| Season: | 2024 |
| Seasonlink: | 2024 NLL season |
| Team: | San Diego Seals |
| Teamlink: | San Diego Seals |
| League: | NLL |
| Record: | 13-5 |
| Homerecord: | 8-1 |
| Roadrecord: | 5-4 |
| Goalsfor: | 210 |
| Goalsagainst: | 178 |
| Generalmanager: | Patrick Merrill |
| Coach: | Patrick Merrill |
| Captain: | Wesley Berg |
| Arena: | Pechanga Arena |
| Attendance: | 4,636 |
| Goalsleader: | Austin Staats |
| Assistsleader: | Wesley Berg |
| Pointsleader: | Wesley Berg |
| Pimleader: | Austin Staats |
| Looseballsleader: | Trevor Baptiste |
| Prevseason Year: | 2023 |
| Prevseason Link: | 2023 San Diego Seals season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2025 season |
| Nextseason Link: | 2025 San Diego Seals season |
The San Diego Seals are a lacrosse team based in San Diego, California. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2024 season is their 5th season in the NLL. The season started on December 9, 2022, as a home opener against the Calgary Roughnecks.
On September 13, 2023, before the start of the season, team captain Brodie Merrill announced his retirement from professional lacrosse.[1] His number (#17) was retired at the home opener.[2] Wesley Berg was named as the new team captain.[3] However, on March 15, 2024 it was announced that Merrill would be returning to the active roster, and plans to finish the remainder of the 2024 season on the Seals.[4]
The Seals ended the regular season and entered the playoffs with the second overall ranking.[5] They lost to the Albany FireWolves in the Semifinals.[6]
x = clinched playoff berth | z = clinched top overall record
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; LB = Loose Balls
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | LB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Berg | 18 | 41 | 67 | 108 | 18 | 96 | |
| Austin Staats | 18 | 50 | 52 | 102 | 38 | 84 | |
| Dane Dobbie | 18 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 8 | 51 | |
| Curtis Dickson | 13 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 2 | 60 | |
| Tre Leclaire | 18 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 7 | 80 |
Reference:[7]
The 2023 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 15, 2023.[11] The Seals made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Matthew Wright | University of North Carolina/Syracuse University- Peterborough | |
| 2 | 23 | Ben Stewart | Hofstra University- Burnaby Lakers | |
| 2 | 27 | Noah Armitage | Stonybrook University – New West | |
| 3 | 44 | Matthew Abbott | Queens University (NC)- Langley Thunder Sr. WLA | |
| 4 | 62 | Xander Dickson | University of Virginia | |
| 5 | 76 | Marcus Hudgins | Ohio State University | |
| 5 | 80 | JJ Sillstrop | University of Denver | |
| 6 | 95 | Oscar Hertz | Brown University |