2021 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Dordevic, Tucker

Jersey Number 23
Tucker Dordevic
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Portland, ORE.
- High School:
- Edison
Bio
Awards and Honors:
USILA Third Team All-American (2021 & 2022)
Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American (2021)
Tewaaraton Award Semifinalist (2022)
Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Honorable Mention All-American (2020 & 2022)
USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American (2022)
2022 All-ACC Selection
3x Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2020, 2021, 2022)
3x ACC Honor Roll
Career Overview: Following a breakout freshman campaign that saw him record the most starts by a true freshman offensive player since 2007, he was sidelined for more than a year due to injury ... He returned in 2020 and helped lead the Syracuse midfield to be on pace for one of its most productive seasons ever and then led the midfield in scoring in 2021 ... Named a team captain in 2022 and switched to attack ... Entered the transfer portal following earning his degree and playing five seasons at Syracuse ... Appeared in 47 games with 47 starts at SU, notching 124 points on 95 goals and 29 assists. Also caused 11 turnovers and picked up 51 ground balls in his career.
Junior Year (2022): USILA Third Team All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American ... USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American ... Tewaaraton Award Semifinalist ... All-ACC Team ... Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American ... Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason Third Team All-American ... USILA Preseason Third Team All-American ... US Lacrosse Magazine Second Team Preseason All-American ... Preseason All-ACC ... Named a team captain ... Finished the season ranked sixth nationally in goals per game (3.36), which was second in the ACC ... Had 47 goals in 14 games, which was the 13th most in a single season by an SU player ever ... Had a team-best 59 points with 47 goals and 12 assists ... Scored twice in the season finale against Notre Dame (5/1) ... Had a hat trick against Virginia (4/24) ... Scored three goals and added an assist at North Carolina (4/16) ... Had three goals and picked up two ground balls in the OT loss to #4 Cornell (4/11) ... Scored three times at UAlbany (4/7) ... Scored twice at Notre Dame (4/2) ... Was named to the USILA National Team of the Week and ACC Offensive Player of the Week for his seven-point performance in the win over Duke (3/26). He scored five goals and had two assists, caused a turnover and picked up three ground balls. He scored or assisted on every goal of the second half, including a highlight-reel between the legs goal that was No. 1 on SportsCenter ... Scored career-highs of six goals, three assists and nine points, while collecting three ground balls at Stony Brook (3/19), earning ACC Player of the Week honors ... Scored three goals, caused a career-high three turnovers and picked up three ground balls at Johns Hopkins (3/13) ... Recorded a career-high seven points on five goals and two assists in the win against Hobart (3/6) ... Had three points on a goal and a career-high tying two assists, plus added a caused turnover and two ground balls against Army (3/2) ... Scored once and added two ground balls at Virginia (2/26) ... Scored five goals and posted an assist against Maryland (2/20) ,,, Tallied a career-high five goals against Holy Cross (2/12), and added an assist in the season-opening win over the Crusaders.
Sophomore Year (2021): Earned Third Team All-America honors from the USILA and Inside Lacrosse ... Started all-13 games, leading all Orange midfielders in points ... Scored 23 goals and added eight assists, causing two turnovers and picking up 15 ground balls ... Named a Third Team Midseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse ... Scored a hat trick and added an assist against Robert Morris (5/7) ... Scored twice, caused a turnover and collected three ground balls at Notre Dame (5/1) ... Scored four goals against North Carolina (4/17) ... Scored a goal and dished out an assist vs. UAlbany (4/8) ... Scored a goal and tied his career high with two assists at Duke (3/25) ... Scored three goals vs. Stony Brook (3/12) ... Scored twice and caused a turnover vs. Vermont (3/6) ... Scored a hat trick and collected three ground balls in a win over Virginia (2/27) ... Scored four goals and added an assist against Army in the season opener (2/21) ... USILA Preseason Honorable Mention All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason Honorable Mention All-American ... ACC Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2020): Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Honorable Mention All-American ... Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List ...Stared all-five games of the shortened 2020 season ... Scored 10 goals, added four assists, caused two turnovers and picked up four ground balls ... Part of the nation's top-scoring midfield line that scored nearly 11 points per game. That mark was on pace to be the third-best in Syracuse history behind only 1988 and 1990 units that featured the Gait brothers ... Posted his second-straight three-plus goal performance with a hattrick vs. Johns Hopins and caused a turnover (3/7) ... Set new career highs with seven points, five goals and two assists against Hobart (2/28) ... Scored one goal, which cut the deficit to one in a comeback win over No. 7 Army (2/23) ... Scored a goal and added an assist and a ground ball vs. Binghamton (2/15) ... Registered an assist, caused a turnover and collected two ground balls in the Orange's win over Colgate (2/7) ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American ... ACC Honor Roll
Redshirt Year (2019): Missed the entire season due to injury.
Freshman Year (2018): Started all 15 games for the Orange at midfield, the most starts by a true freshman offensive player in over a decade … Recorded a total of 20 points for the season with 15 goals and five assists ... Totaled nine ground balls for the season ... Scored two goals, picked up one ground ball and forced one turnover during the NCAA Tournament game against Cornell (5/13) ... Picked up a ground ball against Colgate (5/5) ... Scored two goals and caused two turnovers in the ACC Semifinal at Virginia (4/27) ... Scored a goal against Navy (4/21) … Had one assist and one ground ball against North Carolina (4/14) ... Recorded one goal, one assist and picked up one ground ball against Cornell (4/10) ... Tallied one assist against Hobart (4/3) ... Scored a goal at Duke (3/24) ... Scored a goal and picked up one ground ball at Rutgers (3/18) ... Picked up two ground balls against Johns Hopkins (3/10) ...Had season-high four goals against Virginia, including the eventual game-winner with under a minute to play (3/4) … Scored a goal against Army (2/24) ... Scored a goal and tallied an assist in the home opener against Binghamton (2/10).
Before SU: 2017 Under Armour All-American … Ranked as the No. 27 overall recruit in the class of 2017 by Inside Lacrosse, which ranks him as the No. 9 midfielder in the class … Two-time US Lacrosse All-American … Oregon Prep Player of the Year … Two-time First Team All-State selection … Adrenaline All-American … Three-time all-league selection … Recorded 85 goals and 22 assists as a senior at Edison High School, where he led them to a state championship game appearance as a team captain … Team MVP in 2017 … Volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club in high school.
Personal: Born Feb. 6, 1999 … Son of Dean and Kathi … Has two older brothers, Max and Griffin … Max was a sprinter at Texas on the track and field team … Majoring in communication and rhetorical studies in the college of visual and performing arts.
PLAYER FEATURES
After Missing All of Last Season, Tucker Dordevic is Finally Healthy (Mitchell Bannon/ The Daily Orange)
Learning His Way (Josh Schafer/ The Daily Orange)
USILA Third Team All-American (2021 & 2022)
Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American (2021)
Tewaaraton Award Semifinalist (2022)
Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Honorable Mention All-American (2020 & 2022)
USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American (2022)
2022 All-ACC Selection
3x Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2020, 2021, 2022)
3x ACC Honor Roll
Career Overview: Following a breakout freshman campaign that saw him record the most starts by a true freshman offensive player since 2007, he was sidelined for more than a year due to injury ... He returned in 2020 and helped lead the Syracuse midfield to be on pace for one of its most productive seasons ever and then led the midfield in scoring in 2021 ... Named a team captain in 2022 and switched to attack ... Entered the transfer portal following earning his degree and playing five seasons at Syracuse ... Appeared in 47 games with 47 starts at SU, notching 124 points on 95 goals and 29 assists. Also caused 11 turnovers and picked up 51 ground balls in his career.
Junior Year (2022): USILA Third Team All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American ... USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American ... Tewaaraton Award Semifinalist ... All-ACC Team ... Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American ... Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason Third Team All-American ... USILA Preseason Third Team All-American ... US Lacrosse Magazine Second Team Preseason All-American ... Preseason All-ACC ... Named a team captain ... Finished the season ranked sixth nationally in goals per game (3.36), which was second in the ACC ... Had 47 goals in 14 games, which was the 13th most in a single season by an SU player ever ... Had a team-best 59 points with 47 goals and 12 assists ... Scored twice in the season finale against Notre Dame (5/1) ... Had a hat trick against Virginia (4/24) ... Scored three goals and added an assist at North Carolina (4/16) ... Had three goals and picked up two ground balls in the OT loss to #4 Cornell (4/11) ... Scored three times at UAlbany (4/7) ... Scored twice at Notre Dame (4/2) ... Was named to the USILA National Team of the Week and ACC Offensive Player of the Week for his seven-point performance in the win over Duke (3/26). He scored five goals and had two assists, caused a turnover and picked up three ground balls. He scored or assisted on every goal of the second half, including a highlight-reel between the legs goal that was No. 1 on SportsCenter ... Scored career-highs of six goals, three assists and nine points, while collecting three ground balls at Stony Brook (3/19), earning ACC Player of the Week honors ... Scored three goals, caused a career-high three turnovers and picked up three ground balls at Johns Hopkins (3/13) ... Recorded a career-high seven points on five goals and two assists in the win against Hobart (3/6) ... Had three points on a goal and a career-high tying two assists, plus added a caused turnover and two ground balls against Army (3/2) ... Scored once and added two ground balls at Virginia (2/26) ... Scored five goals and posted an assist against Maryland (2/20) ,,, Tallied a career-high five goals against Holy Cross (2/12), and added an assist in the season-opening win over the Crusaders.
Sophomore Year (2021): Earned Third Team All-America honors from the USILA and Inside Lacrosse ... Started all-13 games, leading all Orange midfielders in points ... Scored 23 goals and added eight assists, causing two turnovers and picking up 15 ground balls ... Named a Third Team Midseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse ... Scored a hat trick and added an assist against Robert Morris (5/7) ... Scored twice, caused a turnover and collected three ground balls at Notre Dame (5/1) ... Scored four goals against North Carolina (4/17) ... Scored a goal and dished out an assist vs. UAlbany (4/8) ... Scored a goal and tied his career high with two assists at Duke (3/25) ... Scored three goals vs. Stony Brook (3/12) ... Scored twice and caused a turnover vs. Vermont (3/6) ... Scored a hat trick and collected three ground balls in a win over Virginia (2/27) ... Scored four goals and added an assist against Army in the season opener (2/21) ... USILA Preseason Honorable Mention All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason Honorable Mention All-American ... ACC Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2020): Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Honorable Mention All-American ... Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List ...Stared all-five games of the shortened 2020 season ... Scored 10 goals, added four assists, caused two turnovers and picked up four ground balls ... Part of the nation's top-scoring midfield line that scored nearly 11 points per game. That mark was on pace to be the third-best in Syracuse history behind only 1988 and 1990 units that featured the Gait brothers ... Posted his second-straight three-plus goal performance with a hattrick vs. Johns Hopins and caused a turnover (3/7) ... Set new career highs with seven points, five goals and two assists against Hobart (2/28) ... Scored one goal, which cut the deficit to one in a comeback win over No. 7 Army (2/23) ... Scored a goal and added an assist and a ground ball vs. Binghamton (2/15) ... Registered an assist, caused a turnover and collected two ground balls in the Orange's win over Colgate (2/7) ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American ... ACC Honor Roll
Redshirt Year (2019): Missed the entire season due to injury.
Freshman Year (2018): Started all 15 games for the Orange at midfield, the most starts by a true freshman offensive player in over a decade … Recorded a total of 20 points for the season with 15 goals and five assists ... Totaled nine ground balls for the season ... Scored two goals, picked up one ground ball and forced one turnover during the NCAA Tournament game against Cornell (5/13) ... Picked up a ground ball against Colgate (5/5) ... Scored two goals and caused two turnovers in the ACC Semifinal at Virginia (4/27) ... Scored a goal against Navy (4/21) … Had one assist and one ground ball against North Carolina (4/14) ... Recorded one goal, one assist and picked up one ground ball against Cornell (4/10) ... Tallied one assist against Hobart (4/3) ... Scored a goal at Duke (3/24) ... Scored a goal and picked up one ground ball at Rutgers (3/18) ... Picked up two ground balls against Johns Hopkins (3/10) ...Had season-high four goals against Virginia, including the eventual game-winner with under a minute to play (3/4) … Scored a goal against Army (2/24) ... Scored a goal and tallied an assist in the home opener against Binghamton (2/10).
Before SU: 2017 Under Armour All-American … Ranked as the No. 27 overall recruit in the class of 2017 by Inside Lacrosse, which ranks him as the No. 9 midfielder in the class … Two-time US Lacrosse All-American … Oregon Prep Player of the Year … Two-time First Team All-State selection … Adrenaline All-American … Three-time all-league selection … Recorded 85 goals and 22 assists as a senior at Edison High School, where he led them to a state championship game appearance as a team captain … Team MVP in 2017 … Volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club in high school.
Personal: Born Feb. 6, 1999 … Son of Dean and Kathi … Has two older brothers, Max and Griffin … Max was a sprinter at Texas on the track and field team … Majoring in communication and rhetorical studies in the college of visual and performing arts.
PLAYER FEATURES
After Missing All of Last Season, Tucker Dordevic is Finally Healthy (Mitchell Bannon/ The Daily Orange)
Learning His Way (Josh Schafer/ The Daily Orange)
Press Conference | NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Highlights | Syracuse vs. Maryland - NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Syracuse vs. Maryland: NCAA Tournament Semifinals
Saturday, May 24
Walkin' and Talkin' with Carter Rice
Saturday, May 24