Updated: January 22, 2025
First Day at Johns Hopkins (Full-Time): July 1, 2023
Former Blue Jay All-American midfielder Brian Kelly joined head coach Peter Milliman’s staff on June 28, 2022 as the program’s volunteer assistant coach and was promoted to full-time status on July 1, 2023. After working closely with the Blue Jay goalies during the 2023 and 2024 seasons, he was named the team’s offensive coordinator on June 28, 2024.
In two seasons as a member of Milliman’s staff, Kelly has helped guide the Blue Jays to a 23-11 record, two trips to the NCAA Quarterfinals, the outright Big Ten regular season title in 2024 and a share of the 2023 Big Ten regular season championship.
Kelly’s work with the Blue Jay defense and goalies during the 2023 and 2024 seasons helped fuel Johns Hopkins defenses that finished 21st (2023) and seventh (2024) in the nation in scoring defense. Under his direction, Chayse Ierlan earned Third Team USILA All-America honors and Honorable Mention All-America honors from Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse in 2024, while three Blue Jay defenders earned All-America honors as well.
Prior to his return to Homewood, Kelly spent 10 seasons as the head coach at nearby Goucher. Under his direction, the Gophers made three appearances in the Landmark Conference Tournament (2013, 2014, 2018), including one trip to the title game (2014). He coached 22 all-conference selections, two USILA All-Americans and a pair of USILA Scholar All-Americans.
Prior to his 10-year stint as the head coach, Kelly had served for five seasons as an assistant at Goucher. During that time, he helped the Gophers to a pair of trips to the NCAA Tournament (2010, 2012) with an appearance in the second round in 2012. That year, the Gophers set school records for wins (18) and winning percentage (.900), won a school-best 15 consecutive games before falling to eventual national champion Salisbury in the NCAA Tournament and set more than a dozen single-season team and individual records.
During his career at Johns Hopkins, Kelly helped the Blue Jays to the NCAA Semifinals in 1992 and 1993 and garnered Honorable Mention USILA All-America honors as a midfielder in 1993. He was awarded Johns Hopkins’ George D. Penniman Award as the team’s top midfielder and the Turnbull-Reynolds Trophy for Outstanding Sportsmanship and Leadership during his final season.
