2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Fred Ford
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- High School:
- Fort Wayne Southside HS
2008-09 -- Played in 28-of-31 games on the year with 14 starts... averaged 3.8 points and 1.9 rebounds in 21.7 minutes per game... shot .322 (38-118) from the floor, .205 (8-39) from long range and .750 (21-28) from the charity stripe... also had 51 assists, 20 steals and three blocks... the 51 assists were tied for the second most on the team... reached double figures in points in a total of four games on the year... tallied seven games with three or more assists... connected on 5-of-7 shot attempts en route to a 12-point performance at Northwestern (12/15)... finished with a career-high eight rebounds to go along with six points vs. UTSA (12/22)... netted a career-high 15 points on 4-of-5 shooting at Western Illinois (1/2)... made 1-of-2 long balls and all six of his free throw attempts against the Leathernecks... scored 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting at Centenary (1/24), which included a game-winning lay-up with six tenths of a second remaining ... finished with 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting at South Dakota State (2/14).
2007-08 -- Joined the Kangaroos at the beginning of the second semester... redshirted.
High School - Three-time all-SAC conference selection... two-time all-area selection... averaged 14 points, four rebounds and four assists per game during his senior season... four-year Walter Jordan Future Star performer... played on the Indiana roster for the Border Wars showdown between Indiana and Ohio... high school coach was Ryan Bond... played AAU ball for the Blessed IJN squad... spent one semester at the WARE Prep Academy in Atlanta, Ga., after graduating from high school.
Personal - Born on Aug. 22, 1987... son of Barbara Ford... nickname is "Double F".
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 15 at Western Illinois, 1/2/09
Rebounds: 8 vs. UTSA, 12/22/08
FGM: 5 (twice)
FGA: 10 at Centenary, 1/24/09
3FGM: 2 vs. Florida, 11/30/08
3FGA: 5 vs. North Dakota, 11/14/08
FTM: 6 at Western Illinois, 1/2/09
FTA: 6 at Western Illinois, 1/2/09
Assists: 4 (five times)
Steals: 3 (twice)
Blocks: 1 (three times)
Minutes: 39 (twice)
