WSU hires Dana Ford as Asst. Coach

by **Aargh** » May 2nd, 2011, 8:36 pm

WSU had two coaching vacancies after last year.

One of them went to former IlSU player, Dana Ford.

http://www.kansas.com/2011/04/28/1826970/wsu-hires-dana-ford-as-basketball.html

After graduating from IlSU, Ford went to Winthrop as a GA. Ford followed Marshall to Wichita to finish his two-year stint as a GA, then went to Tennessee State. Tennessee State is coached by former Shocker, John Cooper.

Ford replaces Marty Gross, who took a job as Associate Head Coach at a low major in Texas, his home state.

The other vacancy was created when Chadd Dollar went to Ga Tech to be their Associate Head Coach.

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by **Snapshot9** » May 2nd, 2011, 10:40 pm

The other assistant coach vacancy has also been filled by Greg Heiar, an assistant coach at Southern Mississippi, and formerly head coach at Chipola Community College.

http://southernmiss.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/heiar_greg00.html

by **tropicalshox** » May 12th, 2011, 9:40 am

And now there is rumor that Doc Calloway and Jumping John Smith from Chipola JC basketball staff will take administrative jobs at WSU. This strengthens the belief that it's just a matter of time before Chipola's Keith DeWitt gets his release from Southern Mississippi and becomes a Shocker.