2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
CAREER HONORS
• America East Sixth Man of the Year (2015, 2018)
SENIOR SEASON (2017-18): Appeared in all 35 games and made three starts ... Became the first player in the history of the league to win teh America East Sixth Man of the Year twice ... Set the school record for most consecutive games played and career games played (141) ... Scored a season high 14 points in wins over twin state rivals Dartmouth and New Hampshire ... Logged six double-figure outings ... Ranked fourth on the team with 24 three-pointers and 12 assists ... Finished the season with the fifth-most assists (45) on the team
JUNIOR SEASON (2016-17): Saw action in all 35 games for the Catamounts … Averaged 3.9 ppg, 35.2% from the field, and14.8 minutes a night … Netted seven points on the road at Quinnipiac (11/12/16) … Tallied 10 points and three assists against Lyndon State (11/19/16) … Registered a season-high two steals in 10 minutes of play against Wofford (11/21/16) … Recorded a season-high 17 points and three 3-point field goals made against UMass-Lowell (1/19/17) … Played a season-high 24 minutes in the America East Quarterfinals against Maine (3/1/17).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015-16): Played in all 37 games for Vermont including three starts ... Averaged 9.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game ... Was perfect from the field (7/7 FG, 6/6 3P) and from the free throw line (4/4 FT) against UMBC (2/20/16) leading to a new career high of 24 points ... Matched his career high of 24 points in the America East Quarterfinals against Maine (3/2/16) ... Scored 10 or more points 18 times including three games of 20 or more points ... Finished third in the America East in assist to turnover ratio (1.9 a/to).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014-15): Saw action in all 34 games ... Earned one start ... Became the first Catamount to earn the America East 6th Man of the Year honor ... Poured in a career-high 19 points in his America East debut, a victory over Hartford (12/3/14) ... Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds at Hartford (1/31/15) ... Was 4-for-4 from 3-point range vs. UMass Lowell (2/11/15) to help the Catamounts make 16 3-pointers and set a new school record for best 3-point field goal percentage (76.1%) ... Handed out a career-high seven assists in Ameica East Quarterfinal win over UMBC (3/4/15) ... Reached double figures in the scoring column eight times ... Averaged 7.5 points, 5.0 assists and shot 50 percent from 3-point range in the America East Tournament ... Averaged 8.0 points and shot 45.7 percent from 3-point range in America East games ... Ranked third among America East leaders in 3-point field goal percentage (39.4%).
BEFORE VERMONT: Came to Vermont from Marshall, Wisconsin and Marshall High School ... Averaged 26.7 points, 7.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game as a senior ... Graduated as Marshall's all-time leading scorer and ranks sixth all-time in the state of Wisconsin (2,384 points) ... Also finished his career as Marshall's all-time leader in assists (605) and steals (251) ... Was a four-time team MVP and three-time captain ... Led Marshall to four Capital South Conference Championships ... Won the sectional title in 2012 ... Was a four-time Conference Player of the Year ... Named First Team WBCA All-State and AP All-State three times ... Selected to All-Area Team four times.
PERSONAL: Is the son of Dennis and Kris Ward ... Has three siblings - Blake, Alyssa and Craig ... Is undecided on a major.
Statistics
Season Statistics
No statistics available for this season.
There are no statistics available for this player.
Historical Player Information
-
2014-15First Year
G
6'2"
155 lbs
-
2015-16Sophomore
G
6'2"
170 lbs
-
2016-17Junior
G
6'2"
170 lbs
-
2017-18Senior
G
6'2"
170 lbs