Geno Ford

Geno Ford
Ford in 2019
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamStony Brook
ConferenceCAA
Record78–78 (.500)
Annual salary$370,000[1]
Biographical details
Born (1974-10-11) October 11, 1974 (age 50)
Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1993–1997Ohio
1997–1998Leicester Riders
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2001Ohio (GA/assistant)
2001–2002Shawnee State
2002–2005Kent State (assistant)
2005–2007Muskingum
2007–2008Kent State (assistant)
2008–2011Kent State
2011–2015Bradley
2016–2019Stony Brook (assistant)
2019–presentStony Brook
Head coaching record
Overall240–232 (.508)
Tournaments3–2 (NIT)
0–1 (CBI)
2–2 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
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.

  1. ^ "Introducing the Mid-Major Madness Coaching Contract Database". 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ Greenberg, Martin. "COACHING FREE AGENCY HAS A PRICE: LIQUIDATED DAMAGES UPHELD IN THE GENO FORD / KENT STATE CASE" (PDF).