Full Name: Cheryl Ford
Position: Center
College: Louisiana Tech
Height: 6-3 (1.9 m)
Weight: 215 (98 kg)
High School: Summerfield (Summerfield, La.)
Birthdate: June 6, 1981
Birthplace: Homer, La.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS
AP All-America Honorable Mention (2003) …
Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2003 & 2002) …
All-WAC First Team (2003 & 2002) …
Led the WAC in rebounding (8.7) as a junior.

NOTES
Daughter of Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone …
1998 US Olympic 17-under team member.

STATISTICS
SEASON    G  MIN FGM  FGA  PCT FTM FTA  PCT  REB AST STL BLK  PTS  PPG
1999-00  34  418  83  143 .580  56  84 .667  176   4  22  29  222  6.5
2000-01  35  532 106  201 .527  75 125 .600  180  18  24  25  287  8.2
2001-02  30  602 128  275 .465  82 140 .586  262  13  27  53  338 11.3
2002-03  34  997 206  429 .480 121 192 .630  438  30  55  66  533 15.7
TOTALS: 133 2549 523 1048 .499 334 541 .617 1056  65 128 173 1380 10.3

You talk about a player who over her four-year career who has improved
more than any other player in the draft. Over the course of the last two
years, Cheryl Ford has matured to the point where she’s able to
carry the burden of a team on her shoulders alone. She’s comfortable
with being the go-to person, the focal point. She just has a really
strong body. She has an excellent array of post moves, but her
greatest strength is I still see so much of an upside. There is still so
much growth that’s possible for this young woman.
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