NEW YORK -- Former University of Delaware men’s lacrosse All-American Jordan Hall (at right in front of Madison Square Garden), who led the Blue Hens to the NCAA national semifinals this past spring and was the No. 1 pick in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) draft by the New York Titans earlier this month, was introduced to fans and the media in a press conference Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.

Hall, a midfielder from Surrey, British Columbia (Fleetwood Park High School), was joined by Titans All-Star Casey Powell as the indoor lacrosse team also announced is 2007-08 schedule. The Titans will be playing their second season in the NLL, which also includes franchises in Boston, Philadelphia, Portland, Chicago, Buffalo, Rochester, Toronto, Minnesota, and San Jose.

Hall will make his debut Dec. 27 when the Titans host the Chicago Shamrox at Madison Square Garden. The Titans will play seven home games in the venerable arena this season. Hall will make his closest appearance to Delaware on March 1 when the Philadelphia Wings host the Titans at The Wachovia Center.

In addition to Hall, also selected in the recent NLL were Delaware’s All-Colonial Athletic Association defenseman Rob Smith by New York and All-American faceoff specialist Alex Smith by Boston.

Hall, who played for Major League Lacrosse entry Chicago Machine this past summer, helped lead the Blue Hens to their first-ever berth in the NCAA Final Four this past May. Delaware, led by head coach Bob Shillinglaw, posted a 13-6 record and also captured the Colonial Athletic Association championship.

A three-time All-CAA selection and the 2005 CAA Player of the Year, Hall was Delaware’s second leading scorer with 38 points on 26 goals and 12 assists and ranked second on the team with 54 groundballs. He scored at least one point in each of his final 31 career games and ended the season as the leading career scorer among all active NCAA Division I midfielders.

A member of the Canadian National Team, Hall played in 66 career games with 61 starts and recorded 140 points on 85 goals and 55 assists and scooped up 184 groundballs. He ranks No. 13 on the all-time UD list for assists and points and No. 17 for goals and his goal just three seconds into a 2006 game vs. Albany is an NCAA record for fastest goal to start a game. He also recorded six career hat tricks, including four in 2007.