Not a day goes by and I don’t think about his impact, his personality, his success and ultimately his passing - one year ago today. Without him and his path/journey - 🏀 is never in the equation... they call us Coach Ford because of him!
#RIPCoachFord
#Family
Fitting to retweet this... RIP Gene Ford. One heck of a guy full of stories, jabs, jokes and basketball. THE ORIGINAL COACH FORD! Love you my man! 🏀
Going to honor and continue what you did for 30+ years.
Tomorrow we lay my grandpa, Gene Ford, aka (the original) Coach Ford, to rest at Cambridge HS. For those interested, you can watch the celebration of life on
@StoriedRivals
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🏀 is in our life because he brought it in. Thank you. More than a coach; RIP my man -
#luvyablue
Words can’t sum up how proud of and happy for my dad I am! So excited for him and the program. It’s a tremendous opportunity on both sides. Going to be great! New Era for
@StonyBrookMBB
! 🐺🏀 let’s go! Can’t wait to see IFCU Arena in full force.
I’m pumped to be joining Coach Flynn and the MBB family at Pratt. PCC is a special place. Can’t wait for the season & what’s in store for our team. Great group of kids!
Thank you Akron coaching staff and players for an awesome year. Wishing the program nothing but the best!
Thank you
@HFbasketball_
for everything!
Blessed to say I will be joining
@ZipsMBB
as a Graduate Assistant Coach. NE OHIO, I’m coming home! So excited to learn & grow while working w/ the coaching staff led by
@JohnGroce
. THANKFUL for this special opportunity.
#1Akron
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So excited for this opportunity. Ready to embrace it.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible. It’s a privilege to be named the Head Varsity Boys’ Basketball Coach at Mosley HS (FL).
Time to work… Go Dolphins! 🐬🏀
@MHSAthletics20
@MosleyHigh
Check out some practice footage from The Basketball Podcast E04 guest Billy Wuczynski who shares ideas on fast break basketball.
Blog & Full Video:
Podcast:
Many people are really into and closely following
@CoachDoty
's "Advice for Young Coaches" - I've seen and heard of several people mentioning they'd like them all in the same place. I say CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! Will keep updated the best I can... Pass along!
The shooters cutting makes the play here... this could be done on all levels!!! Slip the 5 man on switches, or run him off the baseline to corner off of that guy, they switch that too that’s a guaranteed 🏀 (or shot attempt at least)
Sideline inbound from Šarūnas Jasikevičius & BC Zalgiris that masks the simple down screen that leads to a shot or drive decision. Check out more great plays from Coach Jasikevičius
@Ballislife
Imagine being 18 years old in Europe and someone walks up to you says that 3-4 years from now Michael Jordan will sneak up on you and hug you at the NBA All-Star game and you wear his shoes for free
That’d be wild
Today. For the first time ever. My little brother
@realdford
is driving me somewhere.
If I don’t make it, know it’s been a good ride. Wish everyone the best.
In other news... I am old.
To all of the TV/livestream announcers/commentators covering any
@StonyBrookMBB
🏀 games... if talking about my dad’s playing career, please don’t give him credit for “only being 5’9”... lol he’s a whole inch shorter than me and I’m barely a hair taller than 5’7 🤣🤣🤣
What an awesome experience for our team! Was excited to not have to climb up to the top step 😂
#1Akron
🦘🏀 Fans - we appreciate your support, the JAR was LOUD 🗣. Need it again on Friday. March is the best month of the year for hoops! Let’s go‼️
Crazy to think it’s been almost two weeks since he’s been named the head coach for
@StonyBrookMBB
. So excited for him! Love this picture for a whole lot of reasons! 🐺🏀
Thanks
@N12jamiestuart
for capturing this moment! Was an incredible day.
Oh.. and btw,
#NewProfilePic
lol
I try to keep opinions off twitter as much as possible but just gotta say that I think
@Sports_Aaron
is a rising star in his business. Not going to be long until he’s a household name. Just a few years out of college and he’s already got Peoria-area on lockdown! Love it.
Found old VM from my grandpa who just passed on my📱today about coaching job he wanted to make sure I knew was open.. ALL his classics- a loud enthusiastic “Hey, what’s up buddy?!” msg was 14sec-always had short attn span, any1 who knew him KNEW he couldn’t sit still.. Too real..
Washington High School in Illinois where this footage is from... Been thinking about
@cb8panther
for a long time. Praying for you and wishing you nothing but the best moving forward. Inspiring fight you've taken on. Rooting for you in every way
My 9-year-old cousin.
My uncle said he’d been out there for hours.
I don’t know any 19-year-olds getting their school paid for or a 29-year-old who gets paid to play that would shoot in rain by themselves for 3+ hours.
Incredible.
@fordathleticaau
We couldn’t be more pumped to share the start of this. So excited for this new journey and to be joined by so many great people. Training starts this summer. First combine in August of this year. AAU teams debut in Spring 2023. We’re here, Ohio.
A long and hard fought season came to an end tonight. Thank you to everyone that was along for the ride. Finished 15-7 - we wish all of the seniors nothing but the best as they tackle new challenges in the coming mos/yrs
@HFbasketball_
@HarborfieldsCSD
@HarborfieldsHS
@hf_news
Excited for
@realdford
to have the opportunity to help
@SB_CoachFord
. Looking forward to watching him grow (not height-wise) as he starts his own coaching career.
Was a really cool day! So excited for
@StonyBrookMBB
and their 🌞😎 future ➡️ ahead. 🐺🏀
@SB_CoachFord
new man on Twitter! Lol. I’ve already told him... as an alum, not afraid to be the first guy to bash him on the fan forums! Hahaha jk 😂
That was AN AWESOME team win. Couldn’t be prouder of the fight we had the entire game. Handled adversity with class and toughness. Hats off to Glen Cove, they are well-coached, tough and talented. Will be a scary team in Nassau this year. LET’S GO! 🌪🏀
#EmbraceTheOpportunity
"I hope it will serve as a chance to reflect on some of the many funny stories and times we had growing up"
It's
@CoachesvsCancer
's Suits and Sneakers week and this one will be a little different for the Ford family
📰 -
#SeawolvesUnited
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#AEHoops
This absolutely breaks my heart. I was 17-years-old & still in high school in Peoria when I started coaching. Kevin Brown was always kind & supportive of me in that endeavor. He’s a man w/ a lot of character & one hell of a basketball coach. Thinking of you & Jodi!
@cb8panther
Kevin Brown is a competitor and is a genuine man. His comments reflect that. He's been supportive of me and that's what I'll do for him. I'm praying for you,
@cb8panther
!
Story:
BOOM!! Great night.
@ZipsMBB
W over a well-coached NC Central - excited about the upcoming push for our team... and down in Corpus Christi
@StonyBrookMBB
@SB_CoachFord
great W! Happy for you guys.
@Sports_Aaron
Let me be more clear.. I love that a legitimate unicorn star in the league put all his chips in for a ring and took a $15mil pay cut. Will I enjoy watching the Warriors straight sauce over 96% of the league? Debatable. Not a fan, not a hater. I just love good 🏀😎
I could not be prouder of
@HFbasketball_
right now. What a great win on the road against a darn good team who is extremely well-coached and super tough and talented. Our guys committed to playing for our family today in a way not yet seen this year.
#embracetheopportunity
🌪🏀
Just a day or two behind on a Twitter comment but congrats to
@Coach_Weber
on being named Associate Head Coach for
@StonyBrookMBB
proud of and happy for you brother. You’re going to do a great job and only to continue to build on your great work and success. 🐺🏀🔴🔵
One heck of a season came to an end tonight as we lost by 3 on the road in the Suffolk County Class A Semifinals. We say goodbye to seven seniors and wish them nothing but the best moving forward. The returners are hungry to achieve the same and more. 🌪🏀
@HFbasketball_
I saw
@jalenbrunson1
score something like 50-60 points when he was a sophomore in HS on Jahlil Okafor’s team. Won a HS state title, now has two rings in three years in college. I am guaranteeing he wins AT LEAST one NBA title. I don’t know when, but he will. Sharpie... 🗣🖊🙌🏻
Hmm... 🤔... Just gonna throw this out there... if
@EFCoachShulman
says a sentence like "most under-recruited star guard I have had in 9 years" ... that "under-recruited" part should cease to exist in a matter of 4 seconds. He's not selling lies! Lol. His dudes can play! 🏀
Most under-recruited star guard I have had in 9 years!!!
@ayodada24
is a 1st Team All-Conference, ELITE defender, big time shooter (school record 8 threes in one HALF!), competitor, TOUGH, WINNER! Our 3rd leading scorer on Elite 8 team! Also won National Champ at previous school!
SEAWOLVES WIN! We're 5-1 to start the year for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Yeboah finishes the day with a game-high 19. Garcia adds 14 and six rebounds.
#SeawolvesUnited
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#AEHoops
These are crazy times and my hope is that we can heel. I am all in on
#CoachesStandforJustice
🏀 - have read so many powerful statements by so many people. There is hope! Until the dust settles, help by spreading positivity! Our 🌎 -
#EqualityMatters
🤜🏻🤛🏾
SEAWOLVES WIN! Olaniyi cracks 20 for the second straight day, while Foreman and Garcia add 15 and 13.
Stony Brook goes 3-0 at Islander Invitational!
#SeawolvesUnited
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#AEHoops
Loyola Chicago ball movement really good.
@ValleyHoops
did lose Wichita going into this year but they’re probably feeling very good about what the Ramblers are doing right now. Ironically, they replaced Creighton when they rolled for the Big East.
Players/parents that say stuff like “D3” is beneath them….
Here’s a D3 non-conference game being broadcasted in a sports bar on a major TV network.
Lol
Have noticed a small handful of schools announcing their plans to shut their doors permanently at semesters end. Heartbreaking. Keep all of those caught in that in your thoughts! Best wishes to anyone in that situation, and if you can help someone, help them. Stay positive!
Christmas 🎄 has come early this year lol. 🏀🙇🏻♂️👨🏻💻 Love it. Let’s gooo
@BBallImmersion
#babbctat
I strongly recommend this to all hoops coaches. Big time!
I don’t think there’s a better 6th period in a HS anywhere… Christmas for a Coach… only getting started! Open gym tonight. COMPETE!
#EmbraceTheOpportunity
Started 🏀 coaching November 5, 2012 - was an assistant AAU spot. We open up today
#1Akron
🦘 November 5, 2019. Hope to be blessed with another 7 years and then another 7 years after that etc. BUT ALL focus is on tonight! Let’s go
@ZipsMBB
‼️ Want to see the JAR in full force‼️
Great W on the road to start 1-0 in the MAC! Proud of our group. EMU is a tough opponent. Got to see my brother
@realtrentlyons
after the game. Thanks for coming up!
On to the next one! Catch us at home on Tuesday vs WMU.
#1Akron
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Found this in the archives like 15 min ago. That week
@el_woodhouse
left for overseas to pursue his pro 🏀 career & I was named
@HFbasketball_
head coach. WILD‼️
Two years later I’m a GA at Akron & my man is on staff w/
@StonyBrookMBB
helping my dad. So proud of & happy for him!