Jerry Steele
Steele was also the head coach of the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association (ABA) for half of one season, 1970–71, tallying a mark of 17–25.A native of Elkin, North Carolina, he played basketball at Wake Forest University from 1958 to 1961 and in two of those years he was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic team.After graduating from Wake Forest, Steele earned his master's degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[citation needed] In 1970 Steele joined the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association (ABA) as an assistant coach under Bones McKinney.After season concluded, Steele moved on to become director of player personnel for the Cougars and was replaced as head coach by Tom Meschery.