Dana Ford
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | SMU |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 9, 1984 Tamms, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2006 | Illinois State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006–2007 | Winthrop (GA) |
| 2007–2008 | Wichita State (GA) |
| 2008–2009 | Chipola (assistant) |
| 2009–2011 | Tennessee State (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Wichita State (assistant) |
| 2012–2014 | Illinois State (assistant) |
| 2014–2018 | Tennessee State |
| 2018–2024 | Missouri State |
| 2024–present | SMU (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 163–146 (.528) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NIT) 0–1 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| OVC Coach of the Year (2016) Ben Jobe Award (2016) | |
Dana Ford (born June 9, 1984) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach at SMU. He was formerly the head coach at Missouri State University from March 21, 2018 until he was relieved of his duties on March 10, 2024. Prior to coaching the Bears, he was the head coach at Tennessee State from 2014 through the 2018 season. Ford is a former basketball player, having played at Illinois State from 2002 to 2006. After not being selected in the 2006 NBA draft, the Tamms, Illinois native joined the Tennessee State Tigers coaching staff under head coach John Cooper. He has previously been with Wichita State and Illinois State through his coaching career, playing a key role in the teams' recruiting and overall success.