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# 25 David Ward | C

Height: 6-6	Academic Major: Business
Class: Sr.	Hometown (HS): Maryland Heights, Mo. (DeSmet)

Biography:
2006-07: Played in all 27 games and started 22 games ... led the team with a 51.7 shooting percentage from the field ... averaged 10.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game ... led the team in scoring four times and in rebounding twice ... had seven or more rebounds in a game six times ... recorded a team season-best and tied a career-high with four steals in a win over Maryville ... scored in double figures in three of the first four games of the season and in 13 games total ... scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Grand Valley State ... scored 20 points for the first time in his career against SIU Edwardsville, hitting 9-of-14 from the field, while also grabbing seven rebounds ... hit 9-of-13 shots from the field and 5-of-7 from the line en route to a career-high 23 points, including the game-winning shot at the buzzer, at Missouri-Rolla … scored 14 points and dished out a career-best six assists against Drury ... scored 18 points, hitting a perfect 7-of-7 from the field at Quincy.

2005-06: Played in all 27 games, starting 24 … third on the team in scoring with 9.9 points per game and 266 total points … second on the team in rebounding with 144 rebounds, for an average of 5.3 …ranks ninth in school history for most rebounds in a year by a sophomore ... second on the team in shooting, hitting 53.2 percent (100-for-188) from the field… shot 73.3 percent (66-for-90) from the free throw line … reached double figure scoring in 13 games, including five straight towards the end of the year … had a season-best 17 points twice, first at Quincy and later in the season at Rockhurst … scored 16 points in a game twice … had a career-high 12 rebounds at SIU Edwardsville… had eight other games with at least seven rebounds … dished out four assists against Quincy.

2004-05: Played in all 28 games and started 16 of the last 17 games ... scored in double figures in nine games, including eight times when he started ... third on the team in rebounds with an average of 4.6 per game ... his 129 total rebounds ranks 10th on the UMSL single season list for freshman ... averaged 7.1 points per game... scored a season-best 19 points at Indianapolis on 6-of-13 shooting from the field and 7-of-9 from the free throw line ... pulled down nine rebounds against Indianapolis and had five other games with eight rebounds ... hit a season-best six field goals in a game twice and hit five field goals in a game five times, including three of the last five games on the year ... recorded a career best and a team season best four steals in a win over Robert Morris.

High School: Played four years at DeSmet Jesuit High School for head coach Bob Steiner … led the team to a 21-8 record during as a senior … averaged 12 points and eight rebounds per game in senior season … left as the seventh ranked all-time leading scorer in school history … led the team to two district championships during his career and a second place finish in the state tournament as a sophomore … was a McDonald’s All-American nominee.

Personal: Born September 2, 1985 … son of Keith and Cindy Ward … has one brother, Jason … majoring in business.