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The 6-foot-8, 205-pound junior forward led the Lions to a 25-2 record and the Class 2A state championship this past season. Ward averaged 26.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.7 steals, 2.4 assists and 2.1 blocks per game, and recorded 29 points, 16 rebounds, six blocks and five steals in his team’s 66-52 win over Carver Vocational Tech in the state final. A 2023 Washington Post First Team All-Met selection, he’s ranked as the nation’s No. 40 recruit in the Class of 2025 by ESPN. He concluded his junior year with 1,913 points in his prep basketball career.
Ward has maintained a 3.39 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.
Ward has volunteered locally at the Capitol Area Food Bank as part of the Team Durant Family Foundation. He has also donated his time as a youth basketball coach.
