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Get to Know Jordan Ford 

Kaylin Flatland /December 1, 2022

From on the chess board to the court, Nothern California native Jordan Ford has a racked up plenty of skills over the years.  
 
Up until the age of eight, Ford’s focus was on competitive chess. He won two California State titles before shifting his focus to basketball. Ford played for Folsom High School, scoring 34 points iIn a playoff game against Sacramento High School in 2016 and was twice named the Sacramento Bee’s Player of the Year. 

Ford ultimately chose to continue playing his college ball at Saint Mary’s, turning down Cal Berkeley, Oregon and Gonzaga. In his sophomore year, coming off a summer hospitalization from a diagnosis of epiglottis, Ford averaged 11.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game, while shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 44.3 percent from behind the arc. 

In his senior season opener, he scored 26 points and hit 4-of-8 3-pointers as Saint Mary's defeated Wisconsin 65–63 in overtime. Within the same season in March 2020, Ford scored a career-high 42 points in an 89–82 double overtime win over Pepperdine in the WCC Tournament quarterfinal. Finishing out his career at Saint Mary’s Ford averaged 21.9 points per game as the team finished the season 26–8. 
 
In March 2021 Ford signed with Greek club Peristeri, where he played for the rest of the 2020–21 season before spending the 2021-22 season with the Agua Caliente Clippers, the Los Angeles Clippers’ G League affiliate 

He joined the Stockton Kings roster this season and currently is averaging 15.7 points per game. 

Most recently, Ford recorded 24 points , six rebounds, two steals and one assist in 29 minutes during Monday's 102-95 matchup against Ontario.