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BRADLEY TEAM NOTESTHE GENO FORD FILETHE GENO FORD FILEPERSONALBirthd<strong>at</strong>e Oct. 11, 1974 (38)HometownCambridge, OhioHigh SchoolCambridge H.S.WifeTraciSons Darin (17) and David (7)EDUCATIONOhio <strong>University</strong> ‘97Bachelor’s degree in organiz<strong>at</strong>ionalcommunic<strong>at</strong>ionsOhio <strong>University</strong> ‘99Master’s degree in <strong>at</strong>hletic administr<strong>at</strong>ionYEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD1993-97 Ohio Player 81-421998-99 Ohio Grad Asst. 18-101999-00 Ohio Asst. Coach 20-132000-01 Ohio Asst. Coach 19-112001-02 Shawnee St. Head Coach 22-102002-03 Kent St<strong>at</strong>e Asst. Coach 22-92003-04 Kent St<strong>at</strong>e Asst. Coach 22-92004-05 Kent St<strong>at</strong>e Asst. Coach 20-132005-06 Muskingum Head Coach 17-92006-07 Muskingum Head Coach 12-132007-08 Kent St<strong>at</strong>e Asst. Coach 28-72008-09 Kent St<strong>at</strong>e Head Coach 19-152009-10 Kent St<strong>at</strong>e Head Coach 24-102010-11 Kent St<strong>at</strong>e Head Coach 25-122011-12 Bradley Head Coach 7-252012-13 Bradley Head Coach 10-58th year as a head coach 136-99 (.579)15th year in college coaching 285-171 (.625)19th year in college basketball 366-213 (.632)COACHING EXPERIENCEHead CoachBradley 2011-13 17-30Kent St<strong>at</strong>e 2008-11 68-37Muskingum 2005-07 29-22Shawnee St<strong>at</strong>e 2001-02 22-10Career Record in Seven Seasons 136-99.579Assistant CoachOhio 1998-2001Kent St<strong>at</strong>e 2002-05, 2007-08COACH-OF-THE-YEAR AWARDSNABC District 14 2010Mid-American Conference 2010, 2011American Mideast Conference 2002COACHING NOTES• First coach in 48 years to lead a Mid-American Conference team to consecutive,outright MAC regular-season championships• Led Kent St<strong>at</strong>e to 2011 NIT quarterfinalsand 2010 NIT second round• Particip<strong>at</strong>ed in seven postseasontournaments in his seven years <strong>at</strong> Kent St<strong>at</strong>e• Directed Muskingum to its best record (17-9) in 15 years in 2005-06• Led Shawnee St<strong>at</strong>e to a school-record 22wins and a 10-win improvement in 2001-02PRO PLAYING EXPERIENCELeicester Riders, British Basketball League, 1997-98• Averaged 17.8 points per game• Head coach of the Riders’ Junior Teamduring his one season as a player for the mainclubCOLLEGE PLAYING EXPERIENCEOhio <strong>University</strong>, 1993-97• Fifth-leading scorer in school history with1,752 points• 1997 1st-team All-MAC and 1996 2nd-teamAll-MACH.S. PLAYING EXPERIENCECambridge (Ohio) High School, 1989-93• 1993 Ohio “Mr. Basketball”• Averaged 35.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 4.5 apg in1992-93• Third in Ohio high school boys basketballhistory with 2,680 career points, more thancurrent NBA All-Star LeBron James• Played for his f<strong>at</strong>her, Gene, who is currentlythe head coach <strong>at</strong> Muskingum <strong>University</strong>2012-13 NEWCOMERS• Though Bradley signed four players in its2012-13 recruiting class, the roster includesseven newcomers and nine players who did notplay in Geno Ford’s first season on The Hilltop.• Junior college transfer Tyshon Pickett hasmade an immedi<strong>at</strong>e impact by averaging 11.5 ppg,6.5 rpg and 1.1 spg through the season’s first 15games.• Freshman Ka’Darryl Bell has appeared as abackup PG in 13 of the first 15 games.• The Braves also welcome a trio of nonscholarshipnewcomers to the backcourt:Mason Alwan, Jimmy Gavin and Darrion Harris.• Sixth-year senior center Will Egolf (medicalhardship) and freshman center N<strong>at</strong>e Wells(redshirt) both s<strong>at</strong> out Ford’s rookie season.• Sophomore guards Anthony Fields (WakeForest) and Omari Grier (Florida Atlantic) are thesixth and seventh newcomers, but as Division Itransfers, they are not eligible to play in 2012-13.LAST TIME OUTWichita St<strong>at</strong>e 69, <strong>at</strong> Bradley 63Jan. 6, 2013 | Carver Arena• Cleanthony Early scored a game-high 24points, including a second-chance 3-pointer with3:23 remaining th<strong>at</strong> put Wichita St<strong>at</strong>e ahead forgood in a back-and-forth affair Sunday evening.• Walt Lemon, Jr. and Dyricus Simms-Edwardsboth scored 15 points and dished out five assistsfor the Braves.• Lemon added a career-best eight rebounds,while Simms-Edwards recorded four steals.• Wichita St<strong>at</strong>e closed the game on a 10-2 runover the final 3:23 to improve to earn its sixthstraight win against Bradley and third straightroad win against the Braves.UPWARD TREND• After enduring a 6-year downward spiral,Bradley is guaranteed of finishing this year withan improved record for the first time since 2006.QUICK TO 10• Bradley earned its 10th win of the season Jan.2 <strong>at</strong> Southern Illinois.• The Braves earned their 10th victory by thefirst game of January for just the third time in thelast 45 years.Season 10th W W-L Final1967-68 Jan. 4 10-3 19-91985-86 Dec. 29 10-1 32-32006-07 Dec. 30 10-4 22-132012-13 Jan. 2 10-4 TBD4 109th Season of Bradley Basketball
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