The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
T.J. Ford
- Induction:
- 2013
- Class:
- 2003
Sport: Basketball (2002-03)
Position: Point Guard
Inducted: 2013
Hometown: Houston, Texas
- One of the most decorated basketball players in UT history, his No. 11 jersey was retired on Feb. 8, 2004.
- Led Texas to an appearance in the "Sweet 16" in 2002, earning National Freshman of the Year honors by the United States Basketball Writers Association
- Became the first freshman in NCAA history to lead the nation in assists (8.27 per game) and was the consensus Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year
- He returned to lead the Longhorns to their first Final Four appearance since 1947 during his sophomore campaign and won the Naismith and Wooden Awards as the nation's top player. He also was named National Player of the Year by Chevrolet, CBS SportsLine.com, ESPN.com, The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated.
- A consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore, he led the team in scoring (15.0 ppg), assists (7.7 pg), steals (2.0 pg), free-throw percentage (.820) and minutes played (33.6 pg).
- Finished his collegiate career in second place on UT's all-time career assists list (527) and held the top two single-season assists marks in school history (273 in 2001-02 and 254 in 2002-03)
- Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks as the eighth-overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. He played two seasons with the Bucks, two with Toronto (2006-08), three with Indiana (2008-11), and ended his career with San Antonio in the 2011-12 campaign. Missed the entire 2004-05 season with the Bucks due to a spinal injury which eventually forced an early retirement
