Born and raised in Gobbler's Knob, Illinois, 15 miles (24 km) south of McLeansboro, Sloan was the youngest of 10 children and was raised by a single mother after his father died when … See more

Sloan was selected fourth in the 1965 NBA draft by the Baltimore Bullets. The Chicago Bulls, an expansion team, selected Sloan in the 1966 NBA expansion draft. … See more

• "These guys have been criticized the last few years for not getting to where we're going, but I've always said that the most important thing in … See more

• Official NBA.com bio
• Jerry Sloan at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• BasketballReference.com: Jerry Sloan (as coach) Archived May 27, 2020, at the Wayback Machine See more

Sloan played college basketball for the Evansville Purple Aces from 1962 to 1965, where he was named the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) Player of the Year in 1963 and 1965 and a three-time first-team All-ICC selection. He was chosen as the 19th … See more

While at Evansville, coach Arad McCutchan suggested that Sloan coach at his alma mater. After retiring in 1976, Sloan took the … See more

Sloan married his high-school sweetheart, Bobbye. After a much-publicized six-year battle against breast cancer, she died of pancreatic cancer in 2004. They had three children and were married 41 years.
In 2006, Sloan married Tammy Jessop, in Salt Lake City See more