Prior to Rhodes, Lettieri was a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, in Scotch Plains, N.J., where he excelled in both lacrosse and football. Lettieri played an integral part in leading his alma mater to their lone Division title in 2014 as the team's face-off specialist.

Lettieri is a 2018 graduate of Albright College in Reading Pa., where he graduated with a dual major in Business Management and Marketing. Aside from being the face-off specialist for the lacrosse team, Lettieri was named All-Conference in his sophomore and junior seasons where he helped lead the team to their first conference championship appearance since 2014.

James has two siblings, Anthony and Christian, and parents Joe and Kim.