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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

Justin Manning
Carla Wehmeyer - Arkansas State

3 Derrian Ford

  • Position Guard
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Magnolia HS
  • Hometown Magnolia, Ark.

Biography

2024-25 | JUNIOR
Averaged 8.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in 21.0 minutes per game … Shot 82.8 percent from the foul line … Was a 37.8-percent shooter from the floor and hit at a 32.1-percent clip from 3-point range, making 44 treys … Ended the season with three straight double-digit scoring outings, totaling 13 on the year … Season-best 19 points came against Texas State (Jan. 25), in which he went 4-for-7 from deep and 5-of-6 at the charity stripe … Scored 10 points with 5 boards at North Texas (March 23) … Had 15 points and was 5-of-6 from the floor (3-3 3FG) versus Saint Louis (March 18) … Tallied 17 points off the bench in the SBC Championship game against Troy (March 10) … Had 12 points and season-best 8 rebounds at ULM (Feb. 28) … Scored 14 points (4-7 3FG) and grabbed 7 boards against the Warhawks the week prior (Feb. 22) … Recorded 14 points versus Southern Miss (Feb. 12) … Was perfect from the field and at the foul line in an 11-point outing against Coastal Carolina (Dec. 21) … Tallied 17 points against Hofstra (Dec. 1) … Posted 10 points and 8 rebounds against Rice (Nov. 30) … In A-State’s win over Indiana State (Nov. 29), scored 18 points and had 5 rebounds … Dropped 11 points against Little Rock (Nov. 12) … Opened the season with 15 points and 7 rebounds in the Red Wolves’ win over Akron (Nov. 4).

2023-24 | SOPHOMORE
Averaged 10.4 points per game and 4.4 rebounds in 36 outings, drawing 31 starts … Played 29.3 minutes per game and led the team with 64 3-pointers made … Shot 37.6 percent from deep and was 41.1 percent from the field … Among the team leaders at the foul stripe with a 74.6-percent clip … Scored 10 or more points in 19 contests, including a career-high 23 on 6-for-10 from beyond the arc against South Alabama (Feb. 24) … Recorded back-to-back double-doubles at ULM (Jan. 28 - 20 points, 12 rebounds) and against Southern Miss (Jan. 31 - 13 points, 10 rebounds) … Hit three treys to score 13 points in the Ro CBI quarterfinal against Montana (March 25) after tallying 12 in the first round against Bethune-Cookman (March 23) … Recorded 12 points with three 3-pointers in the SBC championship game versus James Madison (March 11) … Went for 18 points on 7-of-10 from the floor in A-State’s SBC quarterfinal win over Louisiana (March 9) … Accounted for 19 points on 8-of-12 versus Ohio (Feb. 10) … Hit three 3-pointers in three consecutive games in early January, including 15 points in A-State’s win over Georgia Southern (Jan. 4) … Scored 16 points at Little Rock (Dec. 1) with five rebounds … Grabbed seven rebounds and scored 11 points at Iowa (Nov. 17) … Drew the starting nod in his A-State debut at Wisconsin (Nov. 6), scoring 7 points.
 
2022-23 | AT ARKANSAS
Appeared in 21 games, playing 80 minutes … Scored 15 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out eight assists, while shooting 40.0 percent from the floor and going 7-for-8 from the foul line … Named to the SEC Community Service Team.
 
PREP
Four-star recruit out of Magnolia High School, where he was a two-time Gatorade Arkansas Player of the Year and a McDonald’s All-American nominee … Rated the No. 3 player in the state by ESPN and 247Sports … Ranked No. 66 nationally by SI99 All-American, No. 68 nationally by 247Composite, No. 69 nationally by 247Sports, No. 71 nationally by ESPN and No. 78 nationally by Rivals … Two-time ABCA Class 4A Player of the Year and two-time Arkansas Democrat-Gazette First Team All-Arkansas Preps honoree … Helped lead the Panthers to three Class 4A state titles in four years and 102 wins in his career … Three-time 4A State Tournament MVP … Averaged 23.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior, leading Magnolia to a perfect 30-0 mark … As a junior, averaged 23.2 points, 7.1 boards and 3.0 assists.

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Historical Player Information

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    2023-24Sophomore

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    6'3" 207 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024-25Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 212 lbs
    3