Tennessee State hires Illinois State assistant Dana Ford as men's basketball coach

Tennessee State has hired Illinois State assistant Dana Ford as its men's basketball coach.

Ford succeeds Travis Williams, who was fired last month after going 23-40 in two seasons. Tennessee State went 5-25 this season.

Tennessee State said in a statement Monday that Ford would be introduced at a news conference later in the day.

Ford worked at Tennessee State from 2009-11 as an assistant under former coach John Cooper. Williams became coach in 2012 after Cooper left for Miami (Ohio).

Ford spent the 2011-12 season as an assistant at Wichita State and has been at Illinois State his last two seasons. Ford played at Illinois State from 2002-06.