Playing under Lee Rose during his senior season and alongside All-American Joe Barry Carroll, he helped lead the Boilermakers to a Big Ten Conference title tie with the Earvin Johnson-led Michigan State team.

Named a First Team All-Big Ten selection his senior year, he currently holds the school career free-throw percentage record with a .867 accuracy.

He also left Purdue with the school record for consecutive free throws made with 34, which was broken three decades later by Robbie Hummel's 36.

His best season in his career came in 1983–84, where he averaged 11.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 5.7 assists a game, while holding a .532 field goal percentage.

Sichting and fellow Indiana native Larry Bird were the only two Celtics players that season to play in all 82 games.

Jerry Sichting served as an assistant coach at Marquette University, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

For the three seasons he assisted under head coach Tom Crean, where he helped the Golden Eagles to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

[8] Everyone in Sichting's family has a name starting with the letter J, including Jerry himself, his wife Joni, his three sons Jared, Jason and Jordan and his daughter Jenna.