Jerome Whitehead (September 30, 1956 – December 20, 2012) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'10" center-forward from Marquette University, Whitehead played in 11 National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons from 1978 to 1989.

He played for the Clippers, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs.

[1] In his junior season at Marquette University, Whitehead helped lead his Warriors to the 1977 national championship.

In the semi-final game of the Final Four that season, Whitehead made a game-winning basket at the buzzer in the 1977 national semifinal victory over UNC-Charlotte on a length-of-the-court pass from Butch Lee.