Dana Ford
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Tennessee State |
| Conference | OVC |
| Record | 41-48 (.459) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 9, 1984 Tamms, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2006 | Illinois State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2009 | Chipola (asst.) |
| 2009–2011 | Tennessee State (asst.) |
| 2011–2012 | Wichita State (asst.) |
| 2011–2014 | Illinois State (asst.) |
| 2014–present | Tennessee State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41-48 (.459) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
|
OVC Coach of the Year (2016) Ben Jobe Award (2016) |
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Dana Ford (born June 9, 1984) is an American college basketball coach. He became the head coach for the Tennessee State Tigers basketball team after the foregoing Travis Williams vacated the job following an unsuccessful 2013-14 season. Ford is a former basketball player, with the Illinois State Redbirds from 2002 to 2006. After not being selected in the 2006 NBA Draft, the Tamms native joined the Tennessee State Tigers coaching staff with John Cooper. He has previously been with Wichita State and Illinois State through his coaching career, playing a key role in the teams' recruiting and overall success.
Ford attended Egyptian Senior High School in Tamms, Illinois. He became one of the most dangerous high school guards in the area and broke the school record for points scored by the end of his final season. Ford was named First Team Class A All-State and a two-time conference player of the year. At the conclusion of his basketball years in high school, the shooting guard averaged 22 points per game. It was highly anticipated that he would bring his talent to the Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team, choosing the school over other possibilities such as Evansville, Southern Illinois, and Southeast Missouri State.
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