The Las Vegas Desert Dogs are a lacrosse team based in Las Vegas, Nevada playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season was the inaugural season for the franchise and played their home games in the Michelob Ultra Arena. They are owned by Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai, former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, former NBA player Steve Nash and pro golfer Dustin Johnson. All games were televised on MyLVTV and streamed on ESPN+.
The head coach and general manager of the Desert Dogs is Shawn Williams. They hired Ken Millin as offensive coordinator and Rob Williams as defensive coordinator.
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Roster
Expansion Draft The expansion draft for the Las Vegas Desert Dogs was held on July 7, 2022. The Desert Dogs selected: +RoundPlayerFormer team1Jackson NishimuraAlbany FireWolves2Connor FieldsBuffalo Bandits3Riley HutchcraftToronto Rock4John WagnerRochester Knighthawks5Landon KellsCalgary Roughnecks6Brett McIntyreColorado Mammoth7Connor KirstGeorgia Swarm8James BarclayHalifax Thunderbirds9Ty ThompsonNew York Riptide10Jack HannahPanther City LC11Jackson SubochPhiladelphia Wings12Frank SciglianoSan Diego Seals13Jeff CornwallSaskatchewan Rush14Tyson RoeVancouver Warriors
The following trades were made immediately following the draft:
Las Vegas traded Riley Hutchcraft, Connor Fields and their 1st round Draft Pick (1st overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft to Rochester for Charlie Bertrand and their 1st-round pick (2nd overall), 4th-round pick (74th overall), 6th-round pick (91st overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft and their 1st round selection in the 2023 Entry Draft Las Vegas traded Brett McIntyre back to Colorado for Sam Firth and Erik Turner Las Vegas traded Frank Scigliano back to San Diego for Mark Glicini, Brandon Clelland, their 2nd-round pick (26th overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft and their 3rd-round pick in the 2023 Entry Draft Las Vegas traded Jeff Cornwall to Calgary for Marshal King and their 1st-round pick (18th overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft
Entry Draft The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. The Las Vegas Desert Dogs selected: RoundOverallPlayerPositionCollege/Club12Dylan WatsonFOrangeville Northmen – Jacksonville University116Jake SaundersDBrooklin Lacrosse Club – University of Richmond 224Griffin HallDVictoria Shamrocks226Sean WestleyFBrooklin Lacrosse Club – St. Bonaventure University344Zach ColeDSt. Joseph's University459Colin JeffreyGVictoria Shamrocks – University of Montevallo474Chris MerleDStony Brook University575Peytin WallaceDWhitby Jr A690Tyler EwenFBurnaby – Queens University of Charlotte691Stryker RoloffDLangley Jr A
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