Now in his 20th season as the only varsity men’s lacrosse coach in Bentley University history, Jim Murphy has led the Falcons to an overall record of 154-108 with a 107-49 mark in Northeast-10 Conference play during his tenure.

Bentley’s 2011 postseason berth was the 14th time a Murphy led team has made the NE-10 playoffs, and the 10th time in 11 years. His teams have finished with a winning record in the NE-10 Conference in 14 of 18 seasons in the league, including nine of the last 11. The Falcons were ranked in the final edition of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s Division II coaches poll in 2009 and 2010.

Murphy was named the 2009 NE-10 and New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division II Coach of the Year after leading the Falcons a 9-4 record and the first of two straight appearances in the NE-10 semifinals.

He has been named the NEILA Division II and NE-10 Coach of the Year four times each, and has led the Falcons to four NE-10 regular season championships and three postseason titles. The Falcons won their first 20 NE-10 regular season games in the team’s first two and a half years in the league before finally dropping a contest to eventual league-champion Le Moyne in the 1997 campaign. In all, Murphy and the Falcons were 31-2 in the NE-10 from 1994-98.

Throughout his tenure, Murphy has coached six USILA All-Americans, 21 first team All-Conference choices and two NE-10 Players of the Year. He has also seen two of his players drafted by the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse.     

Murphy also serves as the Bentley athletic department’s operations manager and has been a consultant for the Cannons since 2003. He is now an assistant coach with the Cannons and helped them win the 2011 MLL championship. Murphy also sits on the Board of Directors for the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association.

Murphy is a 1986 graduate of Plymouth State College and holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Education from Plymouth State. In 2001, Murphy was inducted to Billerica High School’s Hall of Fame, where he also played lacrosse and soccer.

Murphy, 49, currently resides in his hometown of Billerica with his wife, Kelly Jo.