Ford arrives from Italy’s Trapani Shark after averaging 16.4 points in EuroCup with Trento last season
Bahcesehir banks on ballhandler Jordan Ford
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul has strengthened its backcourt by signing American guard Jordan Ford, the club announced on Friday. Ford (1.85 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Italy, where he started the campaign with Trapani Shark and averaged 13.3 points and 4.4 assists in 13 Italian League games. He provided a further 13.2 points and 4.0 assists in the BCL.
Ford returns to the EuroCup after shining for Dolomiti Energia Trento last season. He was fifth in the competition with 16.4 points per game. Ford also contributed 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals in 18 appearances – with all but one coming off the bench. He helped Trento win the Italian Cup too.
After a standout college career at Saint Mary’s, Ford began his professional in the G League with Agua Caliente Clippers in February 2021. Later that year, Ford came to Europe for the first time when he joined Peristeri in Greece. Ford suited up for the Stockton Kings in the G League in 2022-23 and debuted in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings the following season.
The combo-guard should compliment fellow high-scorer Malachi Flynn in the Bahcesehir backcourt to power a team that is tied for second in Group A of the EuroCup with an 8-4 record. Bahcesehir visits Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Round 13 on Tuesday.