University of San Francisco Athletics

An athletic wing player, who is a relentless rebounder and hard-working defender.

JUNIOR: USF's third leading scorer (topsamong returnees) with 9.4 points per contest...scored a career high 27 points vs. Portland on Jan. 22...the Dons were 9-3 in games that he scored in double figures...started the season strong until suffering an ankle injury on January 26th, averaging 11.1 ppg. and shooting 49.3% before that contest...named "WCC Player of the Week" on Jan. 24th after leading USF to a sweep over #11 Gonzaga and Portland by averaging 22.5 points and 12 rebounds....scored 18 points and pulled 13 rebounds vs. Gonzaga in upset win...named to the all-Northwestern Mutual Shootout team after scoring 21 pointsvs. St. Joseph's....won the Arthur C. Zief, Jr. Award as the team's Most Inspirational Player.

SOPHOMORE: Started 17 games with averages of 6.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest...in league play finished with averages of 6.9 ppg. and 4.0 rpg ...shot a solid 50.0% floor and 36.8% from three-point...received two awards at the end of season banquet, the "Bob Giron Coaches Award" for effort and the "Arthur C. Zief, Jr. Most Inspirational Award."...had a career best 22 point, 11 rebound performance vs. Portland making all 7 of his field goal attempts...USF won 10 of his 17 starts...also scored19 points in win at Pepperdine.

REDSHIRT YEAR: Jerome sat out the 2002-03 season as a medical redshirt.

FRESHMAN: Appeared in 26 games, with one start against Santa Clara...his 7.4 rebounds per 40 minutes was second on the team to Darrell Tucker, pulling 33 rebounds in just 176 minutes played...scored a career high 11 points vs. Cal State Hayward...pulled career best six rebounds in win at St. Mary's...also scored nine points in win over Southern and eight at Santa Clara.

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 24 points, 14 rebounds (5th in Kentucky) and 5.5 assists at Barren County HS...shot 65% from the floor, 44% from 3-point and 82% from the line ...played in the prestigious Kentucky-Indiana prep all-star games...played two prep years in the Virgin Islands and his junior year at Berkshire (FL) HS.