A relatively late starter to basketball, Kerle began playing with Oxley in the lower levels of Brisbane basketball in 1965. He later moved to Lang Park in the A grade.[1]
Kerle was recruited to the St Kilda Basketball Club from Brisbane in 1967.[2][3][4]
Kerle took charge of St. Kilda in 1977 while they were still in the Victorian league. He continued as coach as the team entered the NBL.[1] He led the Pumas to back-to-back championships in 1979 and 1980.[8][9] In 1981, despite finishing top of the table during the regular season, St Kilda was forced to withdraw from the NBL finals after accepting an invitation to play at the1981 FIBA Club World Cup. In São Paulo, the Pumas finished eighth out of nine teams.[10][11][12]
Kerle was sacked by St Kilda in 1983, having been involved with the club for 16 years.[13]
In 1984, Kerle joined the Brisbane Bullets.[14] Kerle was sacked after the 1992 season.[15] He returned to the Bullets in 1998.[16]
^"St Kilda now top team".The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 13, 191. Australian Capital Territory. 1 August 1972. p. 17. Retrieved30 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Wall Of Fame". Basketball Victoria. Retrieved30 January 2022.
