Brad MacArthur was announced as Florida Tech's head men's lacrosse coach in February 2022. He enters his fifth season at the helm of the Panthers ahead of the 2026 season.
A USA Lacrosse certified head coach, MacArthur brings nearly 30 years of head coaching and playing experience across Canada and in World competitions.
In his three seasons, MacArthur has led the Panthers to a 22-20 overall record, 15 All-SSC Selections, five All-Region honorees, four All-Americans, and three USILA Scholar All-Americans.
In 2025, MacArthur led the Panthers to their sixth appearance in program history to the Sunshine State Conference Tournament. Under his coaching, Jakob Terpak and Gavin Wessel were named to the All-SSC Second Team while Steve Ulrichs and Garrett Gmeiner were selected to the All-SSC Third Team. The Panthers picked up a ranked win as they defeated No. 17 Colorado Mesa 10-9 with a last-second goal from Terpak on Mar. 18.
Following the 2024 season, the program earned its first-ever SSC Freshman of the Year in Joe Coveleski.
In his first season, MacArthur led the Panthers to a record of 10-6, including a 5-2 mark in the SSC. Florida Tech defeated three ranked opponents during the regular season and clinched the No. 4 seed in the 2021 SSC Tournament. Six Panthers were named to the All-SSC teams and four were honored with All-South Region laurels from USILA. MacArthur produced two USILA All-Americans in Williams and Balch.
Prior to Florida Tech, MacArthur has been the driving force behind the success of the Israeli Indoor National Team during his eight years serving as the program's General Manager and Head Coach since 2013. Israel won a gold medal at the European Box Championships in 2017 and earned a pair of top-five results at the World Indoor Championships. In the significant quadrennial championship events, he boasts a 14-7 record as Israel's head coach. MacArthur received the 2016 Israel Lacrosse Man of the Year Award to grow the sport of lacrosse in the nation. He will serve as the head coach of Israel's Sixes Team at the 2022 World Games in Alabama, Birmingham, and was the men's field General Manager in 2018.
MacArthur's coaching pedigree extends beyond the world stage, developing numerous Canadian lacrosse leagues.
Most recently, MacArthur was the General Manager and Head Coach for the Brooklin Lacrosse Club in Major Series Lacrosse, one of the top lacrosse leagues in the world. In 2018, his Brooklin Merchants staff was named the Senior Coaching Staff of the Year. MacArthur also held the role of General Manager and Co-Coach for the Whitby Steelhawks of the Arena Lacrosse League since 2017. The Steelhawks won the league championship in their inaugural season.
MacArthur served two stints at the helm of the Clarington Green Gaels of the Ontario Junior B League from 2001 to 2002 and 2011 to 2017. In 2002, he coached the Green Gaels to their third Founder's Cup National Championship in five years. His second coaching stint saw the Gaels finish as Ontario Jr. B League finalists in 2013, 2016, and 2017 and Canadian finalists in 2016. He posted a career record of 150-52-1 as head coach of the Green Gaels, and the program has produced countless NCAA All-Americans and award winners at Division I and II levels.
Additionally, he served as head coach of the Barrie Blizzard in the Canadian Lacrosse League from 2014 to 2016. MacArthur was named CLL Coach of the Year in 2015 after leading the Blizzard to the league championship.
MacArthur has also had an accomplished career as a player, both in college and professional. He was a four-year member of the St. Andrews Presbyterian College men's lacrosse program from 1995 to 1998. During his time, the Knights competed in four straight Deep South Conference championship games, including winning the conference title in 1995 and 1996. While serving as team captain in 1997 and 1998, MacArthur earned consecutive All-Deep South Conference First Team selections and was named the conference's Player of the Year in 1997. He also received USILA All-America honors in 1997 and 1998, and Academic All-America honors in 1998.
MacArthur was a first-round draft pick, fifth overall, by the Rochester Knighthawks in the 1999 National Lacrosse League Draft. He played profession for seven years with Rochester, the Montreal Express, the Calgary Roughnecks, and the Toronto Rock. MacArthur's teams were involved in three NLL championship games, ultimately winning the NLL Champions Cup with Calgary in 2004. He amassed regular-season totals of 92 games played and 65 points on 24 goals and 41 assists.
Additionally, MacArthur played for the Brooklin Redmen Lacrosse Club that won the prestigious Mann Cup in 2000, emblematic of Canadian lacrosse supremacy.
A 1998 graduate of St. Andrews, MacArthur earned a degree in Physical Education and Sport and a minor in communications. He is certified at the Competitive Development level, the highest coach certification level in Canada. MacArthur is recognized as a Chartered Professional Coach by the Canadian National Coaching Program.
