The New Jersey Pride were a men's professional field lacrosse team in the Major League Lacrosse formerly based in Piscataway, New Jersey, United States from 2001-2008.

Franchise history

In 2001, the first year of the league’s existence, the Pride played its games at Yogi Berra Stadium at Montclair State University. They moved to TD Bank Park in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. From 2004 to 2005, the Pride played its home games on Sprague Field at Montclair State University. The Pride made the league's playoffs in 2002 and 2003. For the 2006 season, the Pride moved to the 5,000 seat stadium on the campus of Rutgers University which houses the Scarlet Knights’ soccer and lacrosse teams and is officially named The Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium at Yurcak Field in honor of Ronald N. Yurcak, a 1965 All-American Rutgers lacrosse player. In the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, the Pride drafted Matt Danowski from Duke with the second overall pick, Mike Leveille from Syracuse with the third overall pick and Jordan Levine from Albany with the tenth overall pick. Nick Mirabito from Navy was drafted in the fifth round with the 43rd overall pick by the Pride. The team suspended operations after the 2008 season.

Season-by-season

Former Stars

Award winners

Coaches and others