Sharrod Victor Ford (born January 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 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.Prospect Profile: Sharrod Ford
Professional career Ford went undrafted at the 2005 NBA draft. On November 2, 2005, he signed with the Phoenix Suns.Suns Sign Ford, Waive Tischer He was waived by the Suns on December 24, 2005, after appearing in three NBA league games.Suns Waive Sharrod Ford
On January 10, 2006, he was acquired by the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA D-League.Fayetteville Acquires Sharrod Ford He appeared in 15 games for the Patriots.Sharrod Ford D-League Stats 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.Euroleague.net profile On July 31, 2006, he re-signed with Alba for one more season.Sharrod Ford bleibt bei den Albatrossen
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.Virtus BolognaFiere Beat Brave Cholet
On September 18, 2009, he signed with Spartak Saint Petersburg.Spartak inks big man Sharrod Ford On November 16, 2009, he parted ways with Spartak. Spartak SPB waived Ford On January 10, 2010, he returned to Italy, and signed with Basket Club Ferrara, for the rest of the season.Ferrara goes big with Sharrod Ford On July 19, 2010, he returned to his former team. Sutor Montegranaro. for the 2010–11 season.Sutor Montegranaro, Sharrod Ford is back
On July 21, 2011, he signed with Bayern Munich.Bayern Munich announces Robin Benzing, Je'Kel Foster and Sharrod Ford However, he left the team during the pre-season.Sharrod Ford leaves Bayern Munich In February 2012, he joined the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League, but left after only 6 games.
On August 20, 2012, he signed with the German club Brose Baskets.Brose Baskets lands Sharrod Ford With Brose Baskets, he won the 2012–13 Bundesliga, and the 2013 BBL Champions Cup. On July 29, 2013, he re-signed with Brose for one more season.Brose Baskets Bamberg keep Sharrod Ford
On June 30, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Paris-Levallois.Paris-Levallois tabs veteran big man Ford On April 16, 2015, he was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team, after averaging 15.1 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.2014-15 All-Eurocup first, second teams announced
On July 24, 2015, he signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi of the Turkish Basketball Second League.Sharrod Ford signs in TB2L with Acibadem Istanbul On August 3, 2016, he re-signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi for one more season.Sharrod Ford re-signs with Acibadem Universitesi
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External links
RealGM.com profile FIBA.com profile