Jerod Ward

Jerod Ward

Personal information
Born	(1976-05-05) May 5, 1976 Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235.4 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Clinton (Clinton, Mississippi)
College	Michigan (1994–1998)
NBA draft	1998 / Undrafted
Playing career	1998–2011
Position	Power forward/Center
Number	32, 7, 20, 15, 3
Career history
1998–1999	Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA)
1999–2000	Richmond Rhythm (IBL)
2000–2001	Los Angeles Stars (ABA)
2001	Mobiline Phone Pals (Philippines)
2001–2002	Granada (Spain)
2002	Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
2002–2003	Granada (Spain)
2003–2004	Café Najjar (Lebanon)
2004	JA Vichy (France)
2004–2005	Jeonju KCC Egis (South Korea)
2005–2006	RB Montecatini Terme (Italy)
2006	Sagesse Beirut (Lebanon)
2006–2009	Toyama Grouses (Japan)
2009	Toros de Aragua (Venezuela)
2009–2011	Fundación Adepal Alcázar (Spain)
Career highlights and awards
Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1994)

Jerod Davanta Ward (born May 5, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player, who played power forward and center positions.

Ward was the #1 recruit in the nation coming out of Clinton, Mississippi in 1994. He 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. Though plagued by injuries at Michigan, Ward ranked 5th in career three-point field goals.

The 6'9", 235 lbs forward has played for the Grand Rapids Hoops of the CBA, In 1998–99, he averaged 14.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game and was named to the CBA All-Rookie team. He also played for CB Granada in Spain, Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) and was part of the Toronto Raptors training camp in 2002.