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Sharrod Ford

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Sharrod Ford
Ford in 2014
Personal information
Born (1982-09-09) September 9, 1982 (age 41)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeClemson (2001–2005)
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career2005–2017
PositionPower forward / center
Number23
Career history
2005Phoenix Suns
2006Fayetteville Patriots
2006–2007Alba Berlin
2007–2008Sutor Montegranaro
2008–2009Virtus Bologna
2009–2010Spartak Saint Petersburg
2010Basket Club Ferrara
2010–2011Sutor Montegranaro
2012Erie BayHawks
2012–2014Brose Baskets
2014–2015Paris-Levallois
2015–2017Acıbadem Üniversitesi
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Sharrod Victor Ford (born September 9, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as in a variety of top leagues around the world.

Early years

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Ford attended Clemson University from 2001 to 2005. At Clemson, he became the school's first player to lead his team in points and rebounds for two consecutive seasons since Horace Grant in the 1980s.[1]

Professional career

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Ford went undrafted at the 2005 NBA draft. On November 2, 2005, he signed with the Phoenix Suns.[2] He was waived by the Suns on December 24, 2005, after appearing in three NBA league games.[3]

On January 10, 2006, he was acquired by the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA D-League.[4] He appeared in 15 games for the Patriots.[5] In February 2006, he moved to Germany and signed with Alba Berlin for the rest of the season. With Alba he won the 2006 German Cup.[6] On July 31, 2006, he re-signed with Alba for one more season.[7]

For the 2007–08 season, he signed with the Italian club Sutor Montegranaro. For the 2008–09 season, he moved to Virtus Bologna, also of Italy. With Bologna, he won the 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge.[8]

On September 18, 2009, he signed with Spartak Saint Petersburg.[9] On November 16, 2009, he parted ways with Spartak.[10] On January 10, 2010, he returned to Italy, and signed with Basket Club Ferrara, for the rest of the season.[11] On July 19, 2010, he returned to his former team. Sutor Montegranaro. for the 2010–11 season.[12]

On July 21, 2011, he signed with Bayern Munich.[13] However, he left the team during the pre-season.[14] In February 2012, he joined the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League, but left after only 6 games.[5]

On August 20, 2012, he signed with the German club Brose Baskets.[15] With Brose Baskets, he won the 2012–13 Bundesliga, and the 2013 BBL Champions Cup.[6] On July 29, 2013, he re-signed with Brose for one more season.[16]

On June 30, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Paris-Levallois.[17] On April 16, 2015, he was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team, after averaging 15.1 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.[18]

On July 24, 2015, he signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi of the Turkish Basketball Second League.[19] On August 3, 2016, he re-signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi for one more season.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Prospect Profile: Sharrod Ford
  2. ^ Suns Sign Ford, Waive Tischer
  3. ^ Suns Waive Sharrod Ford
  4. ^ Fayetteville Acquires Sharrod Ford
  5. ^ a b Sharrod Ford D-League Stats
  6. ^ a b Euroleague.net profile
  7. ^ Sharrod Ford bleibt bei den Albatrossen (in German)
  8. ^ Virtus BolognaFiere Beat Brave Cholet
  9. ^ Spartak inks big man Sharrod Ford
  10. ^ Spartak SPB waived Ford
  11. ^ Ferrara goes big with Sharrod Ford
  12. ^ Sutor Montegranaro, Sharrod Ford is back
  13. ^ Bayern Munich announces Robin Benzing, Je'Kel Foster and Sharrod Ford
  14. ^ Sharrod Ford leaves Bayern Munich
  15. ^ Brose Baskets lands Sharrod Ford
  16. ^ Brose Baskets Bamberg keep Sharrod Ford
  17. ^ Paris-Levallois tabs veteran big man Ford
  18. ^ 2014-15 All-Eurocup first, second teams announced
  19. ^ Sharrod Ford signs in TB2L with Acibadem Istanbul
  20. ^ Sharrod Ford re-signs with Acibadem Universitesi
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