 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.That accomplishment still speaks for itself today.Shortly after announcing his retirement from the EuroLeague, Ford died from leukemia, at age 32.