Entering his Twelfth season as head coach, Tim
McIntee has
been at the
forefront of
the
successful
turnaround
and
development
of the
Manhattan
men’s
lacrosse
program.
Having
inherited a
fledgling
program in
the Fall of
1997,
McIntee
wasted no
time in
establishing
the program
as a
perennial
contender in
the Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference.
In the
Spring of
1998, the
head coach’s
first season
on the
Manhattan
sideline,
McIntee’s
team started
their MAAC
run with
conference
wins over
Siena and
Providence.
Under his
guidance,
the team
qualified
for the
four-team
MAAC
Tournament
in 2000,
2002, 2004,
2005 and
2009
In 2002,
McIntee’s
work came to
complete
fruition.
Men’s
lacrosse
went onto
accomplish a
feat never
before
reached by
any other
Manhattan
team—the
Jaspers went
undefeated
(9-0) in
conference
play en
route to
capturing
the
program’s
first-ever
MAAC
Championship
with a
thrilling
9-8 win over
Mount St.
Mary’s in
the MAAC
Championship
game. In
addition,
the Jaspers
earned the
MAAC
Conference’s
first-ever
automatic
bid to the
NCAA
Tournament,
in which
they dropped
a 12-7
decision to
a powerful
Georgetown
squad. For
his efforts,
McIntee
earned MAAC
Coach of the
Year in
2002. The 11
victories
were the
most in team
history.
The 2004
team
finished the
regular
season at
7-6 and
entered the
MAAC
Championships
with a 5-3
record and
the #4 seed
in the
playoffs.
The Jaspers
stunned
top-seeded
Marist,
which
entered the
postseason
with a
perfect 8-0
mark during
the MAAC
regular
season.
Despite
falling to
Providence
in the final
game,
Manhattan
concluded a
season in
which they
made the
playoffs for
the second
time in
three years,
a first for
the program.
In 2000, the
Jaspers
advanced to
the finals
of the MAAC
Tournament
and finished
with an 8-9
overall
record and
went 5-4 in
the MAAC as
McIntee was
honored as
MAAC Coach
of the Year
for the
first time.
In the
summer of
2002,
McIntee was
selected as
a coach for
the 2002
World Games
for Team
Ireland. He
was the
offensive
coordinator
and man-up
coach. The
team went
6-2 with key
victories
over Korea,
New Zealand,
Hong Kong
and Italy.
McIntee
joined
Manhattan
after a
stellar
playing and
coaching
career on
the
collegiate,
professional
and
international
level. While
at C.W.
Post,
McIntee was
a three-time
NCAA
All-American
and a
four-year
letter
winner in
lacrosse as
a
midfielder.
McIntee went
on to play
with the
United
States World
Team in the
1990 World
Championships.
He starred
in the
professional
ranks as a
member of
the New York
Saints of
the Major
Indoor
Lacrosse
League. In
seven
seasons with
the Saints
(1990-97),
McIntee
recorded 97
points (46
goals, 51
assists),
which ranks
him among
the all-time
leading
scorers in
franchise
history.
Prior to Manhattan, McIntee was an assistant coach
and
offensive
coordinator
for St.
John’s
University
from
1993-96.
He also
coached the
boys’
lacrosse
team at
Syosset High
School in
1996 and
1997 and
coached East
Islip High
School from
1994-1997 |