2011-12: Named Preseason All-MAC West in MAC preseason media poll...named one of 30 semifinalists for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award... recorded 16 points on 5-of-12 shooting in season opener at South Dakota State, as well as six rebounds, three steals, and one assist (11/12/11)... recorded four points and six rebounds against Temple (11/17/11)... set season high in points (25) and career high in rebounds (11) against Iona, recording his first career double-double (11/18/11)... recorded 16 points, eight assists, and no turnovers against Colorado (11/20/11)... recorded seven points, four rebounds, and one assist at Purdue (11/23/11)... had nine points, five rebounds, and three steals against Gonzaga (11/26/11)...made first career start at point guard against Hope, recording four points, four rebounds, and six assists (11/30/11)...scored 19 points at Detroit, including 15 points (5-of-13) coming from three-point range (12/8/11)...played the forward position against Southern Illinois, contributing 16 points, six rebounds, and three steals (12/11/11)...scored 15 points and recorded five rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Duquesne (12/17/11)...finished with six points, four rebounds, and two assists against Winthrop (12/20/11)...recorded 12 points and six rebounds in Broncos’ win over Oakland (12/23/11)...recorded 16 points and three steals at Duke (12/30/11)...scored 17 points and added five rebounds and three assists against Milwaukee (1/3/12)...added 16 points and game-high seven assists at Ball State (1/7/12)...posted 11 points against Northern Illinois (1/11/12)...had three points and six assists in win over Toledo (1/14/12)...recorded six points, three rebounds, and three assists at Eastern Michigan (1/18/12)...had six points and five assists against Central Michigan (1/21/12)...made the start against Ohio before going down with an injury late in the first half (1/25/12)...DNP against Miami (1/28/12)...DNP against Bowling Green (2/1/12)...recorded second career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds at Kent State (2/4/12)...had nine points against Akron (2/8/12)...recorded nine points at Buffalo (2/11/12)...scored 18 points in win over Northern Illinois (2/15/12)...scored nine points and added five assists at North Dakota State (2/18/12)...notched 20 points of 6 of 10 shooting against Ball State, including 6 of 9 from three-point range (2/22/12)...
2010-11: Co-led team in rebounding (7) and added seven points in second career start at Xavier (11/12) ... matched career high with 14 points vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/20) ... attempted a career high 12 FGs at Milwaukee (11/23), scoring 12 points ... career high 14 FG attempts and three 3-pt. FGs against No. 19 Illinois (11/27), finishing with 13 points ... fourth-straight game scoring in double figures, scoring 11 and adding a career high four steals at Towson (12/1) ... career high five assists vs. Alma (12/4) ... fifth double-digit scoring game of the season with 11 against Detroit (12/8) ... matched a career high with 14 points and dished the assist to Flenard Whitfield on the game-winning layup at Georgia State (12/11) ... career high 19 points on career best seven made FGs in win over South Dakota State (12/18) ... set new career high with 21 points on a career best five made 3-pt FGs against Troy (12/21) ... matched a career high with 21 points, going 12-for-14 (both career highs) at the FT line against CMU (1/9) ... reached double figures for 10th time 2010-11 with 10 pts against EMU (1/16) ... third 20-point game of career with 10 three-point FG attempts at Toledo (1/19) ... scored 15 points vs. NIU (1/22) ... career high nine FGs on career high 17 attempts, scoring over 20 points for third time this season with 21 against Buffalo (1/25) ... fifth game over 20 points this season with 21 at Miami (1/29) ... sixth-straight game scoring over 10 points with 15 at BGSU (2/5) ... set new career high in points (26) and FTs made (14) at Akron (2/9) ... eighth-straight game in double figures with career high in 3-pt FGs (6) and assists (7) vs. Ohio (2/12) ... ninth-straight game in double figures at NIU (2/15) ... led the team with 14 points vs. Illinois State (2/19) ... earned MAC West POTW for efforts at NIU and against Illinois State ... scored 19 points vs. KSU (2/21) ... scored 19 points for second straight, hitting the mark vs. Toledo (2/23) ... had double-digit scoring streak stopped at 13 games ... averaged 18.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg during 2011 MAC Tournament ... ended season with eighth most three-point FGs in a season (65).
2009-10: Played in all 33 games, including one start ... averaged 3.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game ... tied career high with three steals in season opener at Detroit (11/15) ... tied career high with four free throws and scored six points vs. VCU (11/18) ... tied career high with three assists, all in the final eight minutes of the game at Eastern Illinois (12/9) ... tracked down season-high five rebounds at Illinois (12/13) ... hit first three-pointer of the season vs. Kennesaw State (12/19) ... hit career-high two triples for six points vs. Northeastern (12/23) ... tied career high with six rebounds and three assists along with five points vs. College of Charleston (12/25) ... hit 4-of-4 free throws on way to six points and four rebounds vs. Sam Houston State (1/3) ... career-high seven rebounds, five points and two assists vs. Michigan-Dearborn (1/5) ... started first career game at Ball State (1/20) ... blocked first career shot vs. Toledo (1/23) ... scored season-high 10 points vs. Akron on 4-of-7 shooting ... finished with seven points and three rebounds at Buffalo (2/1) ... career-high eight rebounds, six points, two assists and one steal vs. Bowling Green (2/6) ... scored a season-high 12 points at Southern Illinois (2/20) ... posted five offensive rebounds, five points and two steals vs. Bowling Green in MAC Tournament (3/7) ... earned second letter.
2008-09: Named WMU Most Improved Player ... averaged 2.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game playing in all 31 games ... increased averages to 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in conference play ... third on the team with 17 steals, including 13 in MAC play ... led the Broncos with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and five rebounds vs. Toledo (1/14) ... collected 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals at MAC Tournament champion Akron (2/8) ... led the team with career-high six rebounds vs. Ohio (2/11) ... posted seven points and four rebounds at MAC co-champion Bowling Green (2/4) ... earned first letter.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Pershing under head coach A.W. Canada ... led the Doughboys to a 25-4 record, while they won the Detroit Public School League, district and regional championships on the way to the Class A State Championship Game ... finished with 23 points, six rebounds and three assists in the final ... hit the game-winning shot in overtime vs. Romulus in the state semifinals and finished with 18 points, five rebounds and three steals ... defeated new teammate Mike Douglas’ Detroit Finney, 59-50, in the state quarterfinals ... named to the Detroit News Class A First Team All-State ... Detroit Free-Press Class A Third Team All-State ... Associated Press All-State Honorable Mention ... Detroit Free-Press Second Team All-Detroit ... ... Detroit News First Team All-Metro Detroit ... averaged 16.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per game ... won district championship as a junior and was named All-Eastside MVP ... won the Eastside championship and reached the city finals as a sophomore ... featured on YouTube.com hitting a game-winning halfcourt shot during an AAU game ... member of the Honor Roll and National Honor Society.
Personal: Born August 20, 1990 in Detroit, Mich. ... full name is Demetrius Eremias Ward ... son of Barbara Green ... has one older brother, Detric Green, two younger brothers, Dominique and Jalen, and a younger sister, Shamia ... major is Criminal Justice.
WARD'S CAREER STATISTICS
| YEAR |
GP-GS |
MIN |
AVG |
FG |
FGA |
% |
3FG |
3FGA |
% |
FT |
FTA |
% |
REB |
AVG |
PF-FO |
AST |
TO |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
AVG |
| 2008-09 |
31-0 |
308 |
9.9 |
23 |
68 |
.338 |
4 |
24 |
.167 |
18 |
30 |
.600 |
52 |
1.7 |
30-0 |
22 |
23 |
0 |
17 |
68 |
2.2 |
| 2009-10 |
33-1 |
512 |
15.5 |
33 |
119 |
.277 |
10 |
47 |
.213 |
30 |
51 |
.588 |
91 |
2.8 |
59-0 |
22 |
32 |
1 |
20 |
106 |
3.2 |
| 2010-11 |
34-34 |
1087 |
32.0 |
143 |
352 |
.406 |
65 |
164 |
.396 |
118 |
153 |
.771 |
145 |
4.3 |
85-2 |
84 |
73 |
3 |
37 |
469 |
13.8 |
| 2011-12 |
28-28 |
893
|
32.0 |
107
|
301
|
.355 |
51
|
162
|
.315 |
68
|
88
|
.773 |
132
|
4.7 |
68-1 |
85
|
69
|
3
|
32
|
333
|
12.0
|
| TOTAL |
126-63 |
2800 |
22.2 |
306 |
840 |
.364 |
130 |
397 |
.327 |
234 |
322 |
.727 |
420 |
3.3 |
242-3 |
213 |
197 |
7 |
106 |
976 |
7.7 |
WARD'S CAREER HIGHS
Points:
|
26 (at Akron, 2/9/11)
|
| Field Goals: |
10 ( vs. Iona, 11/18/11)
|
| Field Goal Attempts: |
20 (at Detroit, 12/8/11)
|
| Three-Pointers: |
6 (Ohio, 2/12/11)
|
| Three-Pointers Attempted: |
13 (at Detroit, 12/8/11) |
| Free Throws: |
14 (at Akron, 2/9/11) |
| Free Throws Attempted: |
14 (twice) |
| Rebounds: |
11 (vs. Iona, 11/18/11)
|
| Assists: |
8 (vs. Colorado, 11/20/11)
|
| Steals: |
4 (at Towson, 12/1/10) |
| Blocks: |
1 (four times) |
