The Greater Philadelphia College Box Lacrosse League (GPCBLL) was established to promote the game of box lacrosse to collegiate athletes in the region and build another pipeline for players to the NLL Draft. In its inaugural 2024 season, the league had 50+ players from programs such as Notre Dame, St. Joe’s, NJIT, Salisbury, and more compete under the guidance and tutelage of NLL greats. The result was an all-star team that claimed victories at the NCBS National Championships, and two GCPBLL players being selected in the 2024 NLL Entry Draft. Thanks to its unique blend of elite coaching & instruction, dedicated practice & development time, and amplification by the Wings professional media staff, this is the spot for players who want to accelerate their execution of box concepts in their college field game, create a legitimate path to the NLL Draft, or both.
Scouting combines will be held in early June, followed by joint practices amongst the teams ahead of a mid-June start to the season. Games will be played 2x/week, rotating across Mon-Thur nights at Steelyard Sports, with the playoffs and championship wrapping up in July. Players selected for the all-star team will practice in early August ahead of the NCBS Championships in mid-August.
The former Albany Great Dane and Tewaaraton Award finalist is the current captain of the Wings, having tallied more than 100 goals and 150 assists in his NLL career. Riorden was also captain of the Team USA squad that won its first-ever Silver medal at the World Box Championships in 2024
2022 NLL Champion Anthony Joaquim has been playing in the NLL since 2018. He played collegiately at St. Joseph’s University, and currently is an assistant coach for Taylor Wray’s staff for the Hawks.
Curtis Smith was an All-American and a 3x All-Conference selection at Ohio State University. He ranks in the top ten in both goals and points in Buckeye Lacrosse history. Smith was drafted by the Colorado Mammoth in the NLL and played his rookie season in Denver. He currently coaches with Fusion Lacrosse and Penn Lax All-Stars.
