Background
Ford, Cheryl was born on June 6, 1981 in Homer, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Karl Malone and Bonita Ford.
Ford, Cheryl was born on June 6, 1981 in Homer, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Karl Malone and Bonita Ford.
Ford played for Summerfield High School in Summerfield, Louisiana, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 1999 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored two points.
Ford was a standout collegiate player at. 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.
She has a twin brother named Daryl and is the half sister of NFL offensive tackle Demetress Bell. Source Ford was named to the National Team representing the United States of America at the 2006 World Championships, held in Barueri and Sao Paulo, Brazil. The United States of America beat Brazil in the final game to earn the bronze medal.
Ford averaged 3.4 points per game.
In 2003 she was drafted as the Number. 3 overall pick in the first round by the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association Draft.
In just her first year in the league, Ford led the Shock from a worst to first record and a Women's National Basketball Association championship in 2003. Afterwards, she played for the Dallas Fury in the National Women"s Basketball League (NWBL) under Coach Nancy Lieberman. when the East beat the West 103–99.
Ford missed the rest of the 2008 Women's National Basketball Association season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury in her right knee, sustained on July 22, 2008 during a game against the Los Angeles Sparks.
A brawl had broken out and Ford sustained the injury while attempting to restrain her teammate. During the 2009 Women's National Basketball Association season, Ford averaged 7.4 rebounds per game and 8.6 points per game. In January 2010, Ford signed a deal with Polish team Commodity Credit Corporation Aquapark Polkowice from 1st division league Ford Germaz Ekstraklasa (PLKK).
On September 12, 2012, The Canik Belediyesi basketball club was announced as having signed Ford, as well as New York Liberty veteran Janel McCarville.
Regular season Playoffs.