DENVER – University of Denver men's lacrosse attackman
Ethan Walker (Peterborough, Ontario) was taken 10th overall by the Georgia Swarm in the 2020 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft on Thursday night.
Walker is the latest of 25 Pioneers to be drafted, including the 11th to fall off the board in the first round. Current associate head coach
Matt Brown was the first, first-rounder in 2005 (fifth overall), followed by
Geoff Snider in 2006 (fourth),
Ilija Gajic (second),
Cliff Smith (fourth) and
Alex Gajic (fifth) in 2009,
Mark Matthews in 2012 (first),
Cam Flint in 2013 (fourth),
Jeremy Noble in 2014 (second),
Wesley Berg in 2015 (fourth) and
Tyler Pace in 2017 (ninth).
In his previous three and a half seasons with the Pioneers, the three-time USILA All-America selection tallied 219 points on 142 goals and 77 assists. Walker is currently third in program history in points, 36 points behind former NLL First Round selection and 2015 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Wesley Berg. The Ontario native is also 46 goals behind Berg in career goals and five assists behind 2012 draft selection
Alex Demopoulos for the career assists record.
In a pandemic shortened 2020 season, Walker had 15 goals and 10 assists in the Pioneers six games, including four goals and two assists in Denver's 14-11 win over Western Rival Notre Dame to end the campaign.
| Year |
Student Athlete |
Overall Pick |
Round |
Team |
| 2001 |
Mike Law |
48 |
4 |
Vancouver |
| 2001 |
Kenny Crowley |
94 |
8 |
New Jersey |
| 2002 |
Chad Wittman |
29 |
3 |
Vancouver |
| 2002 |
Tom Ethington |
81 |
7 |
Colorado |
| 2005 |
Matt Brown |
5 |
1 |
Arizona |
| 2006 |
Geoff Snider |
4 |
1 |
Philadelphia |
| 2007 |
Ryan Zordani |
57 |
5 |
Boston |
| 2009 |
Ilija Gajic |
2 |
1 |
Rochester |
| 2009 |
Cliff Smith |
4 |
1 |
Colorado |
| 2009 |
Alex Gajic |
5 |
1 |
Colorado |
| 2009 |
Brad Richardson |
17 |
2 |
Colorado |
| 2011 |
Todd Baxter |
48 |
6 |
Minnesota |
| 2012 |
Mark Matthews |
1 |
1 |
Edmonton |
| 2012 |
Alex Demopoulos |
53 |
6 |
Colorado |
| 2013 |
Cam Flint |
4 |
1 |
Minnesota |
| 2013 |
Eric Law |
28 |
3 |
Toronto |
| 2014 |
Jeremy Noble |
2 |
1 |
Rochester |
| 2014 |
Terry Ellis |
42 |
5 |
Colorado |
| 2015 |
Wes Berg |
4 |
1 |
Calgary |
| 2017 |
Tyler Pace |
9 |
1 |
Calgary |
| 2017 |
Connor Cannizzaro |
28 |
3 |
Colorado |
| 2017 |
Christian Burgdorf |
49 |
5 |
Toronto |
| 2018 |
Trevor Baptiste |
14 |
2 |
Philadelphia |
| 2018 |
Sean Mayle |
53 |
5 |
San Diego |
| 2020 |
Ethan Walker |
10 |
1 |
Georgia |
For the 2020 NLL Entry Draft, all NCAA players who have exhausted four seasons of eligibility and may return to play a fifth NCAA season were eligible to be selected.
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