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Jerry Eaves
Personal information
Born (1959-02-08) February 8, 1959 (age 65)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
High school Ballard (Louisville, Kentucky)
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College Louisville (1978–1982)
NBA Draft 1982 / Round: 3 / Pick: 55th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Coaching career 1990–present
Career history
As player:
1982–1984 Utah Jazz
1984 Atlanta Hawks
1987 Sacramento Kings
As coach:
1990–1994 Howard (assistant)
1994–1996 New Jersey Nets (assistant)
1996–1999 Louisville (assistant)
1999–2002 Charlotte Hornets (assistant)
2002–2003 Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
2003–2012 North Carolina A&T
2015–present Simmons College
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • NCAA champion (1980)
  • First-team All-Metro Conference (1981)
  • Second-team All-Metro Conference (1982)
  • McDonald's All-American (1978)
  • Second-team Parade All-American (1978)

Jerry Lee Eaves (born February 8, 1959) is an American head college basketball coach and athletic director at Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville. He is the former head men's basketball coach at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Prior to the start of his coaching career, Eaves played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for parts of four seasons.

Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Eaves played at Ballard High School and the University of Louisville. He played professionally for the Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings. Eaves competed on The Amazing Race 32 with his son Frank, which aired in 2020, and were placed ninth and being the third team eliminated.

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