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Sharrod Ford Class: Senior Hometown: Suitland, MD Height / Weight: 6-9 / 223 Position: F Experience: 2VL Major: Human Resource Development

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Overview: Returning three-year letterman who will be in his third year as Clemson's starting center when Clemson takes the court in 2004-05... career 56 percent field goal shooter, he ranks sixth in Clemson history in that category...also seventh in Clemson history in blocked shots with 109...second in the ACC and 21st in the nation in that category in 2003-04...first Clemson player since 1993-94 to rank in the top 25 in the nation in that category, Sharone Wright was the last to do it...leading rebounder on the Clemson team for 2003-04, the first Clemson player to lead in both categories in the same year since Greg Buckner did it in 1994-95...honorable mention All-ACC choice in 2003-04 who was also honorable mention all-defensive team... starter each of the last two years who is yet to miss a game, he has played 86 in a row entering his senior season...has more career points (677) and rebounds (501) than any other active Tiger...also led the Tigers in blocked shots, made free throws, three throws attempts and minutes played as a junior...also ranks among the active ACC leaders in career double-doubles with 13....preseason All-ACC candidate for 2004-05... capable of having a big game against good teams, he had 20 points and 16 rebounds against Georgia Tech in a game at Clemson last season....led Clemson in rebounding and field goal percentage as a sophomore when he was seventh in the ACC at 6.8 per game...has ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in rebounding each of the last two years, he was sixth in rebounding last year...Clemson's team MVP last year, he has shown improvement in scoring and rebounding each of his first three years at Clemson...had a streak of 23 straight games shooting at least 50 percent from the field between his freshman and sophomore years...has shot at least 50 percent from the field in 59 of his 86 career games at Clemson....has made 23-32 shots from the field in his career against North Carolina... similar in physical stature to former Clemson great Larry Nance... played prep school at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia, after his four-year high school career at Gwynn Park High in Brandywine, MD.

In 2003-04: Finished the season strong with double figure scoring games in each of his last four games...averaged 15.0 points and 9.0 rebounds over the last four games, he also shot 53 percent from the field...had a consistent season in that he was averaging 11.5 points a game through 11 games, 11.5 through 18 games and 11.9 through 28 games...led Clemson in scoring in three of the last four games of the year...had outstanding season on the road in ACC play, he averaged 14.8 points and 7.1 rebounds a game in the eight ACC road games...scored in double figures in seven of those eight league road games, and shot 56.2 percent from the field in 29 minutes per game on the ACC road...overall, averaged 13.5 points per game on the road and 11.2 per game at home...shot 55 percent on the road...improved significantly from the foul line, he made 63 percent from the charity stripe after making just 45 percent for his first two years...made 43-57 (.754) from December 15 through January 27, a 12-game stretch...made 17-21 from the line in two games against Georgia Tech... led the team in rebounds in 13 of the 28 games....had at least one blocked shot in 23 of the 28 games...led the team in double-doubles with seven and double figure rebound games with seven...led Clemson in scoring 10 times, more than any other Tiger, and in rebounding a team best 13 times...had 12 dunks to rank second on the team to Akin Akingbala...scored at least 20 points four times.

Top Games of 2003-04: Had one of his finest game as a Tiger against Georgia Tech on Feb. 28 with 20 points and 16 rebounds to go with four blocked shots....the rebound total was a career high and it included 10 offensive rebounds, tied for the most ever by a Clemson player in an ACC game....joined Dale Davis and Sharone Wright as only Clemson players to get at least 10 offensive rebounds in a single game...had double-doubles in both games against national finalist Georgia Tech ....had double-double at Florida State with 15 points and 10 rebounds, he was 7-10 from the foul line....finished the regular season strong with 14 points on 6-8 shooting at North Carolina....had strong game at Duke, he had 19 points to lead the Tigers in scoring, he made 8-11 field goals....had big game in head-to-head battle with Shelden Williams...contributed to win over 12th-ranked North Carolina with 13 points, and four blocked shots...had 20 points on 8-15 shooting at NC State, that was his career high for an ACC game... best all-around game statistically came in the overtime victory against NCAA Tournament team East Tennessee State with 21 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocked shots... had a streak of six straight made field goals in that game, a season high for a Clemson player...had career high 25 points and 12 rebounds in win over Wofford when he made 10-15 field goals....that was a season high in terms of points and field goals for a Clemson player last season...finished the season with 12 points and nine rebounds against Virginia in the ACC tournament.

In 2002-03: Leading rebounder and fourth leading scorer on the Clemson team...led the team in field goal percentage at .564...had four double-doubles for the season, he led the Clemson team in that area as a sophomore... had six double figure rebound games and 12 double figure scoring games for the season...averaged 10.2 points per game through the first 14 games of the season, but just 4.7 points per game over the last 14...had10 double figure scoring games in first half of the season and just two in the second half...Clemson offense became much more perimeter oriented in the second half due to the success of Edward Scott...Ford took just 63 shots from the field over the last 14 games of the season...showed improvement in terms of ball handling over his freshman year, he had a 2/33 assist/turnover ratio as a freshman, then 17/35 as a sophomore...averaged a turnover every 12.8 minutes as a freshman, then improved to every 19.3 minutes as a sophomore... led team in dunks with 19, he had one in the ACC Tournament that was ranked among the top 10 Plays of the Day on ESPN on March 13...ranked seventh in the ACC in rebounding with that 6.8 average and was seventh in offensive rebounding...played his best basketball against North Carolina in his sophomore year, he had 21 points and 20 rebounds and shot 10-12 from the field in two games with the Tar Heels that year.

Top Games of 2002-03: Had a double-double at defending champion Maryland, he had 12 points and 11 rebounds.... had double figures in rebounding at Wake Forest with 10, he also had three blocks and two steals, but did not score.... made 5-6 from the field in the win over North Carolina at Clemson...nearly had a double-double in that game, he had 11 points and nine rebounds...played aggressive basketball against the Tar Heels, he had three dunks... had back-to-back double-doubles against Morris Brown and North Carolina (at Chapel Hill), he achieved both in less than 28 minutes of play... had 11 rebounds against Wake Forest in first meeting to tie for his high game against an ACC foe, so he had 21 rebounds against Wake Forest's big frontline that led the nation in rebounding...had his second double-double of the year in the win over Morris Brown, he had 12 points and 11 assists in just 21 minutes....made his last six field goal attempts against Morris Brown...had eight points in first six minutes of Duke game, he hit 4-4 from the field, but got into foul trouble...had career high 14 points in win over Liberty, he made 5-8 from the field...followed that with double figure effort against Coastal Carolina... had 10-point and eight-rebound performance against Maine, he shot 5-7 from the field and added four offensive rebounds...had 13 points and 13 rebounds in win over Penn State for his first double-double of the year...hat was the most rebounds in a game by a Clemson player all year...hit 6-9 shots from the field at High Point, he made his first four shots...also had seven rebounds in productive 18 minutes....made 7-10 free throws in win over Penn State, his best ever performance from the stripe.

In 2001-02: Set a Clemson record for field goal percentage by a freshman with a .606 mark, he broke the record of 56.6 percent by teammate Chris Hobbs the previous season...his 26 blocked shots were sixth best among freshmen in Clemson history...there wasn't much of a drop off from non-conference to ACC opposition with Ford, he shot 58.2 percent in league games...also shot 60.5 percent on the opponent's home court, best on the Clemson team...made 23 of his last 34 shots from the field to end the season on a high note, that is a 67.6 percent clip...had 35 points and 37 rebounds over his last seven games...second on the team in blocked shots and dunks.... saw his playing time increase over the course of the season... had at least one block in eight straight games at one point even though he did not play more than 19 minutes in any of the games and never started... finished the year with five double figure scoring games, only one of them was at home...had 21 points and 16 rebounds in 48 minutes of play against Florida State...had 15 points and 17 rebounds in two games vs. Wake Forest...shot at least 50 percent against every other ACC team with the exception of Maryland, ironically, his home state team.

Top Games of 2001-02: Finished his freshman season very strong with a double-double against Florida State in the ACC Tournament...did that in just 21 minutes, he had 12 points and 11 rebounds...shot 4-5 from the field and 4-6 from the line...first Clemson freshman to have a double-double in an ACC Tournament game since Iker Iturbe against North Carolina in 1994-95...also had four offensive rebounds and one steal... ended regular season with 3-4 shooting game at North Carolina, he scored six points in 22 minutes...had solid game against eventual National Champion Maryland (Feb. 20) with six points and five rebounds, including four offensive...had regular season high 10 rebounds in win over Wake Forest in 19 minutes and made 2-3 shots from the field...played season high 24 minutes at Virginia and scored five points to go with five rebounds... had outstanding game against Duke on Feb. 2... had 10 points on 4-6 shooting, made 2-3 free throws and had three rebounds in just 18 minutes... it was his second double figure scoring game in ACC play, his first in a home ACC game... had strong game at Florida State, he had six points on 3-4 shooting and a blocked shot in 15 minutes... had 11 points at Wake Forest, he also had seven rebounds... named Jefferson Pilot Player of the Game for that performance...had 17 rebounds in two games against the Demon Deacons... had 10 points and four rebounds and shot 4-4 from the field in the win at Penn State in December in the ACC vs. Big Ten Challenge... had 10 points on 5-7 shooting and pulled in five rebounds in win at Hartford... had nine points, five rebounds and four blocked shots against Charleston Southern in best performance at home... his four blocks against Charleston Southern were a career high and tied for high game by a Clemson individual that year.

Global Games, July of 2001: Gained valuable experience in summer of 2001 playing for the United States team in the Global Games in Dallas...made 12-16 field goals in five games to lead the team in field goal percentage...scored 25 points and had eight rebounds...had a 4-4 shooting night against Puerto Rico in the final game.

In High School: Came to Clemson after one year at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia...helped that team to a 26-1 by averaging 18 points and 10.3 rebounds per game...also averaged three blocks and two steals per game...had a season high of 31 points and 20 rebounds...also had a game in which he had 10 blocks...ranked as a top 100 player in the United States by some services during the 2000-01 academic year...ranked among the top five 5th-year prep players in the nation by Hoop Scoop online during 2000-01...played on a team that had 11 Division I signees...that team was coached by Kevin Keatts...played four years of high school basketball in at Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, MD...played his high school basketball for Steve Matthews...averaged 15.8 points and 12 rebounds per game his senior year...also added 6.6 blocked shots per game...also shot 58 percent from the floor...had season high of 26 points, 19 rebounds and 11 blocks shots, but not in the same game...first-team All-Metro by Washngton Post...played in the 2000 AAU Super Showcase in Orlando, FL in July of 2000...averaged 12.2 points a game in that event...born 1-9-82 in Washington, DC...Majoring in Human Resource Development.

Sharrod Ford Game by Game in 2001-02
Date	Opponent	Min	F-Fga	3-3A	Ft-FA	Of-Rb	A-T	B-S	PF	Pts
11-17	Morris Brown #	15	3-5	0-0	1-1	2-4	0-1	0-0	4	7
11-19	LaSalle #	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-2	2-1	1	2
11-20	Miami (FL) #	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0
11-24	Wofford	13	1-3	0-0	0-0	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	2
11-28	at Penn State	20	4-4	0-0	2-4	2-4	1-2	0-1	1	10
11-30	Coastal Carolina	16	1-2	0-0	0-2	1-3	0-0	1-0	2	2
12-2	at Duke	9	1-2	0-0	1-2	2-5	0-2	0-1	4	3
12-5	Appalachian State	12	1-2	0-0	0-1	3-4	0-4	1-0	1	2
12-8	South Carolina	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-2	0-2	2-1	3	2
12-15	Elon	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-4	0-0	1-0	2	0
12-18	Winthrop	13	3-5	0-0	0-1	3-5	0-1	1-1	1	6
12-22	Charleston So.	19	4-5	0-0	1-2	1-5	0-4	4-0	3	9
12-28	at Hartford	16	5-7	0-0	0-0	2-5	0-1	2-0	3	10
1-2	Yale	11	0-2	0-0	0-0	1-3	0-0	1-0	0	0
1-5	at Georgia Tech	10	1-2	0-0	0-2	1-1	0-2	2-0	0	2
1-8	Virginia	5	2-2	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	4
1-12	at Wake Forest	24	5-11	0-0	1-2	4-7	0-1	1-0	4	11
1-15	NC State	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	1	2
1-20	at Maryland	9	0-3	0-0	1-3	2-3	0-0	1-0	4	1
1-24	at Florida State	15	3-4	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-2	1-0	3	6
1-27	North Carolina	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0
2-2	Duke	18	4-6	0-0	2-3	2-3	0-0	1-0	3	10
2-6	Georgia Tech	14	2-4	0-0	1-2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	5
2-10	at Virginia	24	2-4	0-0	1-2	3-5	0-1	0-0	3	5
2-13	Wake Forest	19	2-3	0-0	0-0	4-10	0-0	2-0	2	4
2-16	at NC State	19	2-2	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-1	1-0	3	4
2-20	Maryland	18	3-5	0-0	0-0	4-5	0-1	0-1	4	6
2-23	Florida State	12	1-1	0-0	1-2	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	3
2-27	at North Carolina	22	3-4	0-0	0-0	1-2	0-2	1-0	2	6
3-7	@ Florida State	21	4-5	0-0	4-6	4-11	0-0	0-1	4	12
	Totals	423	60-99	0-0	16-35	48-108	2-33	26-7	67	134

# - Virgin Islands; @ ACC Tournament at Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC

Sharrod Ford Game by Game in 2003-04
Date	Opponent	Min	F-Fga	3-3A	Ft-FA	Of-Rb	A-T	B-S	PF	Pts
11-21	•Gardner Webb	24	4-8	0-0	0-0	3-9	1-2	2-1	0	8
11-24	•High Point	33	8-12	0-0	1-5	6-11	0-2	5-0	2	17
11-29	•Wofford	35	10-15	0-0	5-10	1-12	2-1	2-3	1	25
12-3	•at Purdue	33	6-11	0-0	0-2	2-9	0-2	5-1	1	12
12-6	•South Carolina	32	2-5	0-1	4-7	4-4	1-2	1-1	5	8
12-13	•vs Georgia	23	2-4	0-0	2-6	1-7	1-2	1-1	4	6
12-15	•ETSU	33	6-6	0-0	9-11	6-14	3-2	8-0	4	21
12-17	•at Cincinnati	21	2-5	0-0	1-2	3-5	0-2	1-0	4	5
12-20	•SC State	30	4-9	0-0	1-1	1-9	0-1	0-0	4	9
12-22	•Radford	34	4-8	0-0	4-5	3-11	0-3	3-0	3	12
12-30	•Boston College	25	1-2	0-0	2-2	2-3	0-2	5-2	3	4
1-3	•Duke	27	5-7	0-0	2-3	1-4	0-2	2-0	3	12
1-10	•at Wake Forest	26	3-3	0-0	4-6	2-5	1-2	0-1	4	10
1-13	•Florida State	30	1-5	0-0	3-4	1-5	1-2	0-0	2	5
1-17	•at NC State	28	8-15	0-1	4-4	3-3	0-4	3-0	4	20
1-20	•at Virginia	22	2-5	0-0	3-4	4-9	1-4	1-0	5	7
1-25	•Maryland	31	2-7	0-0	3-4	1-4	1-1	0-0	2	7
1-27	•at Georgia Tech	30	5-12	0-0	9-11	7-13	0-4	2-0	2	19
1-31	•North Carolina	30	4-7	0-0	5-8	1-4	0-5	4-1	4	13
2-8	•at Duke	26	8-11	0-0	3-8	3-6	0-2	2-0	2	19
2-12	•Wake Forest	12	1-3	0-0	3-6	1-1	0-4	1-0	5	5
2-14	•at Florida State	35	4-9	0-0	7-10	3-10	0-2	2-0	3	15
2-18	•NC State	30	4-6	0-0	1-2	3-4	0-1	1-0	4	9
2-21	•Virginia	24	1-5	0-0	2-3	2-4	0-2	3-0	2	4
2-24	•at Maryland	35	5-10	0-0	4-9	3-6	0-4	4-2	2	14
2-28	•Georgia Tech	37	6-13	0-0	8-10	10-16	2-4	4-0	3	20
3-2	•North Carolina	29	6-8	0-0	2-4	1-5	2-3	0-0	3	14
3-11	•Virginia (ACC)	28	2-5	0-0	8-12	2-9	0-3	2-1	4	12
	Totals	803	116-216	0-2	100-159	80-202	16-70	64-14	85	332

Sharrod Ford Career Stats
Year	GP-GS	Min/Avg	FG-FA	Pct	3FG-FA	Pct	FT-FTA	Pct	OR/Reb/Avg	A-T	BS-ST	Pf-D	Pts-Avg
2001-02	30-0	423/14.1	60-99	.606	0-0	.000	16-35	.457	48/108/3.6	2-33	26-7	67-0	134/4.5
2002-03	28-27	675/24.1	88-156	.564	0-0	.000	33-72	.458	71/191/6.8	17-35	19-14	69-0	209/7.5
2003-04	28-28	803/28.7	116-216	.537	0-2	.000	100-159	.629	80/202/7.2	16-70	64-14	85-3	332/11.9
Totals	86-55	1901/22.1	264-471	.561	0-2	.000	149-266	.560	199/501/5.8	35-138	109-35	221-3	677/7.9