Brian Small joins the Bruins for his first season as an assistant under Katie Brand in 2020. Small has a wealth of experience and a history of winning as both a player and coach and will be a great asset on the sidelines for the Bruins.
Prior to his time at Fox, Small was an assistant coach for Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa., where he helped Bucknell achieve wins over #6 Loyola University and #12 Boston University and advance to the Patriot League Playoffs. Small coached Tewaaraton Award Finalist - the lacrosse equivalent to football’s Heisman Trophy - Will Sands. Small also coached both Matt Gilray and Christian Klipstein to All-Patriot League Honors.
Prior to that role, Small was an assistant coach at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire from 2015 to 2016. While at Dartmouth Small was in charge of all aspects of the Ivy League Program and helped The Big Green upset the University of Michigan in The Big House 13-12 in 2016. While at Dartmouth Small coached Jack Kozelius to All-Ivy League Honors.
He founded the men’s Division III program at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2012. As the head coach, he guided the Blue Streaks to a 13-4 record and the Ohio Athletic Conference Championship Game in their first season of NCAA play.
Before launching the John Carroll program, Small was an assistant coach and defensive coordinator at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut for two seasons and helped the Bobcats capture the 2011 Northeast Conference regular-season title and tournament championship. While at Quinnipiac Small led Quinnipiac to a Top 10 finish in each season in Division 1 Man Down Defense including finishing #8 in 2012. Small also coached Chris Coppolechia who led NCAA D1 Lacrosse in Caused Turnovers.
From 2009 to 2010, Small was an assistant coach at Sacred Heart University, also in Connecticut, where he was the offensive coordinator for the Pioneers. His first coaching stint came at Ohio Wesleyan University, a storied Division III program and his alma mater, where he was an assistant and face-off coach from 2008 to 2009. While at OWU, he helped the Bishops reach the 2009 NCAA Division III tournament.
Small graduated from OWU in 2005 Majoring in Sports Management and helped OWU win four consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference titles from 2002 to 2005 and advance to the NCAA Tournaments while personally earning three All-Conference honors. Small led his team in ground balls in both 2004 and 2005 and was honored as an All-American and was selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game as a member of the South roster in 2005.
In 2006, Small signed a professional contract and played as a midfielder with the Baltimore Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse.
