Description
The FLG Big Ten Classic is a team recruiting tournament with the top club and high school teams in the nation competing against one another in front of college coaches.
Tournament Format
The FLG Big Ten Classic includes pool play and championship play. How well a team does in pool play will determine their seeding in championship play. Points will be given as follows: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss. Seeding ties will be broken by:
- Points in Pool Play
- Head-to-head
- Goals Allowed
- Goal Differential
- Coin Flip
Game Guarantee
All teams are guaranteed a minimum of 5 games over the course of the weekend. All teams will have games on both Saturday & Sunday.
Hotels
To find a list of quality hotels and book rooms for the Big X Classic, click here.
Dates
Sat. 6/22/18
Sun. 6/23/18 *Tourney ends 4pm
2-day Event
Cost
Total cost per team: $2,750
$250 Deposit
Participants
The Top Club & HS Teams
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
Location
LIU Post – Long Island University
720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548
Teams Who Attended #BigX
| 3d Georgia | True Minnesota | Predators |
| 3d NE South | Steps Elite | 2WAY |
| 3d Tri-state | House of Sports | Central Kings |
| Upstate Lacrosse Club | Tomahawks Lacrosse Club | Pioneer Kings |
| True Blue | Team CT | Team Minnesota |
| 2-Knights | Harlem Lacrosse | Xcelerate |
| NJ Riot | Champion | Syosset |
| Rhino Select | Sachen East | Ridgewood |
| LI Outlaws | Farmingdale | FLG Nassau |
| Team Carolina | Sachem North | FLG Suffolk |
Coaches Who Attended #BigX17
| Coach Name | School Name |
| Bill Zukauskas | Albertus Magnus |
| James Malone | Albright |
| James Moss | Arcadia |
| Marcel Godina | Bard |
| Joe Perruzzi | Belmont Abbey |
| Kyle Turri | Binghamton |
| Mike Silipo | Boston University |
| Mike Baggetta | Bridgewater |
| Tommy Minkler | Catholic |
| Dan Sharbaugh | Centre |
| Dan Sipperly | Clarkson |
| Ryan O’Hagan | Colby |
| Franc Cook | Colorado Mesa |
| Nick Acquavivo | Cortland |
| Ian Boldt | Cushing Academy |
| Jared Kaden | Desales |
| Troy Haefele | Dickinson |
| Marcel Sandoval | Dominican |
| Dan Steigert | Dominican |
| John Danowski | Duke |
| Matt Colombini | Emerson |
| Joey Severns | Franklin & Marshall |
| Rob Auletti | Grand Canyon |
| Mark Crisco | Guilford |
| John Giordano | Hamilton |
| Tim Cimini | Hartford |
| Kevin Unterstein | Hofstra |
| Seth Tierney | Hofstra |
| Brad Bishop | Keene |
| Drew Bowers | Kenyon |
| Eric Wolf | L.I.U. Post |
| Peter Papaleonti | Limestone |
| Jack Spallone | Lycoming |
| Brendan Schroeder | Lynn |
| Shane Wilson | Manhattanville |
| Ian Farley | Marist |
| Eric Ritchie | McDaniel |
| Lew Janavey | Mercy |
| Eric Dittmeier | Misericordia |
| Rich Petillo | Mitchell |
| Bernie DellAquila | Molloy |
| John Grebe | Molloy |
| Mike Schambach | Montclair State |
| Shane Carmody | Montclair State |
| Scott Meehan | Mt. St. Mary (D1) |
| Eric Seideman | Mt. St. Mary (D3) |
| Troy Moyer | Muhlenberg |
| John Savage | Nassau Community |
| Mark Pinski | Nazareth |
| Nick Cotter | Newberry |
| Brad Conlon | NJIT |
| Justin Mansales | NY Maritime |
| Topher Grossman | Oberlin |
| Jesse Lawrence | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Drew Bezek | Oswego |
| Rob Cornetta | Pace |
| Tom Mariano | Pace |
| Brett McClelland | Plattsburgh |
| Kevin McCarthy | Plymouth State |
| Chris Panos | Queens |
| Michael Sullinger | Randolph Macon |
| Bill Els | RPI |
| Eric Skelly | Sacred Heart |
| Ryan Lanigan | Sage |
| Stefan Sloma | Scranton |
| Tucker Kear | Skidmore |
| Tom Rotanz | St. Joe’s (LI) |
| Dan Keating | St. Joe’s (PA) |
| Dan Paccione | St. John’s |
| Brian DiBetta | Stevens Tech |
| Jason Mauro | Stony Brook |
| Andrew Watkins | Stony Brook |
| Ben Wineburg | SUNY Brockport |
| Brandon Misiaszak | SUNY Poly |
| John Carroll | Trinity |
| Andrew Kirkaldy | Trinity Pawling |
| Ian Moore | Ursinus |
| Brian Gill | USMMA |
| Sean Behan | Utica |
| Billy Cherry | Vassar |
| Andrew Nicol | Vassar |
| Brian Kavanagh | Vermont |
| Andrew Hauka | Western CT State |
| Eric Small | Wheelock |
| Chris Biank | Widener |
| Mike DeBlasio | Wilkes |
| Kevin Dean | Williams |
| Jimmy Ryan | WNEC |