PHILADELPHIA – Former University of Denver men's lacrosse attackman
Noah Manning was taken ninth overall by Calgary in the 2025 NLL Draft on Saturday afternoon.
The Victoria, B.C., product played in 57 career games and made 36 career starts, producing 122 points on 83 goals and 39 assists. Manning became the 24
th Pioneer to reach 100 career points, and was the 19
th fastest, doing so in 52 career games. The 2025 BIG EAST First Team selection was a two-time member of the USILA National Team of the Week, posting 43 points on 31 goals and 12 helpers. Manning had a sock trick in a 13-6 Denver win over Duke last March, shooting 6-for-9 in the Pioneers win.
Manning is now the 38
th Pioneer to have been selected in the National Lacrosse League Draft in the program's history.
| 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 |
| 2020 |
Danny Logan |
50 |
3 |
San Diego |
| 2020 |
Jackson Morrill |
72 |
5 |
Calgary |
| 2021 |
Jack Hannah |
31 |
2 |
Panther City |
| 2021 |
Riley Curtis |
35 |
3 |
Rochester |
| 2022 |
Alex Simmons |
4 |
1 |
Albany |
| 2022 |
Josh Dawick |
28 |
2 |
Toronto |
| 2023 |
Alec Stathakis |
40 |
3 |
Vancouver |
| 2023 |
Richie Connell |
66 |
4 |
Georgia |
| 2023 |
JJ Sillstrop |
80 |
5 |
San Diego |
| 2023 |
AJ Mercurio |
81 |
5 |
Colorado |
| 2024 |
Joshua Carlson |
41 |
3 |
Vancouver |
| 2025 |
Casey Wilson |
4 |
1 |
Las Vegas |
| 2025 |
Noah Manning |
9 |
1 |
Calgary |
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