Ernest A. Calverley (January 30, 1924 – October 20, 2003) was an American professional basketball player.

Dubbed the "shot heard round the world", it was a midcourt shot from 62 feet away, as time expired at Madison Square Garden in the 1946 National Invitation Tournament against Bowling Green to tie the game and send it to overtime.

The Rams would eventually lose in the NIT final against Adolph Rupp's Kentucky Wildcats by one point.

Calverley led in assists per game in the league's first and second years, while playing for his home state team, the Providence Steamrollers.

He later returned to URI to coach the Rams and led them to two NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearances in 1961 and 1966, losing both times in the first round.