Personal information | |
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Born |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
August 26, 1972
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois) |
College | UIC (1992–1995) |
NBA draft | 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall |
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
Playing career | 1995–2006 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 1 |
Career history | |
1995–1996 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1996 | La Crosse Bobcats |
1996–1997 | Grand Rapids Hoops |
1997–1999 | Yakima Sun Kings |
1999–2000 | Ikaros Esperos |
2000–2001 | Avtodor Saratov |
2001–2002 | Sagesse Beirut |
2002–2003 | Znicz Pruszków |
2003–2004 | Maccabi Habik'a |
2004–2005 | Peñarol de Mar del Plata |
2006 | Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi |
2006 | Deportivo Valdivia |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Sherell Ford (born August 26, 1972) is an American retired professional basketball player born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A 6'7" forward from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Ford was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (26th overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft, and signed a three-year guaranteed $1.67 million contract. But Ford played only one NBA season, before being released by the team that selected him. In his brief NBA career, Ford played in 28 games and scored a total of 90 points.
While at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, Ford was teammate of fellow NBA players Michael Finley and Donnie Boyce.