Joe Ligas

Class: 2026
Position: D
Hand: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
School: Whitney
Club Team: West Coast Starz, ADVNC

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About Joe

Joe Ligas is a 6'1" Defenseman in the 2026 class. Ligas attends Whitney in California and plays club lacrosse for West Coast Starz, ADVNC. Ligas's Player Profile was created on July 10, 2024. Subscribe to Prep Lacrosse to see where Joe Ligas is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

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Joe

Ligas D

Class

2026

Height

6'1"

Weight

185

HS

Whitney

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CA

Joe Ligas

Joe Ligas earned 1st Team All Sierra Foothill League in addition to being named the SFL MVP in...

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Niko Amato

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Joe Ligas Joe Ligas 6'1" | 185 lbs | D | Left Hand Whitney | 2026 #12 Nation CA earned 1st Team All Sierra Foothill League in addition to being named the SFL MVP in 2024. He was a Team Captain as well as MVP for Whitney as a sophomore. Joe is a technical defender with an ideal frame. He is fundamentally sound in his positioning & breakdown skills. Ligas can match feet with the quickest attackmen & dictate their movement with impeccable check timing as well as physical engagement. He is balanced in his backpedal with rapid shuffling skills allowing him to close the gate & turn attackers back below the goal line extended. Joe wins his matchup early & often with quick piston-like feet. He is mature off of the ball keeping a head on a swivel while maintaining his stick on his man. Ligas is a strong presence with exceptional stick skills. He is in gloves or passing lanes knocking the ball down & scooping it up. Joe is instinctive in passing to the head man up-field & he runs the field with speed. He is an all-around sensational defender who rarely beats himself. A consensus top player in the 2026 class & five-star prospect. Verbally committed to Notre Dame.