 Ford in 2019 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Stony Brook |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 78–78 (.500) |
| Annual salary | $370,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 11, 1974 Cambridge, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1997 | Ohio |
| 1997–1998 | Leicester Riders |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–2001 | Ohio (GA/assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Shawnee State |
| 2002–2005 | Kent State (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Muskingum |
| 2007–2008 | Kent State (assistant) |
| 2008–2011 | Kent State |
| 2011–2015 | Bradley |
| 2016–2019 | Stony Brook (assistant) |
| 2019–present | Stony Brook |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 240–232 (.508) |
| Tournaments | 3–2 (NIT) 0–1 (CBI) 2–2 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× MAC regular season (2010, 2011) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× MAC Coach of the Year (2010, 2011) Ohio Mr. Basketball (1993) | |
Gene A. "Geno" Ford[2] (born October 11, 1974) is an American college basketball coach and former college and professional basketball player. He is currently the men's head coach for the Stony Brook Seawolves, a position he has held since 2019. He was previously the head coach at Shawnee State University, Muskingum University (then Muskingum College), Kent State University (2008–2011) and Bradley University (2011–2015).
Ford was an assistant coach at Ohio University, Kent State and Stony Brook. He was promoted to head coach at Stony Brook after serving on Jeff Boals' staff for three seasons. Before turning to coaching, Ford was a prolific scorer in high school and in college at Ohio University. He graduated with the second-most points scored in Ohio high school basketball and the fourth-most points for the Ohio Bobcats.
- ^ "Introducing the Mid-Major Madness Coaching Contract Database". 4 November 2019.
- ^ Greenberg, Martin. "COACHING FREE AGENCY HAS A PRICE: LIQUIDATED DAMAGES UPHELD IN THE GENO FORD / KENT STATE CASE" (PDF).