Phil Ford Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Phil Ford | | Hometown: | Rocky Mount, NC | | High School: | Rocky Mount | | Born: | February 9, 1956 (68) | | Height/Weight: | 6-2, 171 | | Position: | Guard | | Notes: | UNC Basketball Retired Jersey No. 12; 2x All-American; 1978 ACC POY; 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist | | Related: | John Kuester | Walter Davis | Dudley Bradley | Bruce Buckley |
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‘The Tournament’ spotlights UNC’s memorable 1975 ACC title behind Phil FordThe Tar Heels’ run to the 1975 ACC Tournament title in Phil Ford’s freshman year was memorable. UNC beat reigning NCAA champion N.C. State in...
Mon Feb 21, 2022
UNC Great Antawn Jamison Inducted Into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of FameOn Sunday, Antawn Jamison became the eighth former North Carolina Tar Heel player inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Jamison is joined...
Thu Nov 25, 2021
UNC Basketball Legend Phil Ford Celebrated in New Brand
For the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, the USA men’s basketball team was coming off a controversial loss to the Soviet Union four years prior...
Tue Aug 10, 2021
Lucas: The Family Game
Where else are you going to see Tyler Hansbrough exchanging hugs with Phil Ford? Just the two leading scorers in North Carolina basketball history hanging...
Tue Jul 13, 2021
Top 25 Players In UNC Basketball History: No. 2 - Phil Ford
Former Tar Heel point guard Phil Ford was National Player of the Year in 1978, a three-time first-team All-American, ACC Player of the Year, ACC...
Sat Jun 26, 2021