

College career

Prager attended Princeton where he earned the 1999 Men's Ivy League Rookie of the Year[5] and the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament Most Outstanding Player.[6] His 25 goals as a freshman in 1999 was a Princeton freshman record.[7] In 2010, Ivy League Rookie of the Year Mike Chanenchuk totaled 28 as a Princeton freshman to surpass Prager's record.[8] [9] [10] He served as co-captain of the 2002 team.[11]

During his four years at university, Princeton won the Ivy League Conference outright each year, achieving undefeated 6 - 0 records in 1999 - 2001 and having a 5 - 1 record in 2002. In both 2000 and 2002, he was a third team USILA All-American Team selection,[12] [13] while he was an honorable mention in 2001.[14] He was a first team All-Ivy League selection in 1999, 2000 & 2002 and a second team selection in 2001.[15] [16] [17] [18] He was a 2002 USILA Scholar All-American.[19]

In 2000, Prager tore his anterior cruciate ligament while he was the leading scorer with 23 goals in his first 8+ games and was lost for the remainder of the season.[20] In the 2001 NCAA championship semifinals, Prager scored three goals against Towson State in a 12 - 11 victory.[21] In the finals, he scored a total of four goals, including the game-winning goal in overtime with an assist from Ryan Boyle as well as the ninth goal in the 10 - 9 victory over Syracuse.[22] [23] [24] In the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship semifinals, he scored five goals in an 11 - 9 victory over Johns Hopkins,[25] but in the 13 - 12 finals loss, Syracuse defenseman Solomon Bliss held him to one goal.[26]

Professional career

After graduating, Prager worked for Lehman Brothers in an analyst training program.[2] He played with the Bridgeport Barrage during the 2002 and 2003 MLL seasons and then the Philadelphia Barrage from 2004 to 2006.[27] On July 19, 2003, Prager scored five goals in a 22 - 17 victory against the Baltimore Bayhawks.[28] The Barrage won the Steinfeld Cup in both 2004 and 2006. In 2006, he scored the goal that ended the Denver Outlaws' last lead possession of the game.[29] He was second in the league in power play goals in 2004 and led both the 2004 and 2006 teams in shooting percentage.[30] [31] After retiring from professional play, Prager represented the New York Athletic Club.[32]

Personal

His father is Bill Prager. Prager is from a family of competitive lacrosse players: His younger brother, Matt, who was in the class of 2005, played at Princeton. The 2002 season was the first time the two of them played on the same organized team. Another brother, Pat, played lacrosse at C.W. Post.[2]

Statistics

Princeton University

   
Season GP G A Pts PPG
1999 13 25 -- -- --
2000 8 23 4 27 --
2001 15 36 4 40 --
2002 15 34 2 36 --
Totals 51 118 -- -- --

MLL

The following are his MLL career stats:[27]

  Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM
2002 Bridgeport 8 9 0 1 10 7 0.5 - - - - - - -
2003 Bridgeport 11 13 0 1 14 5 3 - - - - - - -
2004 Philadelphia 11 16 0 0 16 4 2.5 2 4 0 1 5 1 0
2005 Philadelphia 11 27 0 3 30 13 2.5 - - - - - - -
2006 Philadelphia 10 22 0 7 29 10 1.5 2 3 0 1 4 3 0
MLL Totals 51 87 0 12 99 39 10 4 7 0 2 9 4 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lacrosse: Notebook; Johns Hopkins Tries For Revenge at Hofstra. August 18, 2010. May 19, 1999. The New York Times. Wallace, William N..
  2. Web site: Q & A with B. J. Prager of m. lacrosse. August 20, 2010. March 15, 2002. Russell, Chandra. The Daily Princetonian.
  3. Web site: Garden City Marches On / Prager keys boys victory. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104092523/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/17082219.html?dids=17082219:17082219&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current. dead. November 4, 2012. October 27, 2010. November 16, 1996. Newsday. A36. Molinet, Jason.
  4. Web site: Season Highlights. August 20, 2010. GardenCityLacrosse.com.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071028041830/http://ivyleaguesports.com/sports/alltime.asp?intSID=15. October 28, 2007. Men's Ivy League Outstanding Performers. August 13, 2010. IvyLeagueSports.com.
  6. Web site: Men's Lacrosse . August 12, 2010 . Princeton University . 23 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725083934/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf . July 25, 2011 .
  7. Web site: From Princeton Athletics. Inside Lacrosse. Street & Smith's Sports Group. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311112541/http://insidelacrosse.com/game/28955/pregame. March 11, 2012. August 16, 2010. mdy-all.
  8. Web site: Men's Lacrosse. Princeton University. 26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725083934/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf. July 25, 2011. August 12, 2010.
  9. Web site: Chanenchuk Named Ivy Rookie Of the Year; Four Tigers First-Team. May 4, 2010. Princeton University. August 20, 2010.
  10. Web site: Men's Lacrosse: Pannell, balance rule All-Ivy honors. May 4, 2010. Inside Lacrosse. Street & Smith's Sports Group. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100611131823/http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2010/05/04/mens-lacrosse-pannell-balance-rule-all-ivy-honors. June 11, 2010. August 23, 2010.
  11. Web site: Men's Lacrosse. Princeton University. 21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725083934/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf. July 25, 2011. August 12, 2010.
  12. Web site: 2002 Division I USILA All-American Team. August 12, 2010. United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association.
  13. Web site: USILA 2000 Division I All-Americans. August 12, 2010. United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association.
  14. Web site: USILA 2001 Division I All-Americans. August 12, 2010. United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association.
  15. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050122161045/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9899.asp . January 22, 2005. 1999 Ivy Men's Lacrosse. August 18, 2010. IvyLeagueSports.com.
  16. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050122162210/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9900.asp . January 22, 2005. 2000 Ivy Men's Lacrosse. August 18, 2010. IvyLeagueSports.com.
  17. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050122160712/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax0001.asp . January 22, 2005. 2001 Ivy Men's Lacrosse. August 18, 2010. IvyLeagueSports.com.
  18. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050113215509/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax0102.asp . January 13, 2005. 2002 Ivy Men's Lacrosse. August 18, 2010. IvyLeagueSports.com.
  19. Web site: Men's Lacrosse . August 12, 2010 . Princeton University . 25 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725083934/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf . July 25, 2011 .
  20. Web site: Lacrosse: Notebook; Share of Title Proves Costly. August 18, 2010. April 27, 2000. The New York Times. Litsky, Frank.
  21. Web site: Lacrosse; Syracuse and Princeton Earn Rematch for Title. August 18, 2010. May 27, 2001. The New York Times. Litsky, Frank.
  22. Web site: Men's Lacrosse . August 12, 2010 . Princeton University . 1 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725083934/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf . July 25, 2011 .
  23. Web site: Lacrosse; Tigers Come Through When It Counts for the Title. August 18, 2010. May 29, 2001. The New York Times. Litsky, Frank.
  24. Web site: Men's lacrosse team wins national championship. August 20, 2010. May 28, 2001. Princeton University.
  25. Web site: Lacrosse; Princeton and Syracuse to Meet Again in Final. August 18, 2010. May 26, 2002. The New York Times. Litsky, Frank.
  26. Web site: Lacrosse; Syracuse Holds Off Princeton for the Title. August 18, 2010. May 28, 2002. The New York Times.
  27. Web site: 2010 Major League Lacrosse Player Encyclopedia. August 19, 2010. Major League Lacrosse. 109. https://web.archive.org/web/20110510011139/http://media.majorleaguelacrosse.com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/Player-encyclopedia-2010.pdf. May 10, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  28. Web site: Bayhawks can't stop Barrage, lose, 22-17: Previously winless team hands defending champs 2nd straight home defeat. October 27, 2010. July 20, 2003. The Baltimore Sun. Zrebiec, Jeff.
  29. Web site: Barrage roll over Outlaws en route to 2nd MLL Championship. August 27, 2010. August 27, 2006. Lax.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713192401/https://www.lax.com/story.phtml?story=1716. July 13, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  30. Web site: 2007 Major League Lacrosse Record Book: 2004. August 20, 2010. Major League Lacrosse. https://web.archive.org/web/20110510011217/http://media.majorleaguelacrosse.com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/Review-and-Stats-2004.pdf. May 10, 2011. dead.
  31. Web site: 2007 Major League Lacrosse Record Book: 2006. August 20, 2010. Major League Lacrosse. https://web.archive.org/web/20110510011211/http://media.majorleaguelacrosse.com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/Review-and-Stats-2006.pdf. May 10, 2011. dead.
  32. Web site: NYAC Men's Lacrosse Championship Game. August 20, 2010. New York Athletic Club. Sweeney, Kyle.

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