Ford won a bronze medal at the 1998 USA World Youth Games.
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Cheryl Ford, United States

Position: C
Born: Jun 6, 1981
Height: 6-3 / 1,91
Weight: 191 lbs. / 86,6 kg.
College: Louisiana Tech '03

Cheryl Ford made her USA Basketball debut following her junior year of high school as a member of the bronze medal winning 1998 USA World Youth Games Team. The 6-3 center returned to USA Basketball six years later and assisted the 2004 USA Senior National Team in a three-game sweep over the Cuban National Team.

Ford was selected by the Detroit Shock in the first round (third overall) of the 2003 WNBA Draft. She had an instant impact on Detroit as she averaged 10.8 points and 10.4 rebounds to assist the Shock to the franchises first championship. She won the 2003 Rookie of the Year honors and has been named an All-Star three times during her four year career.

National Team Statistics
G/GS
PPG
RPG
BPG
SPG
9/0
7.0 6.2. 0.56 1.67
WNBA Statistics
G/GS
PPG
RPG
BPG
SPG
2006
32/32
13.8 11.3 0.78 1.19
Career
128/128
11.2 10.3 0.99 1.13