Babson College

Daniel Crotty is in his second season as an assistant men's lacrosse coach at Babson in 2024-25.

In his first season with the Green and White, Crotty helped the team to its second straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) regular season and tournament championships as well as an appearance in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. The Green and White were recognized as head coach Rocky Batty, Crotty and the staff were voted NEWMAC Coaching Staff of the Year while the team also earned nine All-Conference selections, including Player, Defensive Player and Rookie of the Year. Babson also had five honorable mention All-Americans and five All-Region selections.

Crotty came to Babson after spending one season as an assistant coach at Montclair State University in New Jersey. He served as the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for the Red Hawks, and was responsible for on-field coaching, scouting and the implementation of practice and game plans for the Red Hawks, which held 11 of 18 opponents below their season scoring average and finished with a 10-8 record after reaching the Coastal Lacrosse Conference semifinals. Prior to his time at Montclair State, Crotty spent 18 months as a graduate assistant men's lacrosse coach at Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y.

Crotty, who earned his undergraduate degree in finance in 2019 and a master's degree in information systems in 2021 from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2021, was a three-time All-America selection during his career for the Ducks. A two-time captain, he earned an All-America honorable mention nod from the USILA in 2018 and Inside Lacrosse in 2020 before garnering All-America third-team honors from both the USILA and USA Lax Magazine in 2021. 

A three-time all-conference performer, Crotty also was selected as the MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 after claiming All-Empire 8 accolades in 2017 and 2018. He also garnered USILA Scholar All-America laurels in 2020 and concluded his career with 201 ground balls and 107 caused turnovers in 75 career games while advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament on two occasions.