In recent years, Syracuse alum and ESPN lacrosse analyst Paul Carcaterra has more than once talked about his “Mount Rushmore” of college lacrosse on broadcasts or social media.
During that time, he’s kept a consistent quartet: Mikey Powell, Lyle Thompson, Gary Gait and Dave Pietramala.
While the “Mount Rushmore” concept in sports exists for the purpose of debate, there’s not much of that going on around Gait and Pietramala. They are widely considered to be the best offensive and defensive players ever to play the game, respectively.