George Sourlis is a distinguished coach, real estate broker and esteemed member of the Monmouth County community. His academic journey includes Iona College, earning a masters degree from St. John’s University and an MBA from Monmouth University. His unwavering commitment to excellence in sports, real estate, and community service, make him a highly respected figure in not only youth sports but the community as a whole.
George has participated in the Jackie Robinson Sports Foundation based in Queens, NY and his commitment to sports is evident in his coaching career with Rumson Fair-Haven (RFH) Regional High School, where he served as the Girls’ Varsity Head Basketball Coach from 1986 to 2016. Over the span of 30 seasons, George achieved remarkable success, boasting a career record of 654-198. During his tenure at RFH, the team secured 14 State Sectional Championships, and clinched five overall Group State Championships. Other achievements include five Tournament of Champions appearances, with three of them participating in the “Final Four” and an impressive 18 Divisional Championships. While at RFH, George also served as the Girls Head Coach for AAU Central Jersey from 1988 to 1990 and led the Garden State Games as Head Coach from 1987 to 1989.
George continues to foster young athletes in his new role as the Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach at Red Bank Regional High School (RBR). Go Bucs! In his second season at RBR, the Bucs have a record of 17-3 to date and won the Shore Conference Division Championship for the first time since 2007.
In addition to coaching career, George has been Broker of Record at Sourlis International Realty, Corp., located in Red Bank, NJ, since 1985, sharing his expertise with the community in both commercial and residential real estate.
Throughout his career, George has been recognized with various honors and awards, including the Shore Conference All-Time Leader in Career Wins, Northeast Regional Coach of the Year, seven-time winner of the Star Ledger Girls Basketball Monmouth County Coach of the Year and Star Ledger Girls Basketball NJ State Coach of the Year. He has also been recognized by the Asbury Park Press as Shore Conference Coach of the Year six times and been inducted into RFH Hall of Fame and the NJSIAA Hall of Fame.
In 1979, as a high school sophomore, George won a national basketball shooting competition known as the NBA/Pepsi Hot Shot Contest. He was the NATIONAL CHAMPION competing against 3.1 million contestants. As a result, he is in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.
