Tyson Ward

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Tyson Ward
Tyson Ward 3 Paris Basketball Euroleague 20250325 (1).jpg
Ward with Paris Basketball in 2025
No. 3–Olympiacos
Position Small forward / shooting guard
League GBL
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 school Tampa Prep
(Tampa, Florida)
College North Dakota State (2016–2020)
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021 s.Oliver Würzburg
2021–2023 Telekom Baskets Bonn
2023–2025 Paris Basketball
2025–present Olympiacos
Career highlights

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.

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High school career

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

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

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]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2024–25 Paris Basketball 383826.2.589.332.7594.91.3.9.211.011.3
Career383826.2.589.332.7594.91.3.9.211.011.3

EuroCup

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2023–24† Paris Basketball 232324.5.670.362.8684.11.31.2.211.012.7
Career232324.5.670.362.8684.11.31.2.211.012.7

Basketball Champions League

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23† Baskets Bonn 13821.8.427.342.7274.21.81.1.28.1
Career13821.8.427.342.7274.21.81.1.28.1

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Flag of Germany.svg Würzburg Baskets BBL 3324.1.470.317.6534.12.61.1.29.2
2021–22 Flag of Germany.svg Baskets Bonn BBL 2718.5.481.278.6614.01.0.9.37.6
2022–23 Flag of Germany.svg Baskets Bonn BBL 2922.2.475.360.7164.71.61.2.310.8
2023–24 Flag of France.svg Paris Basketball LNB Élite 3224.0.479.361.7194.31.11.2.310.8

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 North Dakota State 30119.2.438.371.6793.11.0.6.15.8
2017–18 North Dakota State 322627.8.465.324.7635.92.6.8.311.8
2018–19 North Dakota State 342827.7.488.321.7466.22.3.8.112.4
2019–20 North Dakota State 333331.0.530.410.7787.22.8.7.616.9
Career1298826.6.490.354.7575.72.2.7.311.9

Personal life

Ward is the son of Chris Ward, who was the head basketball coach at Hillsborough High School. [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Tyson Ward Résumé". French Basketball Scouting.
  2. ↑ Sharp, Darek (February 7, 2015). "District boys basketball: Tampa Prep takes 10th straight title". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Putnam, Bob (February 20, 2016). "Boys basketball: Windermere Prep beats Tampa Prep in Class 3A region final". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Kerlin, Joe (April 7, 2017). "Tyson Ward Just Wants To Play His Role". Bison Illustrated. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Putnam, Bob (November 10, 2017). "Tampa Bay hoopsters to watch in college". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Summit League Preseason Men's Basketball Poll". Dakota News Now. October 4, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ Schmidt, Nolan (April 19, 2019). "Tyson Ward: The Evolution". Bison Illustrated. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  8. ↑ Couzin, Nick (October 7, 2019). "NDSU Basketball Tabbed As Preseason Summit League Favorite". KVRR. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ Schmidt, Nolan (March 7, 2020). "Shift In Focus Has Paid Off For Tyson Ward". Bison Illustrated. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ward, Samuelson, Shahid spark N. Dakota St. romp, 87–67". ESPN . Associated Press. February 29, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Hagedorn Among Five From Summit Named All-District". Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan. March 24, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ Miller, Chase (July 27, 2020). "Ward Signs in Germany to Begin Professional Basketball Career". KFGO. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Würzburg signs rookie Tyson Ward, re-signs Flo Koch". Sportando. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Athletisches Multitalent: Willkommen Tyson Ward". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Telekom Baskets Bonn become first German club to win BCL crown as Shorts earns Final Four MVP award". fiba.basketball. May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Tyson Ward rejoint le Paris Basketball". parisbasketball.paris (in French). July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Paris wins EuroCup, earns promotion to 2024-25 EuroLeague". basketnews.com. April 12, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  18. ↑ Olympiacos complete Tyson Ward transfer after paying buyout to Paris, basketnews.com, 27 June 2025
  19. ↑ Putnam, Bob (March 8, 2018). "Hillsborough coach Chris Ward's unusual methods yield exceptional results". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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