Julia Ford joined Coastal Carolina head women’s basketball coach Kevin Pederson’s coaching staff as an assistant coach in April 2022.
Prior to joining the Chanticleers’ coaching staff, Ford worked as a graduate assistant with the Clemson Tigers women’s basketball program. While at Clemson, she helped players in both on and off-court settings to help them improve through instructional training, film, and character development.
Ford’s responsibilities at Clemson also included aiding the staff in opponent scouts, managing food vendors, recruiting mail-outs, and supervising the practice team.
In the summers of 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2021, Ford worked with the USA women’s basketball program, preparing elite athletes and coaches for competition through facilitating practice and accommodations. She also captured, cut, organized, and distributed film to support scouting and team development. Ford provided operational support via coordinating gear distribution, packing, and organizing equipment for competition and travel.
Ford played basketball at Bentley University under Hall of Fame coach Barbara Stevens. She was named as one of the team’s captains by her coaches and teammates. She graduated from Bentley in May of 2020 with dual bachelor's degrees in media and culture and information design and corporate communication.
Ford is working towards her master’s degree in human resource development.
