Assistant Coach Dana Ford

1st Year at Chipola

Dana Ford enters his first season as an assistant coach at Chipola College.

He comes to Chipola by way of Wichita State, where he was a graduate assistant for one season under head coach Gregg Marshall.

Prior to WSU, he served as graduate assistant for coach Marshall at Winthrop University. He helped lead Winthrop to a 29-5 season, one that included a NCAA first round tournament victor over Notre Dame.

Ford played at Illinois State University, where former Chipola head coach Chris Jans served as an assistant coach. During his time at ISU, Ford was a four-year letter winner and named 2006 Defensive Player of the Year.

Ford, a native of Tamms, IL, graduated from ISU in 2006 with a degree in Political Science.