Phil Ford

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Rocky Mount, N.C.
High School:
Rocky Mount

#12 Phil Ford (1974-78)

Rocky Mount, N.C.

Retired Jersey: National Player of the Year, First-Team All-America, ACC Player of the Year, Olympic Gold Medalist

Named one of the ACC's Top 10 Male Athletes in history • Held Carolina career scoring mark for 31 years with 2,290 points and is third in assists with 753 • Ran the famed Four Corners • Averaged 18.6 points and 6.1 assists • First-team All-America in 1976, 1977 and 1978, ACC Male Athlete of the Year in 1977 and 1978 • ACC Player of the Year in 1978 • Directed Carolina to three straight first-place ACC regular-season finishes, ACC Tournament titles in 1975 and 1977 and NCAA championship game in 1977 • National Player of the Year in 1978 by the Wooden Award, USBWA, NABC and Sporting News • Olympic gold medalist in 1976 • ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player in 1975 when he led UNC to the title as a freshman • Scored career-high 34 points against Duke in his last game at Carmichael Auditorium • Led UNC to a 99-24 record • NBA Rookie of the Year in 1979 with the Kansas City Kings • Spent 12 years (1988-2000) as a Tar Heel assistant coach, leading UNC to six Final Fours • Inducted into NABC College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.