University Of Maine (at Augusta) Men's Basketball

Ford has led UMA to the USCAA National Tournament in 2009 and 2010 where the Moose won opening round games to the Elite Eight of the Nation. UMA celebrated its first Yankee Small College Conference Mens Basketball Championship in 2009. The 2015-16 mens season had many successful highlights. UMA was awarded, for the second consecutive season, the Yankee Small College Conference Team Sportsmanship Award. Team Captains Keith Chesley and Brandon Rogers led the Moose to a third place YSCC finish at 8-5. Chesley became the second UMA player in school history to surpass 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds a record held by Deon Cheers since 2009. Rogers three year UMA career surpassed 1,700 points and 1,000 rebounds as he was awarded Player of The Year in the YSCC. Both captains were selected to the YSCC First Team All Stars and USCAA National Recognition. Coach Ford graduated from St. Josephs College (Standish, Maine) where he was Captain of Mens Basketball and Baseball Teams.  The St. Josephs College Sports Hall of Fame inducted Coach Ford as a Charter Member in the Class of 2000 inductees for accomplishments in basketball and All Conference play in baseball leading the Monks to their first Conference Championship (1977) in school history. St. Patricks High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey) inducted Coach Ford into the St. Patricks High School Hall of Fame in 2003 for Lifetime Achievements as an Educator including accomplishments in baseball and basketball (1968-1972) winning the 1971 New Jersey State Basketball Championship. Over the years Coach Ford was a teacher (38 years) and department chair for Oak Hill High School (Wales, Maine) while coaching basketball, baseball, tennis and cross country in 57 sports seasons. During the 90s he ventured to coach basketball at nearby Bates College as assistant and Lewiston High School as head coach. Around a busy UMA coaching season Coach Ford has found a new livelihood as Maine and New Hampshire's SIFMA Stock Market Game Coordinator for Grades 4-12.