From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Born in Louisville, KY, Jerry L. Eaves played high school basketball at Ballard in Louisville and was selected as a McDonalds' All-American in 1978 after his team won the Kentucky state basketball championship.

Eaves played college ball at the University of Louisville and was a member of the 1980 NCAA Championship team. The 6'4" guard was selected by the Utah Jazz in the 1982 NBA draft and ended his professional playing career five years later with the Sacramento Kings. In his NBA career, he played in a total of 168 games and had 1,132 points and 414 assists.

Eaves was head basketball coach at North Carolina A & T University in Greensboro, 2003-2012.

For more see Jerry Eaves at Basketball-Reference.com and Sports-Reference.com; his interview on PBS: Conversations with Champions; and his WDRB interview where he discusses Denny Crum.