Don Ford
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1952 Santa Barbara, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California) |
| College | Santa Barbara CC (1971–1972) New Mexico (1972–1973) UC Santa Barbara (1974–1975) |
| NBA draft | 1975 / Round: 6 / Pick: 92nd overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1975–1983 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 35 |
| Career history | |
| 1975–1980 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1980–1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1982–1983 | Auxilium Torino (Italy) |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,016 (6.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,691 (3.6 rpg) |
| Assists | 647 (1.4 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Donald J. "Don" Ford (born December 31, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. He was a 6'9" (2.06 m), 215 lb (97.5 kg) forward. In high school, he played at Santa Barbara High School and the other forward on his teams was future UCLA and NBA star Keith Wilkes (later Jamaal Wilkes). He played collegiately at the University of New Mexico before transferring to the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Ford was selected with the second pick of the sixth round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the L.A. Lakers. He spent four-and-a-half seasons with the Lakers before he was traded along with a 1980 first round draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Butch Lee and a 1982 first round draft pick, which ultimately became first overall pick James Worthy.[1][2]
After he was released by the Cavaliers in 1982, Ford spent two years playing professionally in Italy. Over 474 NBA games, he averaged 6.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists. He was married to Sharon Tate's sister Patti, with whom he had three children.[3]
Today, Ford lives in Santa Barbara where he works as a real estate agent, as well as serving as color commentator on UCSB basketball radio broadcasts.
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External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Don Ford profile @ lakersweb.com
- 1952 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Basketball players from California
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Santa Barbara City Vaqueros men's basketball players
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball players
