Tyson Ward

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Tyson Ward
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Ward with Paris Basketball in 2025
No. 3 – Olympiacos
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueGBL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 (age 28)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.[1]
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolTampa Prep
(Tampa, Florida)
CollegeNorth Dakota State (2016–2020)
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021s.Oliver Würzburg
2021–2023Telekom Baskets Bonn
2023–2025Paris Basketball
2025–presentOlympiacos
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Tyson Christopher Ward (born July 26, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for North Dakota State.

High school career

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Ward attended Tampa Prep, where he was frequently overshadowed by his teammate, Juwan Durham. As a junior, Ward scored 21 points to lead Tampa Prep to a 56–41 victory over Seffner Christian in the Class 3A, District 7 final.[2] During their senior season, Durham tore his ACL, and Ward was counted on for more scoring. Ward contributed 31 points in a 73–70 loss to Windermere Prep in the Class 3A region final. He averaged 16.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game.[3] Ward was named to the first-team All-State. He was mainly recruited by Coastal Carolina and Charleston Southern, but was impressed by North Dakota State coach David Richman during a recruiting visit in March 2016 and committed to the Bison.[4]

College career

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Ward scored a freshman season-high 22 points in an overtime loss to IUPUI.[4] He averaged 5.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game as a freshman at North Dakota State.[5] As a sophomore, Ward averaged 11.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game.[6] Ward scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a 73–63 win over Omaha in the Summit League Tournament Championship and was named to the All-Tournament Team. He followed up this performance by scoring 23 points in a 2019 NCAA Tournament First Four win over North Carolina Central.[7] Ward averaged 12.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game as a junior.[8] Coming into his senior season, Ward gave up using social media to focus on academics and basketball.[9] On February 29, 2019, he scored a career-high 29 points shooting 4-of-4 from three-point range in an 87–67 win over Omaha.[10] As a senior, Ward averaged 16.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He was named to the First Team All-Summit League and All-District 12 Second Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.[11] Ward helped North Dakota State finish 25–8 and win the Summit League regular season and tournament championship. He finished his college career as the only player in program history with more than 1,500 points, 700 rebounds and 250 assists.[12]

Professional career

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On July 28, 2020, Ward signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[13]

On June 29, 2021, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), coached by Tuomas Iisalo.[14] In his second season with the Germans, Ward won the 2022-23 Basketball Champions League.[15]

On July 19, 2023, he followed coach Iisalo and signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Élite.[16] Ward won the 2023-24 EuroCup with the Parisians, earning the team a spot in the 2024-25 EuroLeague.[17]

On 27 June 2025, Ward signed with Greek team Olympiacos of the EuroLeague. Olympiacos paid €300,000 for contract buyout to Paris.[18] On December 10, 2025, Ward suffered a bone edema in the anterior part of the lateral tibial condyle which would cause him to miss some games. [19]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Ward won the EuroCup
† Denotes season in which Ward won the Champions League

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2024–25 Paris Basketball 38 38 26.2 .589 .332 .759 4.9 1.3 .9 .2 11.0 11.3
Career 38 38 26.2 .589 .332 .759 4.9 1.3 .9 .2 11.0 11.3

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2023–24† Paris Basketball 23 23 24.5 .670 .362 .868 4.1 1.3 1.2 .2 11.0 12.7
Career 23 23 24.5 .670 .362 .868 4.1 1.3 1.2 .2 11.0 12.7

Basketball Champions League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23† Baskets Bonn 13 8 21.8 .427 .342 .727 4.2 1.8 1.1 .2 8.1
Career 13 8 21.8 .427 .342 .727 4.2 1.8 1.1 .2 8.1

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Germany Würzburg Baskets BBL 33 24.1 .470 .317 .653 4.1 2.6 1.1 .2 9.2
2021–22 Germany Baskets Bonn BBL 27 18.5 .481 .278 .661 4.0 1.0 .9 .3 7.6
2022–23 Germany Baskets Bonn BBL 29 22.2 .475 .360 .716 4.7 1.6 1.2 .3 10.8
2023–24 France Paris Basketball LNB Élite 32 24.0 .479 .361 .719 4.3 1.1 1.2 .3 10.8
2024–25 France Paris Basketball LNB Élite 41 23.2 .469 .413 .740 4.5 1.6 1.1 .3 12.2

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 North Dakota State 30 1 19.2 .438 .371 .679 3.1 1.0 .6 .1 5.8
2017–18 North Dakota State 32 26 27.8 .465 .324 .763 5.9 2.6 .8 .3 11.8
2018–19 North Dakota State 34 28 27.7 .488 .321 .746 6.2 2.3 .8 .1 12.4
2019–20 North Dakota State 33 33 31.0 .530 .410 .778 7.2 2.8 .7 .6 16.9
Career 129 88 26.6 .490 .354 .757 5.7 2.2 .7 .3 11.9

Personal life

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Ward is the son of Chris Ward, who was the head basketball coach at Hillsborough High School.[20]

References

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