"Indiana Pacers point guard T.J. Ford is putting his cooking skills up against other competitors around the country.

Ford, through his marketing people, has teamed up with Betty Crocker to take part in the Betty Bracket, a single-elimination tournament spinoff from the NCAA Tournament that puts him against 63 other competitors to see who has the best game-day recipes.

Ford is representing Austin since he attended the University of Texas.

His dish? Tex-Mex enchiladas.

"I'm from Texas so enchiladas is a huge recipe for us from Texas because we love Hispanic food," Ford said. "I talked to people from Betty Crocker, and we came up with a good recipe that we feel will be good for the fans and a good representation for me and Austin."

Ford hasn't always been a cook.

He got into it one summer while in college. Now he likes to cook and posts before and after pictures on his Twitter page.

"I was living by myself for a summer while in college, so I had to call my mom and she helped me prepare different types of food," he said. "That was my first experience and that's when I took off.""