Cheryl Ford

Cheryl Ford
Information about the player
birthday	June 6, 1981
place of birth	Homer , Louisiana , United States
size	191 cm
position	center
college	Louisiana Tech University
WNBA Draft	2003 , 3rd pick, Detroit Shock
Jersey number	35
Clubs as active
2005-2006	Anda Ramat Hasharon
2006-2007	UGMK Yekaterinburg
2010	CCC Polkowice
2010-2011	Frisco Sika Brno
2011–2012	Beretta Famila Schio
WNBA clubs as active
2003-2009	Detroit Shock
1 As of October 12, 2016

Cheryl Ford (born June 6, 1981 in Homer , Louisiana , United States ) is a professional basketball player. Most recently she played for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association on the position of the center and for the Italian team Beretta Famila Schio .

Career

college

Cheryl Ford played for the women's basketball team at Louisiana Tech University until 2003 . During her time in college, she was named Player of the Year for the Western Athletic Conference in 2002 and 2003, and was named to the Associated Press' All-America Honorable Mention Team in 2003.

Women's National Basketball Association

Cheryl Ford was selected third in the 2003 WNBA Draft by the Detroit Shock . In the 2002 season, the Shock ended the season in last place. With Ford on their team, the Shock not only finished the 2003 season as the best team, but also won their first WNBA championship. That season she was named WNBA Rookie of the Year . In the 2005 and 2006 seasons she was awarded the WNBA Peak Performer for the best rebound cut in the league. Furthermore, she was able to win the WNBA championship for the second time in the 2006 season with the Shock. In the 2007 season , she was named the game's MVP in the All-Star Game . In 2008 Ford won their third WNBA championship. She left the Shock after the 2009 season and then did not join any other WNBA team.

Europe

From 2005 to 2012 she was also active in Europe for teams from Israel, Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Italy.

International

Ford won the bronze medal with the US women's basketball team at the 2006 World Basketball Championship in Brazil .

Trivia

She is the daughter of Bonita Ford and former NBA player Karl Malone .

Web links

• WNBA player profile
• Statistics about the player on basketball-reference.com (engl.)
• FIBA overview of participation in international tournaments
• FIBA Europe overview of participation in European tournaments