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Coaching Staff

Entering his tenth season on the sidelines for the Simon Fraser University men's lacrosse team, Brent Hoskins will be the sole Head Coach of the Clan in 2011-2012, after serving as Co-Head Coach the past seven seasons and as an Assistant Coach / Defensive Coordinator from 2002-2004. Through seven seasons with Hoskins as a Head Coach, SFU has accumulated an impressive record of 76-32 (.704) and a PNCLL Conference record of 54-11 (.831). During this time, the Clan have appeared in the PNCLL Final Four Conference Championship each of the last seven years, reaching the finals in 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2011 and winning back-to-back Conference Championships in 2008 and 2009. They also made three straight National Championship Tournament appearances from 2008-2010, most recently playing in the 2010 MCLA Semi-Finals after reaching the Quarterfinals in 2008 and 2009. Since the inception of the program in 1996, Fraser has won an unprecedented eight (8) Conference Championships and ranks 6th all-time with ten (10) National Championship Tournament appearances.

In seven seasons with Hoskins as a Head Coach, SFU has produced twenty-one (21) All-Americans (5 x 1st Team All-Americans) and sixty-two (62) PNCLL All-Conference selections (28 x 1st Team All-Conference). In 2008, Hoskins, along with former Co-Head Coach Jeff Cathrea, set the school record for wins in a season with sixteen (16). Hoskins and Cathrea also hold the school record for wins in a career at seventy-six (76) and were named PNCLL Coaches of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Additionally, under Hoskins leadership, Simon Fraser University became the first institution outside of the United States to be awarded the James "Ace" Adams Sportsmanship Award (District 11); an award given by the US Lacrosse Men's Division Officials Council, College Officials Committee.

Away from the field, Hoskins places a great deal of emphasis on academics and SFU Lacrosse players have excelled in the classroom, producing the programs first eleven (11) MCLA Scholar Athletes (Academic All-Americans) and maintaining the programs best academic record, which includes the program's first player to be awarded standing on the President's Honour Roll in 2011, an award for students who have completed at least 30 units at SFU, and have achieved a term GPA of 4.0 or above while taking at least 12 units of classes.

Under Hoskins tenure, Simon Fraser has truly played a national schedule with trips to Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington, in addition to playing opponents from Florida, Illinois, and Rhode Island. Hoskins has helped re-build the team to a top-25 performer and moulded the Clan back into a National contender, climbing as high as No. 2 in both the CollegeLAX.us and MCLA Lax Mag Polls and finishing the 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons ranked in the MCLA's Top 5. Fraser has also scheduled scrimmages versus Canada and England's U19 National Teams and defeated NCAA Division II opponent, University of Notre Dame De Namur, in the fall of 2008.

Hoskins has helped draw recruits to Simon Fraser on a national level both in Canada and the United States, with players having hailed from BC, Alberta, California, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Texas, Massachusetts, New York and Washington. The majority of players at Simon Fraser have been recruited to play varsity lacrosse, with players choosing to play for the Clan over mid-range NCAA Division I programs or high-level Division II and III teams. The Clan's roster has featured top players from the Alberta, BC, Ontario and Saskatchewan U19 Provincial teams and three players who were named to Canada's Top 60 U19 Selection Camp in 2007. Hoskins continues to travel to top tournaments throughout North America and has attended numerous recruiting events including tournaments in California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York and North Carolina.

Outside of his success at the collegiate level, Hoskins has coached six (6) SFU players who have either played or been drafted in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) professional draft, one (1) player who was selected in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) professional draft and three (3) Clan players who have gone to represent their countries at the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championships, including one player who also represented his country at the European Championships. In 2007, Hoskins was also invited by Gary Gait, legendary Hall of Fame player and Head Coach of Canada's U19 Men's National Team for the 2008 ILF World Championships, to be an off-field evaluator for Team Canada's U19 Western Try-Out Camp and on-field coach for Canada's Final U19 Selection Camp.

Hoskins has been involved with the Simon Fraser lacrosse program for almost its' entire sixteen year existence. Hoskins began as a player at Simon Fraser in 1998 where he would start on Defense for the Clan each of the next four seasons and be named a Captain in his Junior and Senior year (2001, 2002). A two-time SFU Defensive MVP, he would also earn PNCLL Conference All-Star honors and be named a USLIA 2nd Team All-American in 2001. In 48 games, Hoskins averaged 6.5 groundballs per game and posted an impressive 150 groundballs in 15 games his junior season (2001). Following the end of his playing career in 2002, Hoskins would become the Clan's Defensive Coordinator for the 2003 season and helped guide the team to it's sixth PNCLL Championship in the programs first seven seasons. He would be named an Assistant Coach in 2004 before taking the reigns as a Head Coach in 2005.

A former Student President of the Lacrosse Club at Simon Fraser, Hoskins (Club President 2000-2002) brings a wealth of organizational experience to lacrosse and the Clan have continued to represent the highest level of field lacrosse north of the 49th Parallel outside of Canada's National Team programs. In 2006, Hoskins played a leading role in the establishment of "Burnaby Mountain Lacrosse," an amateur sports organization designed to train players in a high performance environment to best prepare them for a collegiate field lacrosse career. He is also founding Chair of the "Maple Leaf Awards Dinner," an annual event that celebrates youth and collegiate field lacrosse in British Columbia and is a founding Director of the Simon Fraser Lacrosse Endowment Fund. Each of these initiatives is the first of its kind in Canada and continues to lead the growth of Canada's National Sport.

In addition to his involvement north of the border, Hoskins has also served on the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League (PNCLL) Executive Board since 2007, first as a Member at Large and then as Vice President since 2008. He has also served as a MCLA Division I Poll Voter for the CollegeLax.us Coaches Poll since 2005 and sat on the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association's (MCLA) Division I Awards Committee the past two seasons.

Hoskins holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Simon Fraser University in Sociology and Anthropology (2003) and a Certificate in Liberal Arts (2002). He also has over ten years experience successfully fulfilling senior level positions in both the private and public sectors. Since 2009, Hoskins has served as Executive Director for Selects Lacrosse Inc., an amateur sports organization for student-athletes at the high school level that focuses on combining excellence on the field with academic achievement. Widely recognized as one of Canada's top field lacrosse development programs, the Selects' elite touring teams attend top college recruiting tournaments throughout North America, winning several international events and helping to place over 40% of graduating players in collegiate field lacrosse program. Hoskins also runs the "SFU Lacrosse Camps" that draw over 200 youth athletes each summer. He was born and raised in Burnaby, British Columbia and currently lives in Port Moody.

COACHING RECORD

7 seasons (2005-present)

Season Won Lost Percent Finish Conference Won Lost Percent Finish
2005 10 5 .667 - PNCLL 8 2 .833 2nd
2006 8 5 .615 - PNCLL 4 4 .500 3rd
2007 9 2 .818 23 PNCLL 7 2 .778 2nd
2008 16 2 .889 MCLA Quarterfinals PNCLL 10 0 1.000 1st
2009 14 1 .933 MCLA Quarterfinals PNCLL 11 0 1.000 1st
2010 10 8 .556 MCLA Semi-Finals PNCLL 6 1 .833 2nd
2011 9 9 .500 17 PNCLL 8 2 .800 2nd
Career 76 32 .704 PNCLL 54 11 .831

Hoskins Team / Player Acievements:

Hoskins All-Time vs. Opponents:

Arizona 0-2 Idaho 7-0 Sonoma State 1-0
Arizona State 2-2 Illinois 1-0 Texas A&M 1-0
Boise State 5-0 Lindenwood 1-0 Texas Tech 1-0
Brigham Young 1-4 Loyola Marymount 0-1 Utah 1-2
California Davis 1-0 Michigan 0-1 Utah State 1-0
Cal Poly 2-1 Michigan State 0-2 Virginia Tech 1-0
Chapman 0-3 Montanan 5-0 Washington 8-1
Chico State 1-0 Oregon 6-7 Washington State 3-0
Colorado 0-2 Oregon State 8-2 Western Washington 4-0
Colorado State 1-2 Pacific Lutheran 1-0 Westminster 1-0
Gonzaga 6-0 Portland State 2-0
Florida State 2-0 Rhode Island 2-0