Rhode Island Magic Directors
David Tedeschi started coaching basketball during his senior year of high school, when he volunteered to coach a U-14 recreation team at Cranston League for Cranston’s Future (CLCF). That year, coaching sparked an interest and passion that has continued over 35 years later! Over those years, David has coached basketball at every level from U-10 recreation to varsity. Throughout college, he coached numerous recreation and travel teams at CLCF and began his coaching career at the interscholastic level coaching middle school, freshman, and junior varsity teams in Cranston as well as serving as an assistant to the head coach for varsity at Cranston West. In those jobs, he was responsible for practice and game planning, scouting, and player development.
While coaching in Cranston, David graduated from Rhode Island College with a degree in Health and Physical Education and began his career teaching in Providence at Feinstein High School.
David Tedeschi
During his first two years at Feinstein, he started a basketball program which led to them joining the Rhode Island Interscholastic League for the 1997 season. He served as the junior varsity coach and helped the varsity team improve from 3-17 their first year in the league to 17-3 the following year.
David took a year off from coaching boys to start a girls’ program at Feinstein HS, and during that year, he also earned his master's degree from Providence College in Counseling. He was named the varsity coach at Feinstein High School for the 2001 season. He was able to build a program that made the playoffs seven out of the eight years that he was the head coach. His teams also won the Division III state championship in 2006 and the Division II championship in 2007. During his eight years as a varsity coach, he was named Rhode Island Interscholastic League’s Coach of the Year two times and his teams were nominated for the Sportsmanship Award four times. After the 2008 season, David stepped down as a varsity coach to begin coaching his two sons, his oldest a Masters graduate from Florida State University and his youngest a Masters graduate from Roger Williams University and four year member of the men's basketball team.
Throughout his coaching career, David’s philosophy has remained constant. Provide a positive experience to players while teaching them the game of basketball in a fun, yet challenging environment. David states that “Basketball emulates life and I truly believe the lessons coaches teach their players in practice and games can be utilized in school and life. As a coach for the past thirty years, that was my focus and as the director of the Rhode Island Magic, it is the same.”
Justin Tedeschi
Justin Tedeschi has been a part of the Rhode Island Magic since its inception, first as a player and now as a coach and director. He was a part of teams that traveled throughout the East Coast to compete in national tournaments in his time as a player. Justin attended Smithfield High School, where he was a three year varsity starter, and was named team captain senior year. He earned All-League honors in both his junior and senior seasons and was awarded the Joe Hassett Scholarship following his senior season in 2020.
Justin graduated cum laude from Roger Williams University in 2024 with a Bachelors degree in business management. He graduated once again in 2025 with his Masters degree in business administration. While completing his masters degree, Justin worked in the Roger Williams Athletic Department as a Graduate Assistant, as a part of the athletic communications team.
He was also a member of the men's basketball team all four undergraduate years, headlined by a CCC conference championship and a trip to the NCAA Division III national championships during his senior season in 2024.
Justin has helped coach with the RI Magic since 2020, assisting with running tryouts, skill-development clinics, and summer camps. In addition, Justin has been coaching the Magic’s elite-level Varsity teams since 2024. Justin has now taken on a role as a director of the program, working alongside his father, David, since 2024. Justin is involved in all aspects of the business and you will see him in the gym at practices and games throughout the year.