JAMAL WARD'S BLOG View profile
198cm / 6'6'' - Shooting Guard / Small Forward - 1979 USA
Jamal Ward Basketball Career
220lbs / 100kg
Born: June 1, 1979
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Outlook:
A natural 2-3 guard whose athleticism and strength make it easy for him to post up opponents and shoot over them. Also can play 4 position, but prefers playing as a small forward because he likes running and slashing instead of staying inside which limits his abilities. Exceptional athlete with 40" vertical leap and an explosive scoring ability. Good ball-handler and three-point shooter with NBA range. Loves to run the floor and can finish hard with dunks in transition. Great post-up player and on the ball defender, normally accumulates block shots from weak side help.
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Career:
1998-1999: Bevill State College (JUCO): 16.5ppg, 8.9rpg, 2.1apg
1999-2000: Carl Sandburg Junior College: 19.7ppg, 9.3rpg, 2.4apg, 73% FTS, 38% 3-pts
2000-2001: Tennessee–Chattanooga (NCAA1): 12.3ppg, 4.3rpg, 1.7apg, 74.5% FTs, 38.1% 3-pts.
2003: Asheville Altitude, NBA D-League Veteran Camp
2003-2004: Fresno Heat Wave (USA-ABA): 13.2ppg, 3.6rpg, 2.3apg, 37.3% 3pts
2004: VCU Sportscenter Pro Invitational Showcase (Richmond, Virginia): 20ppg, 5.5rpg, 1.3apg, 50% FGs, 40.6% 3-pts.
2004: Global Basketball Tour Team (GBS): 7 games: 24.0ppg, 6.0rpg, 36.3% 3pts
2004-2005: Motown Jammers (ABA): 17.3ppg, 4.5rpg
2005: Guadalajara (Mexico-LNBP): 23ppg, 6.5rpg
2005-2006: Neptune Cork (Ireland - Superleague), in Jan.'06 moved to Niagara Dare Devils (Canada-ABA)
2006-2007: Quebec City (Canada-ABA): 21.4ppg, 4.0rpg, 1.8apg, 44.3% FGs
2007: Portland Chinooks (USA-IBL): 15.2ppg, 4.3rpg
2007-2008: Tested by AS Soleuvre (Luxembourg-DBBL): 4 games: 18.5ppg, 8.9rpg, 2.3spg; played also at TV Werne (Germany-2.Regionalliga): 8 games: 29.6ppg, 6.8rpg, in Oct.'07 moved to Al Shabab (United Arab Emirates-D1, starting five): 19.5ppg, 6.0rpg, in Dec.'07 moved to College Sports Club (Jordan-Excellent League, starting five): 27.4ppg, 7.6rpg, 3.8apg, 1.8spg, FGP: 47.6%, 3PT: 38%, in Feb.'08 signed at ASU Sports Club for Jordan Cup (Jordan-D1, starting five)
2008: Battle Creek Knights (IBL, starting five)
2008-2009: Started the season at Widad (Morocco-D1), in Jan.'09 signed at BC Targoviste Bucuresti (Romania-Div.A, starting five): 12 games: 10.3ppg, 3.9rpg, 1.3spg, FGP: 51.2%, 3PT: 16.3%, FT: 61.5%
2009-2010: Ibdaa Dheisheh (Palestine-PBBA, starting five), in Mar.'10 moved to Islami Bethlehem (Palestine-PBBA, starting five)
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Awards/Achievements:
Top 24 JUCO players (NJCAA) -00
JUCO First-Team All-Region -00
JUCO Second-Team All-Conference -00
VCU Sportscenter Showcase leading scorer (20.0ppg) -04
IBL Western Conference Champion -07
Palestinian PBBA Cup Winner -10
BLOG POSTINGS
Yahia AlKhatib
Basketball and Culture Part 2- Apr.19, 2010 (by Jamal)
First of all let me start with giving a special thanks to Eurobasket for reaching out to me to do a blog...Okay now i want to share with you a funny story, we had some time off for Easter and we got invited to attend a dinner with Ty brunson club because they have been playing really well..Hes benn doing good job with those guys they are young an inexperienced but they have been finding way to win all season...So me Ty Brunson (203-F/C-80, college: Mass[read more]
First of all let me start with giving a special thanks to Eurobasket for reaching out to me to do a blog...Okay now i want to share with you a funny story, we had some time off for Easter and we got invited to attend a dinner with Ty brunson club because they have been playing really well..Hes benn doing good job with those guys they are young an inexperienced but they have been finding way to win all season...So me Ty Brunson (203-F/C-80, college: Mass.-Lowell) and Tavaris Watts (203-F-85, college: UTEP) or (the 3 wise men) thats what we call ourselves..So were at this dinner and they bring out the food and were eating and i asked what kind of meat it was that we were eating and Tavaris said he didnt know so Ty says 'it tastes like chicken, u know all black people relate all meat to the taste of chicken' hahahahahahaha i was sitting next to Tavaris and were crying laughing..That was too funny...For those that wanna know what we wwere eating it was sheep, yea.. ( Baaaaaahhh).
Ok now let me get to basketball..We played against QALANDIA and it was a very good game although i feel that we should have won the game it ended in defeat..I wanna send a shout out to Jon Sheets (185-G-85, college: Maine), he played a realy good game ( im a fan my man you did your thing homie)..Last nite we played against AL AHLI JERUSALEM and we pulled out a victory they played a very good game, we won FINALLYYYYYYYYY.. We have a very good team but the fact that we really didnt have to much time to get used to eachother i think thats the main problem but last nite they all played well and we won , if we stay together we will be ok.. Our next game is against one of the top teams my former team IBDAA...i think we match up with them fairly well they are a good team because they are solid at every position where most other teams only have maybe 2 or 3 local players that are really good, IBDAA has good players at every position..They also have my favorite player whom i feel is the best overall player in Palestine Yahia Al Khatib (190-G-77)..He is one of the best playmakers that ive played with outside of God Shammgod (185-G-76, college: Providence) and Derrick Breland (178-G-82, agency: 540 Sports, college: Fordham)..He knows what to do at every moment and he makes smart decisions with the basketball...To the camp of Dheisheh i love you and i will always love you, you guys treated me like family from the time i arrived so you are always special people to me i will never have anything but good things to say about you and the country of Palestine as a whole and im sure i will see all of you guys at the game on thurs nite..Good luck to IBDAA and ISLAMI..
Lastly i want to share something withyou about the word 'holy' Holy means sacred and the pyramids of Egypt have been around for a very long time. The oldest pyramid was constructed between 2630 BCE-2611 BCE. so woudnt they be considered 'holy' as well? I mean just my opinion , but the entire makerup of the pyramids and how All Egyptian pyramids were built on the west bank of the Nile, which as the site of the setting sun was associated with the realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology i mean really go look into the history of Egypt and all the people that stepped foot there..Also i want you to do some research and look at the life of Horus in Egypt...Just a little footnote something for you to put on your mind and think about..Until next time im out. Thanks for reading part 3 coming soon. thanks
Basketball and Culture in Palestine- Apr.5, 2010 (by Jamal)
Hello my name is Jamal Ward (198-F-79, agency: 011 Sports, college: Chattanooga). I have been here since November. I am not new to the Middle East being that I have played in Jordan, Morocco and a brief stay in the U.A.E. First let me start with the manners of the Palestinian people. My first month I ate with half of my teammates. I had to start turning down invitations because I was eating so much[read more]
Hello my name is Jamal Ward (198-F-79, agency: 011 Sports, college: Chattanooga). I have been here since November. I am not new to the Middle East being that I have played in Jordan, Morocco and a brief stay in the U.A.E. First let me start with the manners of the Palestinian people. My first month I ate with half of my teammates. I had to start turning down invitations because I was eating so much... The people are very welcoming and friendly and if you are just walking down the street you hear hello welcome and you are offered tea Invites for dinner and offers to drink tea is a way of welcoming you here... I started out this season with Ibdaa basketball club in which we won the cup title, that was an amazing experience within itself. The fan support was tremendous, they trully love the game of basketball here. Every game the fans come with their drums and music whatever they want to bring to make as much noise as they possibly can. Some games you can barely hear the whistle from the referees... For those who don't know basketball here in Palestine is just like anywhere else outside of the U.S. It's second to football (soccer as we call it in the States). They get together and watch the big games on the projector screens everywhere. Everyone loves football here and if you are walking around and interacting you will hear the Barcelona and Real Madrid conversations and who's their fan club. Me personally I'm not much of a soccer fan so when someone asks me I always say i like Manchester. Overall I would rank here as #1 as far as hospitality and making you feel as family and at home. After winning the cup title we had a major celebration as we paraded through the streets of Bethlehem in a row of cars and trucks with the trophy. After the cup I signed with Islami Bethlehem club. Islami club is a very professional organization and I thank them for bringing me here. We have a great management and we have set out some goals and are looking forward to reaching them. We still have over a month remaining so stay tuned for more.
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