Medal record
Women's Basketball
Competitor for  United States
World Championship
Bronze	2006 Brazil	Team Competition

Cheryl Ford (born June 6, 1981 in Homer, Louisiana) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, not to be confused with the former Seattle SuperSonics forward Sherell Ford. She is currently a free-agent, but her negotiating rights belong to the Tulsa franchise (formerly Detroit Shock).

[edit] Personal information

Cheryl Ford is the daughter of Bonita Ford and former NBA player Karl Malone. She is allegedly the half-sister of Demetrius Bell, an offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills, and often refers to Bell as her brother.^[1]

[edit] High School

Ford played for Summerfield High School in Summerfield, Louisiana, where she was named a WBCA All-American.^[2] She participated in the 1999 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored two points.^[3]

[edit] College

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.

[edit] Professional

In 2003 she was drafted as the #3 overall pick in the first round by the Detroit Shock in the WNBA Draft.

In just her first year in the league, she led the Shock from a worst to first record and a WNBA championship in 2003. Afterwards, she played for the Dallas Fury in the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL) under Coach Nancy Lieberman.

She is also the only player to have won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award and a WNBA championship in the same year.

On July 15, 2007, Ford won the WNBA All-Star Game MVP Award in Washington, D.C. when the East beat the West 103-99.

Ford missed the rest of the 2008 WNBA season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury in her right knee, sustained on July 22, 2008 during a brawl in a game against the Los Angeles Sparks.

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[edit] External links

• WNBA Player File
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