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Jersey Number 3
Cam Ward
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Upper Marlboro, Md.
- High School:
- Largo
The Word
A four-star prospect from suburban Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C. ... A physical force ... Can get downhill and to the rim ... Can play either forward spot ... Coach Izzo describes him as a winner (two-straight state titles at Largo) who carries himself with toughness ... Coaches call him an Antonio Smith type player.
2025-26 (Freshman): Appeared in 34 games, averaging 15.3 minutes per game … Missed one game after a sprained wrist against North Carolina (11/27) in the Fort Myers Tip-Off … Averaged 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds … Blocked 16 shots … Shot 58.9 percent from the floor (73-of-124) … Scored in double figures three times … Had one double-double … Led the team in rebounding three times and in scoring once … Averaged 4.2 points and 4.3 rebound in 15.2 minutes during Big Ten games … In the NCAA Tournament, averaged 5.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in 17.7 minutes per game, connecting on 72.7 percent of his shots from the floor (8-of-11) … Made a big impact in his second career game, recording a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes to lead the Spartans to a win over Arkansas (11/8) … Scored 11 points, hitting 4-of-7 shots from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line, in a win over North Carolina (11/27) … Played 19 minutes in a win over Rutgers (3/5), scoring nine points, grabbing nine rebounds and blocking a season-high three shots … Scored 13 points, hitting all six of his shots from the floor, and blocked two shots in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against North Dakota State (3/19).
High School: A four-star recruit from Upper Marlboro, Md., just outside of D.C. … Ranked No. 46 nationally and No. 10 among power forwards by 247 Sports …The Washington Post’s All-Met Player of the Year for 2024-25 … Graduated from Largo High School as state of Maryland’s all-time leading public school scorer with 2,716 career points … As a senior, averaged 29.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.8 blocks per game … A First Team All-Met selection as a senior to cap off a scholastic career that saw him named All-Met four times, including twice on the first team … Helped lead the Largo Lions to a second-straight team championship in 2025 … Averaged 26.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.7 steals, 2.1 blocks and 2.4 steals per game and was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Maryland as a junior … Coached by his father (Rodney), and his mother (Ayana) is the school’s athletic director and women’s basketball coach … Has a 6-11 wingspan.
Personal: Cam Ward … Born on October, 30, 2006 in Largo, Md. … The son of Rodney Ward and Ayana Ball-Ward … His father, Rodney, is the boys basketball coach at Largo and his mother, Ayana, is the school’s athletic director and girls basketball coach … Has a brother, Canaan, and a sister, Caliah… Favorite TV show is Power … Favorite movies are Superfly and the Fast n’ Furious series… Lists rap as his favorite music … Favorite team is the Green Bay Packers … Kevin Durant is his favorite athlete … Enjoys cooking, gaming and hanging out.
A four-star prospect from suburban Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C. ... A physical force ... Can get downhill and to the rim ... Can play either forward spot ... Coach Izzo describes him as a winner (two-straight state titles at Largo) who carries himself with toughness ... Coaches call him an Antonio Smith type player.
2025-26 (Freshman): Appeared in 34 games, averaging 15.3 minutes per game … Missed one game after a sprained wrist against North Carolina (11/27) in the Fort Myers Tip-Off … Averaged 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds … Blocked 16 shots … Shot 58.9 percent from the floor (73-of-124) … Scored in double figures three times … Had one double-double … Led the team in rebounding three times and in scoring once … Averaged 4.2 points and 4.3 rebound in 15.2 minutes during Big Ten games … In the NCAA Tournament, averaged 5.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in 17.7 minutes per game, connecting on 72.7 percent of his shots from the floor (8-of-11) … Made a big impact in his second career game, recording a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes to lead the Spartans to a win over Arkansas (11/8) … Scored 11 points, hitting 4-of-7 shots from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line, in a win over North Carolina (11/27) … Played 19 minutes in a win over Rutgers (3/5), scoring nine points, grabbing nine rebounds and blocking a season-high three shots … Scored 13 points, hitting all six of his shots from the floor, and blocked two shots in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against North Dakota State (3/19).
High School: A four-star recruit from Upper Marlboro, Md., just outside of D.C. … Ranked No. 46 nationally and No. 10 among power forwards by 247 Sports …The Washington Post’s All-Met Player of the Year for 2024-25 … Graduated from Largo High School as state of Maryland’s all-time leading public school scorer with 2,716 career points … As a senior, averaged 29.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.8 blocks per game … A First Team All-Met selection as a senior to cap off a scholastic career that saw him named All-Met four times, including twice on the first team … Helped lead the Largo Lions to a second-straight team championship in 2025 … Averaged 26.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.7 steals, 2.1 blocks and 2.4 steals per game and was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Maryland as a junior … Coached by his father (Rodney), and his mother (Ayana) is the school’s athletic director and women’s basketball coach … Has a 6-11 wingspan.
Personal: Cam Ward … Born on October, 30, 2006 in Largo, Md. … The son of Rodney Ward and Ayana Ball-Ward … His father, Rodney, is the boys basketball coach at Largo and his mother, Ayana, is the school’s athletic director and girls basketball coach … Has a brother, Canaan, and a sister, Caliah… Favorite TV show is Power … Favorite movies are Superfly and the Fast n’ Furious series… Lists rap as his favorite music … Favorite team is the Green Bay Packers … Kevin Durant is his favorite athlete … Enjoys cooking, gaming and hanging out.
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