The development of Cavaliers assistant coach Jerry Eaves began while he was growing up in the basketball hotbed of Louis ville, Ky. Eaves was a member of one of the best high school teams in one of the best high school programs in the country. Not only did Eaves win a state title during his junior year, in a victory over future college and pro teammate Darrell Griffith, but Eaves moved on to win the 1980 NCAA title with the University of Louisville.