Sharrod Ford, 2014
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No. 3 – Acıbadem Üniversitesi | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League | Turkish Basketball First League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Washington, D.C. |
September 9, 1982
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Gwynn Park (Brandywine, Maryland) Hargrave (Chatham, Virginia) |
College | Clemson (2001–2005) |
NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2005–present |
Career history | |
2005 | Phoenix Suns |
2006 | Fayetteville Patriots |
2006–2007 | Alba Berlin |
2007–2008 | Sutor Montegranaro |
2008–2009 | Virtus Bologna |
2009–2010 | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
2010 | Basket Club Ferrara |
2010–2011 | Sutor Montegranaro |
2012 | Erie BayHawks |
2012–2014 | Brose Baskets |
2014–2015 | Paris-Levallois |
2015–present | Acıbadem Üniversitesi |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Sharrod Victor Ford (born September 9, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for Acıbadem Üniversitesi of the Turkish Basketball First League.
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.
Ford went undrafted at the 2005 NBA draft. On November 2, 2005, he signed with the Phoenix Suns. He was waived by the Suns on December 24, 2005, after appearing in three NBA league games.
On January 10, 2006, he was acquired by the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA D-League. He appeared in 15 games for the Patriots. 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. On July 31, 2006, he re-signed with Alba for one more season.
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.
On September 18, 2009, he signed with Spartak Saint Petersburg. On November 16, 2009, he parted ways with Spartak. On January 10, 2010, he returned to Italy, and signed with Basket Club Ferrara, for the rest of the season. On July 19, 2010, he returned to his former team. Sutor Montegranaro. for the 2010–11 season.
On July 21, 2011, he signed with Bayern Munich. However, he left the team during the pre-season. In February 2012, he joined the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League, but left after only 6 games.