Eric Simonelli

Eric Simonelli is committed to assisting in the organization of the youth basketball program in Warwick, Rhode Island (RI) as a dedicated resident, father of school-age children, and seasoned coach of basketball fundamentals. Currently, Eric serves as the President of Higher Learning Basketball and is a College Admissions Consultant. He is the former State Championship Head Varsity Basketball Coach and Director of College Counseling at La Salle Academy, where he compiled a 96-21 Division 1 record and a 135-49 overall record over seven seasons. Simonelli’s team was the Division 1 Champion in 2014 and 2015, the RI Open State Champion in 2015, and the RI Open State Runner-Up in 2016.

Prior to coaching at La Salle Academy, he guided The Prout School to the Division III State Championship in 2011 and 2012 and was the Division III Runner-Up in 2007. Simonelli attended Duxbury High School in Massachusetts, where he scored 1,200 career points and was a Patriot Ledger, Boston Herald, and Boston Globe All-Scholastic Player. At the collegiate level, he graduated from Endicott College, where he was a DIII All-American and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame.