Drew Kelleher

Title

Head Coach
E-Mail

akelleher01@manhattan.edu
Phone

718-862-7841
Alma Mater

Vermont, 2009
Years at Manhattan

Seventh Year

2021 MAAC Coach Of The Year (Unanimous)

Drew Kelleher is in his seventh year as the Head Coach of the Manhattan Men's Lacrosse program in 2022.

This past season, Kelleher helped lead the Jaspers to a share of the 2021 MAAC Regular Season Championship and a spot in the MAAC Championship game at Gaelic Park.

Under his guidance, six members of the Green & White earned MAAC honors in 2021, as goalkeeper Brendan Krebs was named the MAAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, and was joined on the All-MAAC First Team by Sean MacKinney and Luke Pacher. Kyle Gucwa and Jake Nicolosi each also collected All-MAAC Second Team recognition, while freshman Spencer Moore garnered MAAC All-Rookie Team accolades.

In leading the Jaspers to their first MAAC Regular Season Championship in program history and the first since 2002, Kelleher was recognized by his peers as a unanimous selection for the MAAC Coach of the Year honor.

Kelleher guided the Green & White to a win over eventual MAAC Champion Monmouth, as well as the program's first-ever win at Canisius.

Two years ago, Manhattan posted a 3-3 record in an abbreviated campaign, which included many impressive accolades. Luke Hanson tied a MAAC record with nine assists in a win over Wagner, while Kyle Gucwa was a three-time MAAC Rookie of the Week. As a unit, Manhattan ranked 10th nationally by allowing a MAAC-low 9.33 goals each time out.

In 2019, Kelleher guided the Jaspers to four non-conference victories, which represented the most for the Riverdale-based school since 2009. He also oversaw the nation's top man-down defense for the second-straight season as the Jaspers killed off a NCAA-best 81.6 percent of opposing man-up opportunities.

Manhattan also surrendered just 10.14 goals per game (15th NCAA), while Krebs earned All-MAAC First Team honors, in becoming just the third Jasper goalkeeper in program history to garner league recognition. Additionally, Dylan DeMuro and Parker Giarratana were tabbed to the Second Team. DeMuro became the first member of the defense to be cited by the MAAC since 2010, while Giarratana finished up with 23 goals and 23 assists while also becoming just the ninth member of Manhattan's 100-point club.

In his first season in Riverdale, Kelleher helped the Jaspers to three wins, including a thrilling 11-10 come-from-behind victory over reigning MAAC Champion Marist. Additionally, he mentored Giarratana to MAAC Rookie of the Year and All-MAAC Second Team honors, as the impact rookie finished with 31 goals, 13 assists and 44 points.

Prior to his arrival at Manhattan, Kelleher was the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Boston University for two seasons.

Kelleher's time in Boston coincided with the program's start, which saw a meteoric rise for the Terriers from infancy to a national ranking in 2015. Serving as offensive coordinator for the BU offense, his unit produced a three-goal spike to just over 10 per game from the program's inaugural season while winning six games and ascending to a national ranking of No. 19 following an 18-11 victory over Bucknell.

Additionally, he helped develop three student-athletes into 20-goal and 40-point performers in 2014 while overseeing an attack that netted at least 10 goals in 10 of the Terriers' 20 games.

Prior to ushering in the Boston U program, Kelleher spent the 2012 season as an assistant coach/offensive coordinator at MAAC rival Siena. During his one year in Loudonville, he helped the Saints to an 11-5 record and the MAAC regular season title while helping spearhead the nation's fourth-ranked offensive attack at over 12 goals per game.

He began his coaching career with a two-year stint at Hamilton College from 2010-11 as the Continentals posted a 21-7 record.

A four-year standout at Vermont, he capped his outstanding career with the Catamounts by ranking 11th nationally in goals (2.50) as a senior in 2009 en route to being named the America East Fans' Choice Player of the Year.

Kelleher graduated with a degree in education from Vermont.

His mother Jeanne, was a member of the college's first female graduating class in 1978, while his father, Dan, graduated in 1977. In addition, his grandfather, Daniel, played basketball for the Jaspers from 1930-32.

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