Phil Ford (basketball)

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Phil Ford

Ford at UNC in 1977
Personal information
Born	(1956-02-09) February 9, 1956 (age 68) Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Rocky Mount (Rocky Mount, North Carolina)
College	North Carolina (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Kansas City Kings
Playing career	1978–1985
Position	Point guard
Number	1, 12
Coaching career	1988–2011
Career history
As player:
1978–1982	Kansas City Kings
1982	New Jersey Nets
1982–1983	Milwaukee Bucks
1983–1985	Houston Rockets
As coach:
1988–2000	North Carolina (assistant)
2004–2005	Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2005–2007	New York Knicks (assistant)
2007–2011	Charlotte Bobcats (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
All-NBA Second Team (1979) NBA Rookie of the Year (1979) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1979) John R. Wooden Award (1978) USBWA Player of the Year (1978) NABC Player of the Year (1978) Sporting News Player of the Year (1978) 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1977, 1978) Consensus second-team All-American (1976) ACC Player of the Year (1978) 3x First-team All-ACC (1976–1978) ACC tournament MVP (1975) No. 12 retired by the North Carolina Tar Heels First-team Parade All-American (1974)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,594 (11.6 ppg)
Rebounds	854 (1.8 rpg)
Assists	3,083 (6.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team competition

Phil Jackson Ford Jr. (born February 9, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High School in 1974, and had an All-American college career with the North Carolina Tar Heels.