Sherell Ford is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player.

A 6'7" forward from the University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois at Chicago

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, Ford was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics

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 in the 1st round (26th overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft

1995 NBA Draft

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, going on to play in one NBA season

1995-96 NBA season

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, with the team who selected him. In his NBA career, Ford played in 28 games and scored a total of 90 points.

While at Proviso East High School

Proviso East High School

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 in Maywood, Illinois

Maywood, Illinois

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, Ford was teammate of fellow NBA players Michael Finley

Michael Finley

Michael Howard Finley is a retired American professional basketball player. He last played for the Boston Celtics of the NBA.-High school career:...

 and Donnie Boyce

Donnie Boyce

Donald Nathaniel Boyce is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA....

.

In 2006, the American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association

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, in an effort to draw interest from potential fans, invited Ford, along with other popular Chicago area college and high school stars, to try out for its 2006 team. Thomas Hamilton

Thomas Hamilton (basketball)

Thomas Thaddeus Hamilton is an American former NBA basketball player.-Pre-professional:Hamilton attended Chicago's Martin Luther King High School, graduating in 1993...

, Rico Hill

Rico Hill

Rico Hill is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Chicago Muscle of the Premier Basketball League...

, Ronnie Fields

Ronnie Fields

Ronnie Fields is an American professional basketball player.-High school:Ronnie Fields played at Farragut Academy in Chicago from 1992–1996 and was a teammate of Kevin Garnett during the 1995 season. Fields had a 50-inch vertical leap...

, Kiwane Garris

Kiwane Garris

Kiwane Garris is an American former professional basketball player. He was listed as a 6'2" , 183 lb point guard....

, Imari Sawyer, Kevin Turner, Tom Kleinschmidt

Tom Kleinschmidt

Tom Kleinschmidt is a retired American basketball player and current head basketball coach at York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois...

, Najeeb Echols, Evan Eschmeyer

Evan Eschmeyer

Evan Bruce Eschmeyer is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 2nd round of the 1999 NBA Draft. A 6'11" center from Northwestern University, Eschmeyer played in four NBA seasons from 1999–2003...

, T.J. Lux and Jerry Gee were also recruited to training camp for the upstart Chicago Rockstars. Despite the marketing, the franchise has since folded.

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com