Quincy Ford

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Quincy Ford
No. 12–Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Position Power forward
League Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1993-01-20) January 20, 1993 (age 30)
St. Petersburg, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Gibbs (St. Petersburg, Florida)
College Northeastern (2011–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Salt Lake City Stars
2017–2018 Szolnoki Olaj
2018–2019 Spirou
2019–2020 Crailsheim Merlins
2020–2021 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2021 Promitheas Patras
2021–2022 Soproni KC
2022–2023 Alba Fehérvár
2023–present Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Quincy G. Ford (born January 20, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Northeastern University.

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High school career

A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) forward from St. Petersburg, Florida, Ford was homeschooled but played basketball for Gibbs High School. As a senior, he led Gibbs to two district titles, a regional title and an appearance in the state final four. [1]

College career

He played college basketball for Northeastern and was the first homeschooled player that coach Bill Coen recruited. He averaged 11.5 points per game as a freshman and 12.9 point per game as a sophomore. [2] In his junior season, he played two games before deciding to sit out to have back surgery. The following year, he averaged 10.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game to lead Northeastern to its first NCAA Tournament berth in 24 years. He was named MVP of the 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament after scoring 22 points in a victory over William & Mary in the title game. [3] As a redshirt senior, he averaged 16.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He was named to the Second-team All-Colonial Athletic Association. [4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Ford joined the Utah Jazz for the 2016 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 5.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in eight games. On September 6, 2016, he signed with the Jazz, [5] but was waived on October 13 after appearing in one preseason game. [6] He went on to sign with the New Orleans Pelicans on October 17, [7] where he was waived also five days later. [8] On October 31, he was acquired by the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA Development League. [9]

Ford spent the 2017–18 season with Szolnoki Olaj of the Hungarian league, where he averaged 11.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. On August 11, 2018, Ford signed with Proximus Spirou of the Belgian side. [10]

On July 19, 2020, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A. [11]

On January 17, 2021, he signed with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League. [12]

On July 27, 2021, he signed with VEF Rīga of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and Basketball Champions League. [13] On August 26, VEF Riga announced that they have terminated the contract with Ford due to his refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19. [14] He signed with Soproni KC of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A on August 31. [15]

On July 11, 2023, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [16]

Personal life

The son of Alfredo and Denise Ford, he has three sisters and seven brothers. Ford graduated with a degree in Human Services. [1]

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  2. ↑ Whitmer, Michael (March 10, 2013). "Northeastern's Quincy Ford a home-schooled self-starter". Boston Globe . Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ Snyder, Matthew (September 19, 2015). "Just Wait On It". Slam . Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hofstra's Green Headlines All-CAA MBB Team" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jazz Sign Free Agent Quincy Ford". NBA.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jazz Waive Dawson, Ford and Paige". NBA.com. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Pelicans sign Quincy Ford". NBA.com. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Pelicans Waive Cook, Ford". NBA.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Salt Lake City Stars roster and info after D-League Draft". SLCDunk.com. SB-Nation. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Spirou Charleroi closes roster with Matt Mobley and Quincy Ford". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ "BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque ink Quincy Ford". Sportando. July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Quincy Ford (ex-Gravelines) signs at Promitheas". Eurobasket. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Quincy Ford inks with VEF Riga". Sportando. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  14. ↑ "VEF replaces unvaccinated Ford with youngster Hammonds". delfi.lv. August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  15. ↑ Gabor, Winter (August 31, 2021). "Quincy Ford (ex VEF Riga) joins Sopron KC". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Un'ala Forte Per La Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro: Arriva Quincy Ford!". victorialibertas.it (in Italian). July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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