Thomas Carmean
Encyclopedia
Thomas Carmean is the head coach of the Guilford College
Men's Lacrosse
Team, a lacrosse alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
, and a former player for the Boston Blazers
, New York Saints
and Bridgeport Barrage, He is an inductee of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame, New England Chapter. He coached at Amherst College from 2000 through 2010 and was named the head mens lacrosse at Guilford College
on June 2nd, 2010.
In 2007, Carmean received accolades in an article where he was listed as one of the three best American-born attackmen to have ever played the game. The article noted that Carmean was a "fantastic athlete with a lightning fast split dodge and a competitive spirit that never quit.
"Leading [Dick] Garber's attack for four of those years was two-time All-American Thomas Carmean. Cannella describes Carmean, now the head coach at Amherst College, as the 'most complete lacrosse player I have ever ran with.'
'We haven't had an athlete like him come around here in a long time,' Cannella says with a grin. 'I am convinced that he would have thrived at any position. We could have put him at midfield, short stick, long stick defense or even goalie and he would have gotten the job done.'"
Guilford College
Guilford College, founded in 1837 by members of the Religious Society of Friends , is an independent college whose stated mission is to: provide a transformative, practical and excellent liberal arts education that produces critical thinkers in an inclusive, diverse environment, guided by Quaker...
Men's Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
Team, a lacrosse alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
, and a former player for the Boston Blazers
Boston Blazers
The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...
, New York Saints
New York Saints
The New York Saints are a former member of the National Lacrosse League. They played at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York from 1989 to 2003. They became an inactive team after the 2002-03 season and were officially defunct in 2006....
and Bridgeport Barrage, He is an inductee of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame, New England Chapter. He coached at Amherst College from 2000 through 2010 and was named the head mens lacrosse at Guilford College
Guilford College
Guilford College, founded in 1837 by members of the Religious Society of Friends , is an independent college whose stated mission is to: provide a transformative, practical and excellent liberal arts education that produces critical thinkers in an inclusive, diverse environment, guided by Quaker...
on June 2nd, 2010.
In 2007, Carmean received accolades in an article where he was listed as one of the three best American-born attackmen to have ever played the game. The article noted that Carmean was a "fantastic athlete with a lightning fast split dodge and a competitive spirit that never quit.
University of Massachusetts Lacrosse (1984-1987)
Tom was a starting attackman for the Minutemen for all four of his years at the University of Massachusetts. He earned All-American honors two times in his career and led his team to Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament appearances in 1986 and 1987. A former teammate and the current UMass Men's Lacrosse Head Coach, Greg Cannella, has this to say about Carmean:"Leading [Dick] Garber's attack for four of those years was two-time All-American Thomas Carmean. Cannella describes Carmean, now the head coach at Amherst College, as the 'most complete lacrosse player I have ever ran with.'
'We haven't had an athlete like him come around here in a long time,' Cannella says with a grin. 'I am convinced that he would have thrived at any position. We could have put him at midfield, short stick, long stick defense or even goalie and he would have gotten the job done.'"