After leading his team to a league-best regular-season record and helping craft its stingiest defense, the Denver Outlaws’ Brian Reese was named Major League Lacrosse coach of the year Friday.
The award was decided by a vote of the league’s coaches and general managers. Reese became the first Denver coach in the 9-year-old league to win the award. He received 52 points and nine first-place votes for the award. Boston Cannons coach Bill Daye was a distant second with 18 points.
The Outlaws (9-3) were the first team to clinch a playoff berth in the MLL semifinals and will be seeded first next Saturday when they face Boston (6-6) in Annapolis, Md.
Reese, who has also been the Outlaws’ general manager since 2005, is 22-9 in nearly three seasons as coach. This season, the Outlaws have allowed a league-low 11.5 goals per game.
