He led the Bulldogs to consecutive undefeated seasons in 1963 and 1964; reaching the State Finals in 1964.
He fell short of winning the Indiana Mr. Basketball Award to Dennis Brady.
In his Senior year, he led the Sycamores in scoring with 27.3 points a game while being named a Consensus All-American, and[2] received his third straight First Team All-ICC selection.
Jerry scored a career high 41 points on January 10, 1966, against Eastern Illinois, the second most in school history, (at that time) only behind Butch Wade's 43.
In 1968, his senior season, Jerry led the Sycamores to the Championship game of the 1968 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament; he was named Tournament MVP and to the All-Tourney team; the Sycamores couldn't withstand a furious rally by Kentucky Wesleyan.