Saint Xavier University

Ford is the seventh head coach for the Cougars since the program tipped off for the first time in 1970-71. He arrives at SXU after being the head coach at NCAA Division II Salem University in Salem, West Virginia for the past two seasons with a record of 24-14 and was with the Tigers since 2017-18 as an assistant coach and was named associate head coach in 2018-19.

Ford starts his fourth season as head couch of the Cougars and he has a 57-35 overall record. He's coached a pair of NAIA All-Americans, Joshua Evans in 2021-22 (Honorable Mention) and Jaeden King in 2022-23 (Third Team), as well as three All-Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) First Team selections, four All-CCAC Second Team selections and two All-CCAC Honorable Mentions.

Ford has experience at the NAIA level, being an assistant coach at Our Lady of the Lakes University (Texas) from 2015-17. The Saints reach the Quarterfinals of the NAIA Division I Tournament in his first season in 2015-16. He was an assistant coach at Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas in 2014-15 and was an assistant coach at Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kanas in 2013-14. He began his collegiate coaching career in 2011-12, coaching two seasons at Texas A&M University-Commerce, where the Lions reached the Lone Star Conference twice.

Ford began his coaching career at Grand Rapids Christian High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan by serving as an assistant varsity coach and head junior varsity coach for two years. He played his collegiate career at Eastern Michigan University from 2005-07 and transferred to University of South Alabama and helped the Jaguars win a program record 26 games in 2007-08 and an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. Ford earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Eastern Michigan and his master’s in higher education administration from Salem.

Ford and his wife Annette have two children; son, Lennox and daughter Avery.