Jerry Lynn Graves (September 12, 1938 – February 7, 2021) was an American basketball player.

[3] Graves played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs from 1958 to 1961 and was a two-time first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.

[4] He was voted "Mr. Mississippi State" as the university's most popular student in 1960 and led the Bulldogs to the SEC regular season championship in 1961.

[6] On April 27, 1961, he was alleged to have been involved in a point shaving scandal during his senior season.

[8] However, Graves admitted that he accepted $4,750 in bribes from gamblers who bet on Bulldogs games and paid him if he won.