Jerod Davanta Ward is an American professional basketball

Basketball

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 player

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, currently playing for Adepal in Spain Leb Oro.

Ward was the #1 recruit in the nation coming out of Clinton, Mississippi

Clinton, Mississippi

Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 23,347 at the 2000 United States Census.-History:...

 in 1994. He signed with the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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 and comprised part of its highly-touted Fab Five II that included Robert Traylor

Robert Traylor

Robert DeShaun "Tractor" Traylor was an American professional basketball player.-High school and college:...

, Maceo Baston

Maceo Baston

Maceo Demond Baston is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.-College career:After graduating from Dallas' H. Grady Spruce High School, Baston played college basketball at the University of Michigan. At Michigan, he was part of an all-star recruiting class that...

, Willie Mitchell

Willie Mitchell (basketball)

Willie Dion Mitchell III is an American professional basketball player. In high school, he was the 1994 Mr. Basketball of Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan and the University of Alabama-Birmingham before becoming a professional. He has had multiple stints in the Continental...

, and Maurice Taylor

Maurice Taylor

Maurice De Shawn Taylor is an American professional basketball power forward.-College career:Taylor attended the University of Michigan. The athletic forward, from Henry Ford High School in Detroit, burst onto the national scene during the 1994 Maui Invitational with fellow freshman Maceo Baston...

. Though plagued by injuries at Michigan, Ward ranked 5th in career three-point field goal

Three-point field goal

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s.

The 6'9", 234 lbs forward has played for Grand Rapids of the CBA

Continental Basketball Association

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, CB Granada

CB Granada

Club Baloncesto Granada, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team based in Granada, Andalusia. It plays in the LEB Oro. The team was founded in 1994 and has had notable players during its history, as Curtis Borchardt, Darvin Ham, Giorgos Sigalas, Scott Padgett, Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Richard...

 in Spain

Spain

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, and Cibona Zagreb (Croatia

Croatia

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). He also was part of the Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors

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training camp in 2002.