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Sherell Ford
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Personal information
Born (1972-08-26) August 26, 1972 (age 51)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nationality American
High school Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois)
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College UIC (1992–1995)
NBA Draft 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Pro career 1995–2006
Career history
1995–1996 Seattle SuperSonics
1996 La Crosse Bobcats
1996–1997 Grand Rapids Hoops
1997–1999 Yakima Sun Kings
1999–2000 Ikaros Esperos
2000–2001 Avtodor Saratov
2001–2002 Sagesse Beirut
2002–2003 Znicz Pruszków
2003–2004 Maccabi Habik'a
2004–2005 Peñarol de Mar del Plata
2006 Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
2006 Deportivo Valdivia
Career highlights and awards
  • Horizon League Player of the Year (1995)
  • First-team All-Horizon League (1995)
  • First-team All-MCC (1994)
  • MCC Tournament MVP (1994)
  • No. 24 retired by UIC Flames

Sherell Ford (born August 26, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Ford was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (26th overall) of the 1995 NBA draft and signed a three-year $1.67 million contract. However, Ford played only one NBA season before being released by the team. In his brief NBA career, he played in 28 games and scored a total of 90 points. His final NBA game was played on April 21, 1996, in a 99–88 loss to the Denver Nuggets where he played for 3 minutes and his only stat was 1 steal.

While at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, Ford was teammate of fellow NBA players Michael Finley and Donnie Boyce. While at UIC, Ford finished in the top three in points per game (1st), rebounds per game (1st), blocks per game (2nd) and steals per game (3rd) in the Mid-Continent Conference (now known as Summit League) during his sophomore season. The following year, he averaged over 26 points per game, good for fourth in the nation, and secured Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now known as Horizon League) player of the year before entering the NBA draft.

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