“Coach Mac” has since moved back to Florida and reconnected with Coach Burdick, who recruited him to come on staff for Webber’s inaugural season in 2021.

McAleavey was named the Florida Tech’s first men’s lacrosse head coach on Friday, August 13, 2010, and the inaugural game took place on February 14, 2012, versus Saint Leo University. McAleavey finished with a career record of 46-53 at Florida Tech, was named the 2013 Deep South Conference Coach of the Year, and guided the Panthers to three SSC Tournament appearances. Additionally, he coached three All-Americans and had 15 first-team all-conference players, 12 second-team all-conference players, three all-conference honorable mention players and nine all-freshman team players during his time in Melbourne, Florida.

During McAleavey’s last season at Florida Tech in 2018, the Panthers went 9-6 overall and 6-1 in SSC play while ranking as high as No. 9 in the nation in the Nike/US Lacrosse Poll and No. 13 in the USILA Coaches Poll. Florida Tech rattled off a school-record eight straight wins over the final nine games of the regular season and took down No. 5 Tampa and No. 10 Mount Olive in consecutive one-goal victories during the streak and jumped out to a 6-0 mark in the league play, becoming the first team in SSC men's lacrosse history to reach six conference wins. The Panthers made their third appearance in the SSC Tournament but fell to Tampa in the semifinals. Logan Sweeney became the third player in program history to be tabbed an All-American, earning USILA All-American Honorable Mention honors.

In 2017, McAleavey led Florida Tech to an 8-7 overall record and a 3-2 mark in the SSC as the Panthers won six of their final eight regular season games and earned their second ever appearance in the SSC Men's Lacrosse Tournament. Florida Tech picked up its first-ever victory over a top-5 program, taking down Seton Hill 5-3. Florida Tech defeated Lynn 13-6 in the semifinals to reach their second league championship game in three seasons, where the Panthers fell to Tampa 12-8. Addison Abramson and Grant Hughes became the first student-athletes in program history to be named All-Americans. Abramson was a USILA/Nike Third Team All-American while Hughes earned honorable mention honors. Hughes then became the first Panther to be selected in the MLL Draft, taken in the 10th round with the 82nd pick by the Florida Launch.