WASHINGTON – A pair of Georgetown University men's lacrosse standouts earned United State Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Preseason All-America accolades, as announced by the governing body on Wednesday. Junior Ty Banks was named to the second team while junior Liam Connor was a third team selection.
 
Ty Banks
Junior | Defense
Coquitlam, B.C.
Banks is a consensus preseason second team All-American after also previously collecting the honor from both Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine. He was also named the 2026 BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year after earning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors as a sophomore in 2025. In his first two seasons on the Hilltop, Banks was a First Team All-BIG EAST selection as a freshman and a sophomore. In 2025, he started all 17 games for the Hoyas and collected 45 ground balls to go with 22 caused turnovers. Banks currently ranks eighth all-time at Georgetown in career caused turnovers with 46 just two seasons in the District.
 
Liam Connor
Junior | Attack
Manhasset, N.Y.
Connor is a consensus preseason third team All-American after also previously collecting the honor from both Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine. He is in his first season with the Hoyas after playing at Colgate his first two years. Connor was named a USILA Honorable Mention All-American and a Nike Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American as a sophomore in 2025 and was tabbed Second Team All-Patriot League as well, helping the Raiders to the 2025 Patriot League Championship. Connor played in 33 games at Colgate, scoring 51 points to go with 54 assists for 115 points. He had 39 goals and 51 assists as a sophomore for 90 points
 
Georgetown opens the 2026 campaign at home on Saturday, February 7 against No. 17/15 Johns Hopkins.