2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
For starters: Will continue to be a reserve shooting guard for the Knights as a sophomore.
Brown on Ward: “A good shooter who has shown great improvement on defense. He is a good rebounder for a guard. He still needs to work on his ball handling.”
2007-08: Played in 19 of 26 games as a reserve shooting guard (0 starts), averaging 1.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game in 7.2 minutes per contest…Shot .375 from the field (12-32), .300 from three-point range (3-10) and .600 from the line (6-10)…Tallied 33 points, 27 rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block with 19 turnovers…(12/01 vs. Rowan): Nailed a three with 9:51 left that helped spark a 14-2 run that eventually saw NJCU tie the game at 61-61…(1/23 vs. Montclair State): Posted a career high five points.
High School: A June 21, 2005 graduate of Timber Creek High School in Erial, NJ…A four-year varsity basketball player for Coach Gary Saunders…Earned First-Team All-Olympic Conference honors during his career for the Chargers…Averaged 19.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game as a senior…During his career, he earned 6th Man Award, Most Valuable Player and Most Outstanding Player honors and was also chosen Honorable Mention All-Conference.
Personal: Maurice R. Ward…Born January 13, 1986 in Pensacola, Florida…Nickname is ‘Moe’…Mother is Fawnette Worrell…Has a twin brother, Kyle Ward…A cousin of former NJCU basketball teammate Bruce Rice…Right-handed…Major at NJCU is Business Administration/Marketing…Intends to pursue a career in marketing…Transferred to NJCU from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania where he didn’t play…Describes himself as an outgoing people person…
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Favorites:
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Hobbies/interest:
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Going to the gym
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NJCU Class:
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Algebra
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Hero/Idol:
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His parents
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Sports Team:
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Phoenix Suns
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Song:
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Music Artist:
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Movie:
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“Scarface”
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Food:
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Burgers
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What do you like most about NJCU?:
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“The different culture of people”
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What do you like about Coach Brown?:
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“He goes out of his way to help others”
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Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2007-08Freshman
Shooting Guard
6'2"
192 lbs
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2008-09Sophomore
Shooting Guard
6'2"
192 lbs
