Kieran Minton joined the Golden Bears just prior to the 2025 season. Minton joins the Bears after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Kent State, helping the Golden Flashes to their second consecutive MAC regular season championship in 2022. During his tenure, Kent State accumulated nine all-conference award winners, four NFHCA All-Region honors, two MAC Newcomer of the Year accolades and one MAC Defensive Player of the Year honoree.
Minton began his coaching career at Aberystwyth University in 2017, primarily working with goalkeepers for the first and second team. He also served as a volunteer assistant coach at Ohio State during the 2021 season, a graduate assistant at Ohio from 2019-20, and was part of the first team coaching staff at Chester University before arriving in the United States in 2019 from the United Kingdom. Minton obtained a master's degree in coaching education from Ohio.
Originally from Rhyl, Wales, Minton began his playing career at the age of 11 and represented his Junior National Team at the U14, U16 and U18 levels. He played on the first team at Aberystwyth University, winning back-to-back league championships (2013-14). He graduated with honors, earning a bachelor's degree in biology.
