Former Heisman Trophy winner and first-round NBA draft pick Charlie Ward is set to become the coach at Florida A&M, sources told ESPN.
Ward is finalizing a deal to become the next coach at FAMU, according to sources. The school's board has a meeting scheduled at 3 p.m. ET Wednesday, when there's an agenda item to approve the contract of a new men's basketball coach.
Ward, 54, is the 1993 Heisman Trophy winner at Florida State and played in the NBA from 1994 to 2005. He played primarily for the New York Knicks, but he did finish his career playing for both the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets.