2011-12 Men's Basketball
Roster
Xavier Ford
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Colorado Springs, CO
- High School:
- Harrison
2013-14: Played 29 games, starting 17 of those contests, including 16 straight prior to the final game of the year...averaged 4.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game...recorded a season-high 14 points against West Virginia Wesleyan (11/16) and had 10 points in games against Niagara (11/13) and Manhattan (12/21)...score nine points against Ohio (2/15)...shot a career-best .744 from the free throw line this season...also set career bests for points, steals, blocks and rebounds during his junior season.
2012-13: Played in 28 games, making one start... averages 3.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in just 10.2 minutes per game... averages 13 points and 8.3 rebounds per 40 minutes... scored a career-high 16 points with four rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes at Florida State (11/12)... scored nine points with five rebounds and three assists in a win over Mansfield (11/24)... pulled down nine rebounds (seven offensive) and scored eight points at Ohio (1/9).
2011-12: A raw talent who showed the coaching staff and fans flashes of brilliance, has appeared in 16 games for the team and is averaging 1.5 points and 1.4 rebounds... had three points and seven rebounds against Princeton (11/19)... played a season-high 16 minutes and scored four points with seven rebounds against Buffalo State (1/4)... with the team plagued by fouls, he pulled down three tough rebounds in the first half against Central Michigan (2/8)...scored two points at American (3/14).
High School: A four-year letterwinner and three-year team captain for Harrison High School where he played for head coach Jim Masterson...named a third-team PARADE Magazine All-American after averaging 27.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game his senior season...Helped lead the Panthers to a 20-5 record in 2011...named first-team All-Conference and first-team All-League...selected to play in the Metro All-Star Game... a McDonald’s All-America nominee in 2011.
Personal: Born January 20, 1993...also enjoys playing volleyball...favorite food is ribs...favorite athletes are Michael Jordan and Kevin Durant...if he could be on any reality show it would be Iron Chef...admires his grandparents...favorite thing about Buffalo is “my team”.
