Kisha Ford - 5

5-11
Guard/Forward
Baltimore, Maryland
B.S. Management '97







Honorable mention all-America completed collegiate career as Georgia Tech's all-time leading scorer with 1,955 points...also holds career records for most minutes played and most field goals made while sharing record for career steals with Tiffany Martin...led team in rebounding all four seasons...ranks third in career rebounding...scored 30 points or more six times in her career, a feat matched only by Dolores Bootz and Karen Lounsbury...fourth round draft choice in 1997 by the New York Liberty of the WNBA....spent the 1997 and 1998 seasons with the Liberty before being taken by Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft 4/6/99....also played for Satila (Sweden) during 1998-99 season....waived by Orlando 7/12/99....signed as a free agent by the Miami Sol of the WNBA prior to the 2000 season....placed on injured list with a fracture of the fourth finger of the left hand 6/1/2000....activated 6/9/2000....scored 14 points in Sol's first-ever victory 6/13/2000 vs. Detroit....returned to Tech program as an assistant coach 8/23/2001....drafted by Atlanta Justice in second round of NWBL 12/22/2001 and played in selected games for team during 2002 season....waived by Miami Sol 5/16/2002.

More Kisha:

  • WNBA.com profile
  • WNBA.com video highlight package.

    Named first team all-ACC for 1997, the first Tech player so honored since Ida Neal in 1989...ranked second in the ACC in scoring and placed third in rebounding as a senior...only Lady Jacket to start every game during 1996-97 season...Named ACC Player of the Week 2/17/97 after averaging 26 points and eight rebounds in victories over Florida State, Virginia and Wake Forest...also tabbed National Player of Week by Philadelphia Online for those efforts...became Lady Jackets' all-time leading scorer during 32 point outburst against Duke 1/27/97...named MVP of Georgia Tech Holiday Tournament following 35 point, 12 rebound effort against Manhattan 12/30/96...grabbed career-high 21 rebounds vs. Mercer 11/26/96...second team all-ACC selection as sophomore and junior...earned ACC all-Freshman team honors in 1993-94, a season highlighted by a career-high 41 point outing against East Tennessee State...only Lady Jacket and just fourth player in ACC history to post a triple-double (33 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists) 2/13/95 vs. Georgia State...former Kodak all-America at Bryn Mawr High School.

    At Georgia Tech
              GP-GS   MIN   FG-FGA  PCT.  3PG-3PA  PCT.   FT-FTA  PCT.   PTS   AVG.   OFF-TOT    AVG.   AST.  TO   BLK  STL   PF-DQ
    1993-94   27-27   939  171-398  .430    6-16   .375   89-123  .724   437   16.2       233    8.6    108  118     9   92   59-1
    1994-95   28-26   919  206-463  .445   14-47   .298   95-147  .646   521   18.6       234    8.4     83   87     1   53   68-0  
    1995-96   27-26   963  182-449  .405    9-37   .243   75-110  .682   448   16.6    54-172    6.4     68   88     7   71   70-3        
    1996-97   27-27  1002  221-439  .503    7-21   .333  100-142  .704   549   20.3    81-232    8.6     76   74    15   62   77-3
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    CAREER   109-106 3823  780-1749 .446   36-121  .298  359-522  .688  1955   17.9       871    8.0    335  367    32  278  274-7
    
    WNBA
                     GP-GS   MIN   FG-FGA  PCT.  3PG-3PA  PCT.   FT-FTA  PCT.   PTS   AVG.   OFF-TOT    AVG.   AST.  TO   BLK  STL   PF-DQ
    1997  New York   28-3    473   43-114  .377    3-20   .150   27-44   .614   116    4.1    28-48     1.7     25   38     5   28   56-1
    1998  New York   30-0    471   60-138  .435    2-11   .182   25-40   .625   147    4.9    23-37     1.2     23   37     2   32   68
    1999  Orlando     8-0     45    1-5    .200    0-1    .000    2-2   1.000     4    0.5     4-6      0.8      0    6     2    2   10-0
    2000  Miami      28-0    423   33-108  .306    1-4    .250   37-63   .587   104    3.7    32-62     2.2     21   62     1   32
    2001  Miami      30-1    395   26-80   .325    1-11   .091   18-32   .602    71    2.4    19-65     1.8     21          5   17        
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    CAREER          124-4   1808  163-445  .366    7-47   .149  109-181  .602   442    3.6   106-218    1.8     90         15  111