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Phil Ford is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. He was born on February 9, 1956 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He attended Rocky Mount High School and then went on to play college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ford was a four-year starter at UNC and was named the 1977 ACC Player of the Year. He was also a two-time All-American and a two-time All-ACC selection. He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. Ford was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 1978 NBA Draft. He played for the Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers, and the San Antonio Spurs during his NBA career. He was a member of the Pacers team that reached the NBA Finals in 2000. After his playing career, Ford became a coach. He was an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats from 2004 to 2007 and then became the head coach of the Bobcats from 2007 to 2008. He was also an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors from 2008 to 2011. As of 2021, Phil Ford's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.
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| Age | 67 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | 9 February, 1956 |
| Birthday | 9 February |
| Birthplace | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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Phil Ford Height, Weight & Measurements
At 67 years old, Phil Ford height is 188 cm .
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| Height | 188 cm |
| Weight | Not Available |
| Body Measurements | Not Available |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
Who Is Phil Ford's Wife?
His wife is Traci Vample (m. 1988)
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| Parents | Not Available |
| Wife | Traci Vample (m. 1988) |
| Sibling | Not Available |
| Children | Mitchell Ford, Tyler Ford |
Phil Ford Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Phil Ford worth at the age of 67 years old? Phil Ford’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from American. We have estimated Phil Ford's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
| House | Not Available |
| Cars | Not Available |
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Timeline
Ford played four years of basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After his sophomore season, Ford started for the U.S. Olympic team that won the gold medal in 1976. While a senior, he averaged 20.8 points a game during the 1977–78 season. In 1978, Ford finished his career at Carolina as the leading all-time leading scorer in school history with 2,290 points. Ford was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in May 1991. On December 18, 2008, Tyler Hansbrough surpassed Ford's total.
Ford served as an assistant coach to Larry Brown for the Detroit Pistons (2004–2005). After a brief stint as an assistant coach to Isiah Thomas for the New York Knicks (2005–2007), Ford was retained in the same position by the Charlotte Bobcats' new head coach Larry Brown from June 2008 to 2010.
Ford left the school following UNC's 1999-2000 Final Four season, along with the rest of Guthridge's staff, when Matt Doherty took over as head coach with his own coaching staff.
In 1988 he returned to North Carolina as an assistant coach, and helped lead the Tar Heels to the 1993 national title. After Smith retired in 1997, Ford became the top assistant to his successor, Bill Guthridge.
The second pick in the first round of the draft, Ford was NBA Rookie of the Year with the Kansas City Kings in 1979. In 482 NBA games, Ford scored 5,594 points, an 11.6 average, and had 3,083 assists, an average of 6.4 per game. He retired from the NBA in 1985.
He also finished his career as the only player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to score over 2,000 points and register at least 600 assists (a record now shared with Travis Best of Georgia Tech and Greivis Vásquez of Maryland). A consensus All-American in 1976, 1977, and 1978, he was named college player of the year in 1978, when he won the Eastman, USBWA College Player of the Year and John R. Wooden Awards. In 2002 Ford was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the fifty best players in ACC history.
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.
