The United States men's national lacrosse team has won eleven of fourteen World Lacrosse Championships, the most recent in 2023. Team USA finished second in the other three field lacrosse tournaments, losing to Canada in 1978, 2006, and 2014.
The team is organized by US Lacrosse, the national governing body. The roster usually consists of lacrosse players who play in the Premier Lacrosse League.
US Lacrosse announced their 23 man roster for the 2023 World Lacrosse Championship on December 20, 2022.[2] Captains were announced on June 19, 2023.[3]
US Lacrosse finalized its 23-man roster on June 30, 2014, by cutting eight players that were on the roster for the Team USA versus MLL All Star game on June 26, 2014.[5]
Starting attack
Name
College
Previous US rosters
2014 MLL team
Note
Ned Crotty
Duke 2010
2010
New York
Won NCAA championship in 2010, 2010 Tewaaraton Trophy winner, 1st team All-American in 2009 and 2010
Brendan Mundorf
UMBC 2006
2010
Chesapeake
Played for Australia in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, 2012 MLL MVP
Rob Pannell
Cornell 2013
New York
Won Tewaaraton in 2013, will run attack from behind the cage[6]
Other attackmen
Name
College
Previous US rosters
2014 MLL team
Note
Marcus Holman
UNC 2013
Ohio
1st team All-American in 2013
Kevin Leveille
Massachusetts 2003
Rochester
His younger brother Mike Leveille (Syracuse 2008) was on the 2010 team, alternate on 2010 team
Garrett Thul
Army 2013
Florida
Starting midfield
Name
College
Previous US rosters
2014 MLL team
Note
Kevin Buchanan
Ohio State 2008
Boston
Paul Rabil
Johns Hopkins 2008
2010
Boston
Won NCAA championship in 2005 and 2007; 1st team All-American in 2006, 2007 and 2008
Max Seibald
Cornell 2009
2010
New York
Won Tewaaraton in 2009
Other midfielders
Name
College
Previous US rosters
2014 MLL team
Note
Matt Abbott
Syracuse 2009
Chesapeake
Won two NCAA championship (2008 and 2009), 1st team All-American in 2009, his father and grandfather played lax at Syracuse,[7] assistant coach with his brother Mike at Colgate,[7] second on USA team with four groundballs in win versus MLL All Starts in on June 26, 2014