San Diego Seals

The San Diego Seals are a professional box lacrosse team based in San Diego, California, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The Seals began play in the 2018-2019 season. The team plays its home games at Pechanga Arena.

History
On August 30, 2017, the NLL awarded an expansion franchise to the city of San Diego and owner Joseph Tsai, co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba Group. Tsai, a La Jolla resident, "played lacrosse at Yale University and retains a passion for the sport." The franchise fee for San Diego and fellow expansion team Philadelphia Wings was a reported $5 million.

On October 24, 2017, the name of the franchise was revealed as the San Diego Seals.

NLL Entry Draft
First Round Selections


 * 2018: Austin Staats (1st overall), Connor Fields (10th overall), Connor Kearnan (11th overall)
 * 2019: None
 * 2020: Tre Leclaire (4th overall), Mac O'Keefe (15th overall)
 * 2021: Mike McCannell (5th overall), Patrick Shoemay (9th overall), Jacob Dunbar (13th overall)
 * 2022: Jake Govett (22nd overall)
 * 2023: Matthew Wright (13th overall)