Geno Ford

Geno Ford
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Bradley Braves
Playing career
1993–97 Ohio
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–01
2001–02
2002–05
2005–07
2007–08
2008–11
2011–Present
Ohio (asst.)
Shawnee State
Kent State (asst.)
Muskingum
Kent State (asst.)
Kent State
Bradley
Head coaching record
Overall 115–67 (.632)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2010 Mid-American Conference East Division
2010 MAC Regular Season
2011 MAC East Division
2011 MAC Regular Season
Awards
2010 MAC Coach of the Year[1]
2011 MAC Coach of the Year[2]

Geno Ford is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Bradley University. 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 2001–02 and at Muskingum College from 2005 through 2007. Ford was an assistant at Kent State when he was promoted to head coach.[3]

Ford played collegiately at Ohio University as a guard.[4]

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 sports, higher than LeBron James' total of 2,646.[5]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Shawnee State (American Mideast Conference) (2001–02)
2001–02 Shawnee State 22–10 13–5
Shawnee State: 22–10 13–5
Muskingum (Ohio Athletic Conference) (2005–07)
2005–06 Muskingum 17–9 12–6 3rd
2006–07 Muskingum 12–13 6–12 8th
Muskingum: 29–22 18–18
Kent State (Mid-American Conference) (2008–2011)
2008–09 Kent State 19–15 10–6 T-3rd CollegeInsider.com Tournament 1st Round
2009–10 Kent State 24–10 13–3 1st NIT 2nd Round
2010–11 Kent State 25–12 12–4 1st NIT Quarterfinals
Kent State: 68–37 35–13
Bradley (Missouri Valley Conference) (2011–present)
2011–12 Bradley 5-4 0–0
Bradley: 5-4 0–0
Total: 124–73

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

References