Wanda Ford

Who is Wanda Ford?

Wanda Ford is a former American basketball player for the Drake Bulldogs. She was the first woman in NCAA history to collect 1,500 rebounds and set the NCAA career record with 1,887 rebounds. She also played 16 years of professional basketball in Brazil, Italy, France, Sweden and Israel.

Ford played in 117 games at Drake from 1983 to 1986 and finished her career with 1,887 rebounds and 2,636 points. She set several NCAA rebounding records, including: 15.5 rebounds per game from 1983-1986, 1,887 career rebounds, and 534 rebounds in 1985. Her average of 17.8 rebounds per game in 1985 still ranks as the second highest single season average of all time.

Ford was also one of the leading scorers in the game. She set the NCAA single-season scoring record with 919 points in 1986. Her average of 30.6 points per game in 1986 was the second highest at that time. She also scored 54 points in a February 22, 1986 game against Missouri State, which was the second highest single-game scoring total up to that time.