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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 22
Derrian Ford
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 200
- Hometown:
- Magnolia, Ark.
- High School:
- Magnolia
- Prev School:
- Arkansas State / Arkansas
Bio
Career Awards / Honors
- SEC Community Service Team
2024–25 (at Arkansas State)
- Made 14 starts and appeared in 34 games
- Averaged 8.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game
- Shot 82.8 percent from the free-throw line
- Scored in double figures 13 times, including each of the final three games
- Tallied a season-best 19 points vs. Texas State (Jan. 25), going 4-of-7 from 3-point range and 5-of-6 at the foul line
- Registered 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting (3-for-3 from deep) against Saint Louis
- Posted 17 points off the bench in the Sun Belt Championship game vs. Troy
2023–24 (at Arkansas State)
- Played in 36 games, making 31 starts
- Averaged 10.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists
- Led the Red Wolves with 64 made 3-pointers
- Shot 37.6 percent from beyond the arc and 41.1 percent from the field
- Ranked among team leaders in free-throw percentage at 74.6 percent
- Scored in double figures in 19 games, highlighted by a career-high 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting from deep vs. South Alabama
- Contributed 12 points with three 3-pointers in the SBC Championship game vs. James Madison
2022–23 (at Arkansas)
- Appeared in 21 games
- Totaled 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists
- Shot 40.0 percent from the field and 7-for-8 at the free-throw line
- Named to the SEC Community Service Team
High School
- Four-star recruit from Magnolia High School
- Two-time Gatorade Arkansas Player of the Year
- McDonald’s All-American nominee
- Ranked as the No. 3 player in Arkansas by ESPN and 247Sports
- Nationally ranked No. 66 by SI99, No. 68 by 247Composite, No. 69 by 247Sports, No. 71 by ESPN and No. 78 by Rivals
- Two-time ABCA Class 4A Player of the Year
- Two-time Arkansas Democrat-Gazette First Team All-Arkansas Preps selection
- Led Magnolia to three Class 4A state championships and 102 career wins
- Three-time 4A State Tournament MVP
- Averaged 23.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior, guiding Magnolia to a 30–0 season
- As a junior, averaged 23.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists
Coach Fisher on Ford:
“Derrian is a former two-time Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year. His skill level playing with the ball in his hands as well as off the ball is something that jumped out to us right away. He is a terrific shooter who has consistently shown the ability to knock down long-range shots throughout his career. He is a big, physical guard who will also bring us a great presence on the defensive end.”
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