Frank Resetarits

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Frank Resetarits
BornHamburg, New York
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight210 pounds (95 kg)
PositionAttack
NLL draft5th overall, 2007
San Jose Stealth
NLL team
Former teams
Buffalo Bandits
San Jose Stealth
MLL teamLong Island Lizards
NCAA teamUniversity at Albany
Pro career2008
Career highlights
  • 20th in NCAA Division I career goals
  • 2nd in career point at University of Albany

Frank Resetarits is a lacrosse player from Hamburg, New York. As a high school player Resitarits ranks in the top three players all-time for points in a career. He played forward for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and attack for the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse.[1] He was drafted fifth overall in the 2007 NLL entry draft by the San Jose Stealth.

In 2012, he served as an assistant lacrosse coach at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California.[2]

In 2014, he began his MCLA coaching career at Pacific University in Stockton, California, as part of the WCLL. [3]

In 2016, he would start coaching for the MCLA program at UC Davis, where he still coaches today. In 2018, he also joined the aggies's NCAA D1 women's lacrosse program as an assistant coach. He also works as the Sacramento ACES director, a youth, club lacrosse program in the Sacramento, California, area. [4]

In 2023, he was inducted into the University at Albany Athletics Hall of Fame as part of their 2023 class.[5]

Junior career[edit]

Resetarits played junior box lacrosse for the St. Catharines Athletics, a team in Canada that was only an hour away from his hometown across the border. He played there from 2002 to 2006.

College career[edit]

Resetarits also played collegiate lacrosse at the University at Albany. He was co-captain of the Great Danes, alongside Merrick Thomson, and helped lead his team to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament as a senior.[6]

Resetarits was selected, as one of the five finalist for the 2007 Tewaaraton Trophy, awarded to the awarded "Most Outstanding" collegiate lacrosse player in the United States.[7]

Coaching career[edit]

Resetarits began his coaching career at Eden High School in Eden, New York, as an assistant coach in 2010. At the same time, he would co-found Champion Lacrosse, a top lacrosse club on the East Coast. [8][4]

In 2012, he would take his coaching talents to California, starting with a stint as an assistant coach for Notre Dame de Namur University. He would follow it up with a head coaching position at Pacific University for their MCLA D2 program.

In 2016, Resetarits would take on the head coaching position for UC Davis's MCLA program. There he would transition them from D1 to D2 and saw instant success, boasting a 10-4 record,[9] a major improvement on the team's 2-8 record from the previous season in D1,[10] and advancing to the WCLL D2 conference finals.[11] For this, he would receive his first of three Coach of the Year awards for the WCLL D2.[3] In 2018, he would lead the aggies to their first MCLA tournament appearance,[12] followed up by their first conference championship[13] and another tournament appearance in 2019.[12] The aggies would see continued success, winning two more consecutive conference championships in 2022[14] and 2023[15] (The 2020 and 2021 seasons were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[16]

In 2018, he would join the UC Davis D1 women's lacrosse team as an assistant coach, where he mainly focuses on helping them with the attacking side of the field. [17]

Awards[edit]

  • 2007—Nike/Inside Lacrosse player of the week honors[18]
  • 2007—USILA 1st Team All-American
  • 2016—WCLL D2 Coach of the Year[3]
  • 2018—WCLL D2 Coach of the Year
  • 2023—WCLL D2 Coach of the Year

Career statistics[edit]

University at Albany[edit]

Season GP G A Pts GB
2004 16 27 20 47 10
2005 16 29 21 50 17
2006 15 45 19 64 13
2007 18 57 23 80 25
Totals 65 158[a] 83 241 65
[a] 20th in NCAA Division I career goals

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Major League Lacrosse[edit]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2ptG A Pts GB PIM GP G 2ptG A Pts GB PIM
2007 Long Island 7 12 0 6 18 8 1 - - - - - - -
2008 Long Island 11 23 0 0 23 14 .5 - - - - - - -
2009 Long Island 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLL Totals 19 35 0 6 41 22 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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National Lacrosse League[edit]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2008 San Jose 13 17 17 34 27 7 1 2 2 4 2 0
2009 San Jose 8 7 9 16 21 6 2 4 2 6 0 0
NLL Totals 21 24 26 50 48 13 3 6 4 10 2 0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Frank Resetarits Long Island Lizards Player's Bio". LongIslandLizards.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  2. ^ "Lacrosse Adds Two Coaches To Staff". NDNU Argonauts. 2012-08-15. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  3. ^ a b c "Frank Resetarits - MCLA". mcla.us. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  4. ^ a b "Coaching Staff". ACES Lacrosse. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  5. ^ "Hall of Fame Spotlight: Frank Resetarits". University at Albany Great Danes. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  6. ^ "Top-Ranked Cornell Edges UAlbany in Overtime IN NCAA Lacrosse Quarterfinals". Albany.edu. Archived from the original on 2007-04-05. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  7. ^ "Tewaaraton Announces 2007 Finalists". Tewaaraton.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  8. ^ "Coaches – UC Davis Lacrosse". Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  9. ^ "UC Davis Aggies - Schedule - MCLA". mcla.us. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  10. ^ "UC Davis Aggies - Schedule - MCLA". mcla.us. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  11. ^ "Sierra Nevada Goes B2B in WCLL". Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  12. ^ a b "D-II Championship Records - MCLA". www.mcla.us. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  13. ^ "MCLA - Tournament - 2019 WCLL Division II Tournament". mcla.us. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  14. ^ "MCLA - Tournament - 2022 WCLL Division II Tournament". mcla.us. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  15. ^ "MCLA - Tournament - 2023 WCLL Division II Tournament". mcla.us. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  16. ^ "MCLA Suspends Season". Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  17. ^ "Frank Resetartis - Women's Lacrosse Coach". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  18. ^ "Senior attackman Frank Resetarits earned Nike/Inside Lacrosse player of the week honors". InsideLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-05-21.