Cheryl Ford

This article is about the WNBA player. For former Seattle SuperSonics forward, see Sherell Ford.

Cheryl Ford

Forward
Born	June 6, 1981 (1981-06-06) (age 30) Homer, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
College	Louisiana Tech
Draft	3rd overall, 2003 Detroit Shock
Profile	WNBA Info Page
WNBA Teams
Detroit Shock (2003–2009)
Awards and Honors
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2003) 4× WNBA All-Star (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) WNBA All-Star MVP (2007) 3× WNBA Champion (2003, 2006, 2008)
Medal record Women's Basketball Competitor for USA World Championship Bronze 2006 Brazil Team Competition

Cheryl Ford (born June 6, 1981 in Homer, Louisiana) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA.

Personal information

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

High school

Ford played for Summerfield High School in Summerfield, Louisiana, where she was named a WBCA All-American.^[1] She participated in the 1999 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored two points.^[2]

College

Ford was a standout collegiate player at Louisiana Tech University. In 2003, she was named to the Associated Press' All-America Honorable Mention team. She was also named the Western Athletic Conference "Player of the Year" in 2002 and 2003.

Professional

In 2003 she was drafted as the No. 3 overall pick in the first round by the Detroit Shock in the WNBA Draft.

In just her first year in the league, Ford led the Shock from a worst to first record and a WNBA championship in 2003. She is the first player to have won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award and a WNBA championship in the same year. Afterwards, she played for the Dallas Fury in the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL) under Coach Nancy Lieberman.

On July 15, 2007, Ford won the WNBA All-Star Game MVP Award in Washington, D.C. when the East beat the West 103–99.

Ford missed the rest of the 2008 WNBA season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury in her right knee, sustained on July 22, 2008 during a game against the Los Angeles Sparks. A brawl had broken out and Ford sustained the injury while attempting to restrain her teammate.^[3]

During the 2009 WNBA season, Ford averaged 7.4 rebounds per game and 8.6 points per game.^[4]

In January 2010 Ford signed a deal with Polish team CCC Aquapark Polkowice from 1st division league Ford Germaz Ekstraklasa (PLKK).

WNBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game
PPG	Points per game	TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage	Bold	Career high		League leader

Regular season

Playoffs

Notes

1. ^ "1999 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/education/wbca-events/wbca-high-school-all-america-game/past-hsaa/. Retrieved 2009-10-30. 
2. ^ "1999 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/education/wbca-events/wbca-high-school-all-america-game/box-scores/. Retrieved 2009-10-30. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Ford tore ACL against Sparks before brawl broke out". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/news/story?id=3502414. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
4. ^ "Cheryl Ford Playerfile". WNBA. http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/cheryl_ford/career_stats.html. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 

External links

• WNBA Player File
• [1]

Persondata
Name	Ford, Cheryl
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Date of birth	June 6, 1981
Place of birth	Homer, Louisiana
Date of death
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