Phil Ford Jr.
School:
Height:
6-2
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
Rocky Mount, NC
- Named national player of the year by NABC and USBWA in 1978
- Wooden Award winner in 1978
- NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1978, consensus first-team All-American in 1977 and consensus second-team All-American in 1977
- All-American Recognition: 1975 (Converse 2nd Team), 1976 (Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, Associated Press 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team), 1977 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team) and 1978 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
- Leader in scoring and assists for 1977 NCAA Tournament runner-up (28-5 record)
- Averaged 14.7 points and 4.9 assists in 10 NCAA Tournament games from 1975 through 1978 (6-4 record)
- Member of 1976 U.S. Olympic team (11.3 ppg, 9 apg, 53.7 FG%)
- Selected by the Kansas City Kings in first round of 1978 NBA draft (2nd pick overall).
Season | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PT | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | AST | ASTA | PTS | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | 191 | 370 | .516 | 126 | 161 | .783 | 161 | 5.2 | 508 | 16.4 | ||||
29 | 206 | 387 | .532 | 128 | 164 | .780 | 203 | 7.0 | 540 | 18.6 | ||||
33 | 230 | 431 | .534 | 157 | 184 | .853 | 217 | 6.6 | 617 | 18.7 | ||||
30 | 238 | 452 | .527 | 149 | 184 | .810 | 172 | 5.7 | 625 | 20.8 | ||||
Totals | 123 | 865 | 1640 | .527 | 560 | 693 | .808 | 753 | 6.1 | 2290 | 18.6 |