Hason Ward

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Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Thomas, Barbados
High School:
Springfield Central (Mass.)
Prev School:
VCU

Honors & Awards
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S24)
Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (21)

2023-24
Appeared in 28 games with three starts ... missed nine non-conference games in November and December with a foot injury ... averaged 6.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.6 blocked shots per game ... shot 62.8 percent from the floor and 57.8 percent from the free throw line ... his 62.8 field goal percentage was the fourth-best in program history and the third-best by a senior in program history ... was second on the team in blocked shots with 33 ... scored a season-high 13 points against No. 1 Houston in the Big 12 Championship ... grabbed a season-high seven rebounds at No. 11 Oklahoma ... tied a career-high with four assists in a win at No. 19 TCU ... had a season-high five blocked shots at Kansas State ... had a season-high three steals in a win over No. 14 Baylor in the Big 12 Championship Semifinals ... recorded a blocked shot in his final five games ... ISU went 5-1 in games he scored in double figures ... his four blocked shots in the NCAA Tournament were the seventh-most in program history, while his five career NCAA Tournament blocked shots rank sixth in school history ... his 1.18 blocked shots per game ranked ninth in the Big 12.

2022-23
Appeared in 23 games ... led the Cyclones in field goal percentage at 67.4, connecting on 31-of-46 attempts ... fourth on the team in blocked shots with 10 ... second on the team with 18 dunks ... scored a season-high six points three times ... had a season-high seven rebounds against IUPUI and North Carolina A&T ... had a season-high three steals against IUPUI.

2021-22 (VCU)
Ward saw action in 29 games for the Rams, including 24 starts ... led the Rams with 1.5 blocked shots per game, while ranking second with 4.8 rebounds per game ... averaged 6.5 points per game, while shooting 55.3 percent from the floor ... recorded three double-doubles on the year ... scored in double figures six times, including a pair of 14-point games in wins over St. Peter's and Richmond ... blocked multiple shots in a game 11 times, including at least three or more in four of the first five games of the year ... blocked five shots or more in three games, including a career-high six in a win over St. Bonaventure.

2020-21 (VCU)
Named to 2020-21 Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive team ... appeared in all 26 contests and started the final 11 games of the year ... averaged career-bests of 6.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game ... shot .583(67-of-115) from the floor ... ranked second in the A-10 and 21st nationally in blocked shots per game ... recorded a pair of double-doubles, including a 13-point, 10-rebound effort in his first career start against La Salle ... blocked a career-high five shots in just 18 minutes in a win over Dayton ... blocked four or more shots in a game seven times.

2019-20 (VCU)
Saw action in 24 games off the bench and averaged 3.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 7.1 minutes ... blocked 15 shots ... connected on 30-of-48 attempts from the floor, a .625 clip ... scored a season-high 10 points on 4-of-5 field goals in a win over George Washington ... scored eight points, blocked four shots and corralled three rebounds in a triumph over Jacksonville State ... provided six points, five rebounds a block and a steal in a season-high 17 minutes at Davidson.

High School
Prepped at Springfield Central (Mass.) High School ... averaged 10.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.2 blocks during senior year ... helped the Golden Eagles to the MIAA State Division I Quarterfinals ... blocked 22 shots in a game as a junior.

Personal
Son of Lasontha Sealy ... has a sister, Hadara, and a brother, Samuel ... majoring in liberal studies.