Geno
Ford Promoted to Assistant
Coach
Ohio
University men's
basketball
head coach Larry Hunter has announced the
promotion of Geno Ford to assistant men's
basketball coach.
Ford
served as graduate assistant coach for the
Bobcats last year after starring at guard
from 1993-97.
Ford
played for Coach Hunter from 1993 to 1997,
ending his career as the fourth-leading
scorer in Bobcat history with 1,752
points. As a senior, Ford was an All-MAC
selection and averaged a team-high 18.7
points, 1.7 steals and 2.8 assists.
He
played professional basketball for the
Leiceister Riders in England during the
1997-98 season, earning the team's MVP
award. Ford returned to Ohio last year to
pursue a collegiate coaching career and a
master's degree in athletic
administration.
Ford,
24, graduated cum laude from Ohio in 1997
with a degree in interpersonal
communication
before earning his master's degree in June
1999.
Hunter's
1999-2000 staff is now complete with
alumni Ford and John Rhodes as assistant
coaches and Bill Fournier serving as
graduate assistant coach.
For
more information, please read the
full
text of this
release.
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