2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

11 Derrius Ward

11 Derrius Ward

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Sankofa Free Academy

Summary

Biography

2024-25 (Senior): 1x MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (11/11/24)… Appeared in 11 games while making eight starts, averaging a team-high 13.2 points to go with 5.0 rebounds, 13 assists, 10 steals and seven blocks in 31.3 minutes per game… Hit 49-of-124 (39.5%) from the floor, 18-of-49 (36.7%) from 3-point range and 29-of-41 (70.7%) from the line.
 
Season Highs
Points: 26 vs. Norfolk State (2/22)
Rebounds: 9 at Virginia (11/11)
Assists: 3 vs. Morgan State (3/6)
Blocks: 2 vs. Howard (2/24)
Steals: 3 at Wake Forest (11/4)
FG Made: 8 vs. Norfolk State (2/22)
3FG Made: 6 vs. Norfolk State (2/22)
FT Made: 6 at Wake Forest (11/4)

2023-24 (Redshirt Junior at Florida Memorial): Led FMU to Sun Conference Title… Second Team All-Sun Conference… Averaged 13.2 points and 3.6 rebounds in 26.4 minutes per game… Also put up 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals along with 11 blocks… Shot 46.6% from the floor, 34.7% from deep and 60.5% from the line… Scored 20+ points in three games, including a season-high 27 points on... 12-of-16 FGs against Warner… Posted a double-double 19 points and 10 rebounds against Ave Maria… Dished out 4+ assists in 12 games.
 
2022-23 (Redshirt Sophomore at UTRGV): Played in 25 games and averaged 3.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 12.4 minutes per game… Reached double-figures in scoring three times … Led team in rebounding for first time with five vs. Tarleton in WAC Tournament opener (3/7) … Scored a career-high 20 points on a career-best 9-of-14 shooting while dishing out a career-high six assists in his first-career start vs. SWAGU (2/20) … Scored nine points on 4-of-7 shooting vs. Stephen F. Austin (2/11) … Earned Fall AD Honor Roll recognition (1/26) … Scored 10 points on career-high tying two 3-pointers with career-high seven rebounds vs. Abilene Christian (1/11) … Scored nine points with three rebounds, three assists and one block in career-high 27 minutes vs. Utah Valley (1/7) … Grabbed career-high two steals vs. Southwestern Christian (12/15) … Scored career-high 14 points with career-high six rebounds, career-high four assists and career-high two blocks vs. Southwestern Adventist (11/12) … Scored four points in UTRGV debut at Kansas State (11/7) … Scored 11 points with four rebounds and seven assists in exhibition vs. Concordia (11/2).
 
2021-22 (Redshirt Freshman at Harcum College): Averaged 10.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.1 steals while shooting 41.9% from the field, 32.4% from behind the arc and 70.7% from the line in 34 games (26 starts) while leading his team to a 32-3 record and the Elite 8 of the NJCAA Tournament.
 
2020-21 (Freshman at La Salle): Played in two games and averaged 1.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.5 steals in 3.5 minutes per game… Grabbed a rebound in four minutes vs. Fordham (1/2) … Recorded two rebounds, one assist and one steal in four minutes vs. Lincoln (12/8).
 
High School: Did a Prep season at St. Thomas More and led team to a 31-10 record and a trip to the National Prep Championship… Scored 12 points in title game vs. Brewster Academy and in the 29th Annual Founder’s Tournament Championship victory over Bridgton Academy… Scored 20 points with nine assists and six steals in an 83-61 win over Vincentian to secure the 2019 PIAA State Championship … Tallied 21 points with five assists in a state semifinal win against Lourdes Regional … Earned PIAA Class A First Team All-State honors.
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