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 the owner of Simonelli Educational Consulting. He is the former Director of College Counseling and State Championship Head Varsity Basketball Coach 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.