Siena finished in fourth place in the league. Final season and death Despite his leukemia being in an advanced stage, Ford played the Italian League 2003–04 season with Scavolini Pesaro. Averaging 22.2 points per game in the Italian League, Ford, in his final season, helped Scavolini finish in fourth place in the Italian League, which meant the team qualified to the next season's EuroLeague, and to the Italian Cup's runner-up position, despite being near death. Shortly after announcing his retirement from the EuroLeague, Ford died from leukemia, at age 32. He is survived by his wife Paula, their daughter Quekenshia, and their sons Karlderek, Alphonso, Jr. In Ford's honor, the EuroLeague named its trophy for the leading scorer of the year, the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy. The player who replaced Ford on Scavolini Pesaro, following his death, Charles Smith, would win the award the very next season. Team titles and personal accomplishments 2× CBA All-Star Game: (1994, 1995) 3× Greek All-Star Game: (1996 II, 1999, 2002) 3× Greek League Top Scorer: (1997 – 23.9 ppg, 2000 – 22.7 ppg, 2001 – 24.1 ppg) 2× All-EuroLeague First Team: (2001, 2003) 2× EuroLeague Top Scorer: (2001 – 26.0 ppg, 2002 – 24.8 ppg) Greek League MVP: (2001) All-EuroLeague Second Team: (2002) Greek Cup Winner: (2002) Greek Cup MVP: (2002) Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer: (2002) No. 9 retired by Papagou No. 10 retired by Peristeri Greek League Hall of Fame: (2022) See also List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career scoring leaders References External links Alphonso Ford at nba.com Alphonso Ford at basketballreference.com Alphonso Ford at euroleague.net Alphonso Ford at fibaeurope.com Alphonso Ford at acb.com Alphonso Ford at legabasket.it Alphonso Ford at esake.gr Alphonso Ford at baskethotel.com 1971 births 2004 deaths African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Mississippi Basketball players from Memphis, Tennessee CB Peñas Huesca players Deaths from cancer in Tennessee Deaths from leukemia Greek Basket League players Lega Basket Serie A players Liga ACB players Mens Sana Basket players Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball players Olympiacos B.C. players Papagou B.C. players People from Greenwood, Mississippi Peristeri B.C. players Philadelphia 76ers draft picks Philadelphia 76ers players Seattle SuperSonics players Shooting guards Sporting basketball players Tri-City Chinook players Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century