Dave Ford

Dave Ford enters his foruth overall season at Cal in 2022-23, serving as the men's basketball program's director of operations and player development. He was previously the Golden Bears' coordinator of operations during his first two seasons in Berkeley following stints with high-level programs including USA Basketball, Texas and Villanova.

He arrived in Bear Territory following a graduate assistantship with the Longhorns, where he helped contribute to the 2019 NIT Champion program. While in Austin, Ford oversaw player schedules, used SportsCode for scouting, recruiting and analytical purposes and contributed to the @TexasMBB social media accounts. As a participant at the 2018 Manager Games, he helped steer the Longhorn manager staff to a national runner-up finish at the Final Four in San Antonio.

As an undergraduate, Ford was a four-year student manager for the 2016 National Champion Villanova Wildcats. He orchestrated all team management and equipment operations for home and road contests, and managed equipment for players and staff year-round. Ford also helped co-found the annual Big East Manager Tournament in New York City in March 2015.

Beyond the collegiate basketball landscape, Ford served as a team manager and video coordinator for USA Basketball each summer from 2013-16, supporting the team in locations including the Czech Repbulic, Greece and Spain. He obtained, cut, edited and presented game and scout film and prepared scouting reports for the three-time FIBA World Champion squad. In June 2018, Ford returned with USA Basketball as a manager and operations assistant for the team’s trips to Mexico and Cuba.

Ford played club basketball at Villanova and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a minor in business in May 2017 before moving to Texas, where he completed his Master of Education in Sports Management in May 2019.