▁and ▁ 1 . 1 ▁ste als ▁per ▁game . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Bul lets , ▁R uther ford ▁earned ▁All - N BL ▁Second ▁Team ▁hon ors ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁scoring ▁with ▁ 2 5 . 0 ▁points ▁per ▁game . ▁In ▁ 3 0 ▁games , ▁he ▁also ▁aver aged ▁ 5 . 9 ▁reb ounds , ▁ 2 . 8 ▁ass ists ▁and ▁ 1 . 2 ▁ste als ▁per ▁game . ▁His ▁third ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Bul lets ▁ended ▁prem ature ly ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁cut ▁with ▁three ▁games ▁to ▁go . ▁In ▁ 2 6 ▁games , ▁he ▁aver aged ▁ 1 7 . 4 ▁points , ▁ 5 . 7 ▁reb ounds , ▁ 3 . 1 ▁ass ists ▁and ▁ 1 . 1 ▁ste als ▁per ▁game . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁R uther ford ▁signed ▁with ▁AP O EL ▁of ▁the ▁Cy pr us ▁Basketball ▁League . ▁After ▁failing ▁to ▁satisfy ▁the ▁coach , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁playing ▁basketball , ▁R uther ford ▁returned ▁to ▁OS U ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁strength ▁and ▁condition ing ▁coach ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁co aching ▁staff ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁when ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Final