Kevin Finneran

Kevin Finneran '90 Elected to NLL Hall of Fame

6/10/2021 11:00:00 AM


Kevin Finneran '90 has been elected to the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame, it was announced by the NLL.

Finneran played 13 seasons with Detroit, New England (Blazers), Philadelphia and Toronto. The forward is a 5-time champion: 4 with Philadelphia (1994, 1995, 1998 & 2001) and one with Toronto (2003). He was named to the All-League First Team in 1998 and Second Team in 1994 and 1996.  Finneran retired as the all-time league leader with 143 games played, sixth all-time in goals (235), third all-time in assists (329), fifth all-time in points (564) and 11th in loose ball recoveries (631).  Finneran held the record for longest consecutive games played streak at 139 games and was the all-time leading scorer by an American prior to Casey Powell breaking his record, the NLL reported.

During his Battling Bishop career, Finneran was named Division III Midfielder of the Year in his only season at Ohio Wesleyan. He was named Player of the Year in both the North Coast Athletic Conference and Midwest Lacrosse Association. He scored a goal to help the Bishops close within 7-6 at halftime in the NCAA Division III championship game at Hobart. He finished with 27 goals and 25 assists to rank second on the team and seventh in the NCAC in scoring. The 25 assists set an OWU season record for midfielders, while the 52 points was the second-best by a Bishop midfielder. He was selected to compete in the North-South All-Star game.

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