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Ward is a proven dominant big man who was a star at Michigan State, one of the topNCAA programs...Learning under legendary coach Tom Izzo, Ward developed his gameconsiderably at MSU...The powerful big man does a fantastic job of blending powerelements of his game with his skillset...Absolutely bullies opponents in the post...Throwshis frame around and moves guys off their spots with ease...Will dunk in a defender'sface and finish through contact all day...Has impressive footwork and soft touch thatutilizes perfect...Shows off an array of post moves and different ways tofinish...Defenders absolutely dread having to guard him in the post...Able to step outand knock down jumpers from the mid-range and occasionally from deep...Sets tough,efficient screens and rolls to the bucket smoothly...So hard to stop when he's inmotion...Eats up rebounds with his big frame, athleticism, and soft hands...Very difficultto box out...Defensively, he offers tough resistance in the post...Cannot be backed downand he is a major obstacle for slashers trying to get to the bucket...Plays with passionand fierceness...Always wants to punish his opponents...Ward can be the man in themiddle for any team as he can comfortably have an offense run through him and anchora team's defense...He's hungry and ready to take the next step in his career in his questfor a championship.
2013-2014: Gahanna, OH / Lincoln High School
2014-2015: Gahanna, OH / Lincoln High School: 18ppg, 8rpg, 2bpg
2015: All-Ohio Red (AAU)
2015-2016: Gahanna, OH / Lincoln High School: 21.0ppg, 8.5rpg
2016-2017: Michigan State University (NCAA, starting five): 35 games: 13.9ppg, 6.5rpg, 1.5bpg, FGP: 59.2%, FT: 61.5%
2017-2018: Michigan State University (NCAA, starting five): 35 games: 12.4ppg, 7.1rpg, 1.3bpg, FGP: 64.7%, FT: 62.1%
2018: declared for the NBA Draft 2018 early entry, withdrew before the deadline
2018-2019: Michigan State University (NCAA): 34 games: 12.9ppg, 6.1rpg, 1.2bpg, FGP: 57.7%, FT: 65.3%
2019: declared for the NBA Draft 2019 early entry
2019 July: Atlanta Hawks (MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, starting five): 4 games: 4.3ppg, 4.8rpg
2019 August: NBA G League Player Invitational in Chicago, IL
2019-2020: Hapoel Galil Gilboa (Israel-Winner League), in Oct.`19 signed at Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediye Spor (Turkey-TBL): 4 games: 22.0ppg, 6.3rpg, in Nov.`19 moved to College Park SkyHawks (NBA G League): 34 games: 13.3ppg, 6.7rpg, 2FGP: 60.5%, FT: 62.9%, in Mar.`20 agreed terms with Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediye Spor (Turkey-TBL, starting five): 5 games: 19.6ppg, 7.0rpg, FGP: 65.4%, FT: 69.8%
2020: Big X (The Basketball Tournament)
2020-2021: Istanbul Basket (Turkey-TBL): 4 games: 21.3ppg, 8.3rpg, 1.5apg, 1.8spg, left in Nov.`20
2021: Ottawa Blackjacks (Canada-CEBL, starting five): 14 games: Score-5(17.3ppg), Reb-3(8.9rpg), Blocks-3(1.1bpg), FGP: 63.6%, 3PT: 42.9%, FT: 59.7%
2021-2022: Leyma Basquet Coruna (Spain-LEB Gold): 36 games: 13.8ppg, Reb-4(7.1rpg), FGP: 59.3%, 3PT: 42.9%, FT: 56.4%
2022: Bucketneers (The Basketball Tournament): 3 games: 7.3ppg, 4.0rpg, FGP: 45.0%, FT: 66.7%
2023-2024: Sigal Prishtina (Kosovo-Superliga, starting five): left in Oct.'23: 2 games: 19.5ppg, 7.5rpg, later that month moved to Gargzdu SC Gargzdai (Lithuania-LKL, starting five): 13 games: 20.2ppg, 6.9rpg, 1.0spg, 1.0bpg, 2FGP: 60.1%, 3FGP: 33.3%, FT: 53.9%, in Feb.'24 signed at Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 (France-Betclic ELITE ProA): 11 games: 11.0ppg, 5.1rpg, 0.0apg, 0.4spg, FGP: 65.2%, 3PT:0.0%, FT:47.7%
2024: Vancouver Bandits (Canada-CEBL, starting five): 22 games: 16.2ppg, Reb-5(6.6rpg), 1.2apg, 1.1bpg, FGP: 59.0%, FT: 68.6%
2024-2025: Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisboa (Portugal-Liga Betclic, starting five): 24 games: 15.8ppg, 8.4rpg, 0.5apg, 0.5spg, FGP: 69.9%, 3PT:57.1%, FT:46.6%; FIBA Europe Cup: 6 games: 14.0ppg, 7.8rpg, 1.5bpg, FGP: 55.6%, FT: 47.1%
2025-2026: Al Qurain (Kuwait-D1), in Mar.'26 signed at Quimper UJAP (France-ProB): 4 games: 13.0ppg, 3.5rpg, 0.8apg, 0.3spg, FGP: 59.5%, 3PT:0.0%, FT:47.1%
Awards/Achievements
Kuwait Supercup Semifinals -2026
Nike Elite 100 Skill Academy in St.Louis, MO -2014
HS Third-Team Associated Press All-Ohio -2015
HS All-State Division I Third Team by PrepHoopsOhio.com -2015
HS All-Junior Team -2015
HS Rated among the Top 50 players in his class by ESPN 100 (#39), Rivals.com (#41), Scout.com (#48) -2016
HS Ohio Division I-II North-South All-Star Game MVP -2016
HS Ohio Capital Conference-Ohio Division Co-Player of the Year -2016
HS Columbus Dispatch All-Metro Team -2016
HS Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game -2016
HS Associated Press Division I All-Ohio Team -2016
HS regional Finals -2016
HS first-team Associated Press Central Division I All-District -2015, 16
HS first-team All-League -2015, 16
HS OCC-Ohio Champion -2014, 15, 16
Big Ten Tournament Semifinals -2018
Big Ten Regular Season Champion -2018
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention -2017, 18
All-Big Ten Third Team -2019
Big Ten Tournament Winner -2019
Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champion -2019
Turkish TBL Regular Season Runner-Up -2020
Eurobasket.com Spanish LEB Gold All-Imports Team -2022
Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold First Team -2022
Spanish League -2022 (Player of the Week: 5 times)
USBasket.com All-CEBL Honorable Mention -2023
CEBL Semifinals -2021, 23
CEBL Finalist -2024
Lithuanian LKL -2024 (Player of the Week Rd.5)
Kosovan Superliga -2024 (Player of the Week Rd.1)
USBasket.com All-CEBL First Team -2021, 24
Portuguese Cup Finalist -2025
Portuguese League -2025 (Player of the Week: 2 times)
Portuguese League Semifinals -2025
Eurobasket.com All-Portuguese League Second Team -2025
CEBL Western Conference Regular Season Champion -2024, 25
Highlights
Games
Coruna - Palencia 105-93 Date: November 9, 2021
Ward Nick #33 orange
Minutes: 31
Points: 29 2FG: 11-15 Free Throws: 7-11 Rebounds: 14 Ranking: 35.0
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