Now in his 15th season as head coach, Tim McIntee has been at the forefront of the successful turnaround and development of the Manhattan men's lacrosse program. The all-time winningest coach in program history, McIntee has an 88-125 record as mentor of the Jaspers, including a 58-53 mark in MAAC games.
Having inherited a fledgling program in the fall of 1997, McIntee wasted no time in establishing the Jaspers as a perennial contender in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). In the spring of 1998, the head coach's first season on the Manhattan sideline, McIntee's team started its MAAC run with conference wins over Siena and Providence. Under his guidance, the team has qualified for the four-team MAAC Tournament seven times (2000, 2002, 2004-05 and 2008-10).
McIntee's work came to complete fruition in 2002, as his men's lacrosse squad went on to 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. Manhattan posted a thrilling 9-8 win over Mount St. Mary's in the MAAC Championship Game to earn the conference's first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Manhattan dropped a 12-7 decision to a powerful Georgetown squad. For his efforts, McIntee was named MAAC Coach of the Year in 2002. The 11 victories that season 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 conference record and the number four seed in the four-team tournament. In the semifinals, he 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.
After reaching to the MAAC Tournament again in 2005 (its second straight appearance and fourth in six years), Manhattan returned to the tournament in 2008 following a three-year absence. After losing their first two conference games, the Jaspers rallied to win five of their last six and clinched a postseason berth with back-to-back double-overtime home victories over Saint Joseph's and VMI to end the regular season.
The 2009 season was one of the best in program history. The Jaspers qualified for the MAAC Tournament for the second straight year and knocked off Mount St. Mary's in the semifinals to advance to the MAAC Championship Game for the first time since 2004. Despite a loss to Siena in the title game, Manhattan's 10 wins in 2009 were the second-most in program history. In 2010, the Jaspers made program history again by qualifying for the MAAC Tournament again, marking the first time Manhattan reached the postseason three straight times.
McIntee was honored as MAAC Coach of the Year for the first time in 2000, as the Jaspers qualified for the MAAC Tournament for the first time and advanced to the finals, where they lost to Saint Joseph's. The Jaspers finished that season with an 8-9 overall record after going 5-4 in the MAAC during the regular season.
In the summer of 2002, McIntee was selected as a coach for Team Ireland at the 2002 World Games. He was the offensive coordinator and man-up coach. The Irish 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 letterwinner in lacrosse as a midfielder. McIntee went on to play with Team USA 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 at 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.
McIntee currently lives in the Bronx with his wife, Deirdre, and two-year-old daughter, Emily.
