Geno Ford
Geno Ford (born October 11, 1974)
Current position: Head basketball coach
Current team: Stony Brook Seawolves
Current conference: Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)
Shawnee State record: 22–10 (.688)
Muskingum record: 29–22 (.569)
Kent State record: 68-37 (.648)
Bradley record: 46-86 (.348)
Stony Brook record: 78-78 (.500)
Overall record^: 243-233 (.511)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2010, 2011)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2019)
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2009, 2013)
- CAA Regular Season Champion: 0
- MAC Regular Season Champion: 2 (2010, 2011)
- CAA Tournament Champion: 0
Awards:
- MAC Coach of the Year: 2 (2010, 2011)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2019-present | Stony Brook |
| 2016-2019 | Stony Brook (asst) |
| 2011-2015 | Bradley |
| 2008-2011 | Kent State |
| 2007-2008 | Kent State (asst) |
| 2005-2007 | Muskingum |
| 2002-2005 | Kent State (asst) |
| 2001-2002 | Shawnee State |
| 1999-2001 | Ohio (asst) |
| 1998-1999 | Ohio (grad. asst) |
Geno Ford Facts
- Gene A. Ford
- Born October 11, 1974
- Hometown: Cambridge, Ohio
- Alma Mater: Ohio University (BA, 1997)
- Named Mr. Basketball Ohio in 1993 and went on to play collegiately at Ohio University for head coach Larry Hunter
- Inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023 for his playing and coaching achievements
- Started coaching in 1998 as a GA for Hunter at Ohio and was promoted the following year
- Spent one year as the head coach at NAIA Shawnee State in Portsmouth, OH, finishing 22-10 overall
- Also spent two seasons as head coach at Division III Muskingum University in New Concord, OH, going 29-22 during that time
- For three seasons before and one season after Muskingum, Ford was an assistant to Jim Christian at Kent State
- Ford took over as head coach in 2008, winning 68 games and going to three postseason tournaments (2 NIT, 1 CIT) during his three-year tenure
- Left Kent State for Bradley in 2011, where he went 46-86 in four years as the Braves’ head coach
- After a year working for ESPN, Ford was hired as an assistant coach by his former Ohio U teammate Jeff Boals at Stony Brook
- Took over as the Seawolves’ interim head coach for the 2019 CBI after Boals took the Ohio head coaching job
- Later in March 2019, Ford was hired to stay on as head coach at Stony Brook
- In January 2024, Stony Brook signed Ford to a new contract extension through 2025-26 season
- Along with his wife, Traci, has two sons and one daughter
Geno Ford Coaching Tree
- Patrick Beilein (Le Moyne, West Virginia Wesleyan)
- Jordan Mincy (Jacksonville)
- Rob Senderoff (Kent State)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I, Division III and NAIA levels
