Career
Ford was named to the position after Jim Les was let go in early March 2011. Ford previously served as head coach at Shawnee State University in 2001-2002 and at Muskingum College from 2005 through 2007. Ford was an assistant at Kent State when he was promoted to head coach.
Ford played collegiately at Ohio University as a guard.
As a high school standout at Cambridge High School in Cambridge, Ohio he was named Ohio"s Mr. Basketball in 1993. He played for his father Gene Ford.
His career total of 2,680 points is third in the history of Ohio high school boys basketball, behind Jon Diebler (3,208 points) and Jay Burson (2,958), but higher than LeBron James (2,646).