For two years, Karrington Ward was playing in the MAC.
Odds have been stacked against the conference in recent history. Since 2004, only Richaun Holmes out of Bowling Green has been drafted to the NBA.
But two years later, Ward hopes to defeat the odds to represent the conference in professional basketball. The athletic small forward’s eyes are set on the ultimate goal: a spot on an NBA roster.
On October 29, Ward was selected by the Oklahoma City Blue, an affiliate of the Thunder, in the fourth round of the NBA Developmental League draft. A season ago, the Bakersfield Jam (now Northern Arizona Suns) selected him in the second round of the annual draft.