Cheryl Ford
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June 6, 1981 Homer, Louisiana |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Summerfield (Summerfield, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||
| College | Louisiana Tech (1999–2003) | ||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Detroit Shock | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||
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| 2003–2009 | Detroit Shock | ||||||||||||
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Cheryl Ford (born June 6, 1981) is an American former professional women's basketball player.
Cheryl Ford is the daughter of Bonita Ford and former NBA player Karl Malone. She has a twin brother named Daryl and is the half sister of NFL offensive tackle Demetress Bell.
Ford played for Summerfield High School in Summerfield, Louisiana, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 1999 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored two points.
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.
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Ford was named to the National Team representing the USA at the 2006 World Championships, held in Barueri and Sao Paulo, Brazil. The team won eight of their nine contests, but the lone loss came in the semifinal medal round to Russia. The USA beat Brazil in the final game to earn the bronze medal. Ford averaged 3.4 points per game.
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.
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