University of Massachusets Athletics
UMass Men's Lacrosse Alumnus Mark Millon ’94 Named To Inaugural Pro Lacrosse Hall Of Fame Class
February 16, 2022 | Men's Lacrosse
Millon received numerous honors playing professionally both the NLL and MLL from 2001 to 2007.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse alumnus Mark Millon '94 has been named as one of 11 inductees to the inaugural Pro Lacrosse Hall of Fame Class, the Premier Lacrosse League announced on Tuesday. Millon, who is also a member UMass Athletics Hall of Fame (2004) and was inducted into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2009, received numerous honors playing professionally both the NLL and MLL from 2001 to 2007.
In the MLL, he was voted the league co-MVP in 2005 and the league's Offensive Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003. In 2002 Millon led the Baltimore Bayhawks to the MLL Championship garnering MVP honors in the championship game. He retired as the game's all-time leading scorer with 356 points and owning multiple game records, including points in a game (9 goals, 5 assists).
In the NLL, Millon was a two-time first team All-Pro and helped the Philadelphia Wings to the league title in 2001. Millon was a member of the 1994 and 1998 U.S. Men's National Teams. He won All-World and Tournament MVP honors in 1994 and All-World and Best Attackmen in 1998, helping the U.S. to the gold medal both times. Millon was USCLA Player of the Year (1994, 1995, 1998) during his playing time for Long Island Lacrosse Club and Mt. Washington Club.
Millon, considered one of the greatest players in the history of lacrosse, was a four-year letterwinner for the Minutemen from 1990-1993. He earned first team all-America honors in 1992 and 1993, becoming the first UMass player to be selected to the top team twice. He was also an honorable mention all-America selection in 1991, while earning all-New England honors three times. During his four-year career, Millon totaled 213 points on 155 goals and 58 assists, making him the fourth-leading scorer in UMass history. He also ranks second on the school's all-time goals scored list and is 18th on the assists chart. The team's leading scorer as a sophomore, junior and senior, Millon tallied 58 goals in 1993, the third-best one-season mark in school history. His 45 goals in 1992 rank tied for the 10th-best single-season performance in school history, while his 81 points in 1992 stand as the 11th-highest one-year total at Massachusetts.
The MVP of the 1993 USILA North-South All-Star Game, Millon played on UMass teams which qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1990, 1991 and 1993, and he was a member of New England championship clubs in 1990 and 1993. He captained the Minutemen as a junior and senior, with the team posting an overall record of 38-17 during Millon's career. UMass won at least nine games during each of Millon's four seasons and finished the season ranked in the top 10 on three occasions.