NETANYA, Israel - Boston University men's lacrosse assistant coach Max Silberlicht has been named head coach of the Israel Men's National Team.

In addition to his full-time duties with the Terriers, Silberlicht takes over as head coach of an Israeli team that is preparing for the 2020 European Championship in Wrocław, Poland, followed by the 2022 FIL World Championship in Vancouver, Canada.

Silberlicht is no stranger to the international stage, as he served as head coach of Latvia from 2016-2018, leading their men's national team to a program-best No. 18 world ranking following July's World Championship in Israel.

"I am beyond excited to be the next head coach of the Israel Men's National Team," said Silberlicht. "I must first thank the leadership of the Israel Lacrosse Association for this opportunity. I must also thank the Latvian Lakross Federation and all the people, coaches and players that worked with me during my tenure with Latvia. Without them, I would not be prepared to lead the Israeli team going forward."

Silberlicht enters his second season with the Terriers in 2019 after a successful first year as the goalkeepers coach as well as an assistant with the BU defense in 2018. He coached Joe McSorley to an outstanding first season as the starting goalkeeper. An Academic All-Patriot League selection, McSorley finished 12th in the entire NCAA and first in the Patriot League with an average of 11.59 saves per game. He was also second in the Patriot League with a .520 save percentage.

"I'm very confident in our choice to name Max as our next head coach," said Bill Beroza, who stepped down as Israel's head coach after the 2018 World Championship. "Max has years of high-level NCAA coaching experience, but also has the unique path in building Team Latvia as a head coach at the international level. Along with his Jewish roots and his connection to the program, he is the right person to man our sidelines for our flagship team."