Josh Sims (lacrosse)

Josh Sims
Born	July 29, 1978; Annapolis, Maryland
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	205 pounds (93 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Transition/Midfield
NLL draft	11th overall, 2000; Rochester Knighthawks
NLL teams	Washington Power (2001–2002); Colorado Mammoth (2003–2009); Philadelphia Wings (2010)
MLL team; Former teams	Denver Outlaws; Baltimore Bayhawks (2001–2005); Denver Outlaws (2006–2009); Washington Bayhawks (2009–2010)*; Toronto Nationals (2010); Chicago Machine (2010); Denver Outlaws (2012)
NCAA team	Princeton University
Pro career	2002–
Career highlights
	College highlights Top VIII Award (2001); McLaughlin Award (1998 & 2000); Men's Ivy League Player of the Year (2000); All-American 3x (1st team: 1998, 1999, 2000); Academic All-American (1st team: 2000; 2nd team: 1999); USILA Scholar All-American (2000); NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship (1997 & 1998); Professional highlights Major League Lacrosse Steinfeld Cup Champion (2002 & 2005); Major League Lacrosse All-Star 5x (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007); Major League Lacrosse 10th Anniversary Team (2010); Major League Lacrosse All-time playoff goals scored record.; National Lacrosse League Champion's Cup (2006); National Lacrosse League All-Star (2007);

Joshua S. Sims (born July 29, 1978) is an American former professional lacrosse player. He played in Major League Lacrosse through 2013 and last played box lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League with the Philadelphia Wings in 2010. He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team from 1997 through 2000. He is a two-time NCAA champion, three-time MLL champion, and one-time NLL champion.

At Princeton, he earned Ivy League Player of the Year honors, three first team United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-American recognitions and three first team All-Ivy League selections, two NCAA midfielder of the year honors, NCAA Top VIII Award recognition and two-time Academic All-American (first team once) honors. During his college career, Princeton earned four Ivy League championships, four NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament invitations and two NCAA championships.

As a professional, he is a five-time MLL All-star and an NLL All-star. In the MLL, he has earned two league championships and holds the all-time league record for playoff goals scored. He also has an NLL championship. He was selected to the MLL 10th Anniversary team in August 2010 and the Colorado Mammoth 10th Anniversary team in 2011.

Sims is currently Head of Lacrosse for the Premier Lacrosse League.

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