BOSTON - The Boston University men's lacrosse program has hired Jack Rowlett as an assistant coach, head coach Ryan Polley announced on Wednesday.

"I am ecstatic to welcome Jack to our Terrier Lacrosse family," Polley said. "Jack is one of the brightest young coaches in our game and I am excited to start working with him on the field. Jack has won at every level, both as a player and as a coach, and I look forward to learning from him and striving to take this program to the next level with the help of our entire staff."

"On behalf of our staff I also want to thank Judd Lattimore for everything he did for our program during his five years at BU. He was instrumental in helping us win our first-ever Patriot League Championship and for helping our student-athletes grow as players and as people. We wish Judd nothing but the best."
 
Rowlett arrives at BU after spending the past three seasons as a volunteer assistant with Georgetown, helping the Hoyas reach three straight NCAA Tournaments. Overseeing Georgetown's face-off unit, he guided two-time First Team All-BIG EAST honoree and 2021 All-American honoree James Reilly to a school-records 693 career faceoff wins. He was also part of the coaching staff that coached the Hoyas to the top scoring defense in the country in 2022, allowing just 8.18 goals per game.
 
"I'm incredibly grateful to be joining this program and excited to be working with such a competitive and fantastic group of guys," Rowlett said. "I am very thankful to Coach Polley as well as Drew Marrochello for giving me an opportunity and I am ready to get to work."
 
As four-year standout at North Carolina, Rowlett started 17 games as a freshman during North Carolina's 2016 national championship season and was a two-time All-American with the Tar Heels. Rowlett played in 62 games with UNC, collecting 140 ground balls and 59 caused turnovers to go with 14 goals and a pair of assists.
 
Rowlett is currently one of the top close defenders in the Premier Lacrosse League and helped lead the Chaos to the PLL Championship in 2021. He is a two-time PLL Defensive Player of the Year Finalist and was a 2019 PLL Rookie of the Year Finalist as well. Drafted by the Chaos seventh overall in the inaugural PLL Draft, he has played his entire professional career with the club.
 
Most recently, Rowlett won gold with the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2023 World Lacrosse Championship. Rowlett was second on the squad with seven caused turnovers and led all American defenders with 12 ground balls. Team USA had the second-stingiest defense at the tournament, allowing just 4.01 goals per game.