BALTIMORE, MD – The inaugural class of inductees into the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame includes two individuals with ties to the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse program.  Former Blue Jay All-American John Gagliardi '97 and current Johns Hopkins assistant coach/offensive coordinator John Grant, Jr. were two of the 11 members selected.
 
The 11-member class of inductees includes three attackmen, three midfielders, three defensemen, one goalie and one faceoff specialist.
 
Gagliardi, a two-time All-American during his career at Johns Hopkins, including a first team selection as a senior in 1997, was one of the three defensemen named to the team.  He played professional indoor lacrosse from 1998-2001 for the New York Saints and Philadelphia Wings and later went on to play in Major League Lacrosse from 2001-09.  All nine of his MLL seasons were spent with the Long Island Lizards, who he helped to a pair of league championships while earning numerous selections to the MLL All-Star Game.  He finished his MLL career with 11 goals, nine assists and 251 ground balls, while his four-year NLL career included 13 goals, 20 assists and 159 loose balls.
 
Grant, Jr., who is in his second season as Johns Hopkins' offensive coordinator, was one of three attackmen named to the team.  In 17 NLL seasons, he rang up 668 goals and 778 assists for 1,446 points in the regular season and added 60 goals and 51 assists in 20 playoff games.  He guided the Rochester Knighthawks to the 2007 NLL title en route to earning league MVP honors and concluded his career ranked fifth in league history in goals and 12^th in points; he also ranked third in assists per game.
 
Grant, Jr. joined the MLL in its inaugural season in 2001, later played from 2005-16 and returned as the Outlaws' player-coach in 2019.  He ranks as the league's career leader in combined regular season and post-season goals (388) and points (634).