[2] Ward was the number one recruit in the nation winning the Naismith Prep Player of the Year award coming out of Clinton, Mississippi in 1994.

In the 2009–10 season Ward was honored by Clinton High School retiring his number 32 jersey.

In 1994, Ward signed with the University of Michigan and comprised part of its highly touted Fab Five II that included Travis Conlan, Maceo Baston, Willie Mitchell, and Maurice Taylor.

[3] Though plagued by injuries at Michigan, Ward ranked fifth in career three-point field goals.

[5][1] He also played for CB Granada in Spain, Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) and was part of the Toronto Raptors training camp in 2002.