Ernie Calverley

Ernie Calverley (1924-2003)

Teams coached: Rhode Island Rams
Rhode Island record: 154-125 (.552)
Overall record^: 154-125 (.552)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  2  (1961, 1966)
• NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• Yankee Regular Season Champion:  4  (1961, 1964, 1966, 1968)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1957-1968

Rhode Island

Ernie Calverley Facts

• Ernest A. Calverley
• Born January 30, 1924
• Died October 20, 2003
• Hometown: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
• Alma Mater: University of Rhode Island (BA, 1946)
• The RI-native stayed home and played for the Rams and head coach Frank Keaney
  • Led all of Division I in scoring as a sophomore in 1943-44
  • Played for the 1945-46 Rams team that finished as NIT Runner-Up
• Played for three years in the BAA (precursor to the NBA) for the Providence Steamrollers
  • Led the league in assists in 1946-47 and was named Second Team All-BAA
• Later returned to his alma mater and spent eleven years as the Rams’ head coach
  • Went 154-125 overall, reached the NCAA Tournament twice and won four Yankee Conference titles
• Calverly is a member of the URI Sports HOF, Rhode Island Sports HOF and New England Sports HOF

Ernie Calverley Coaching Tree

• Ron Rothstein (Miami Sol, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat)