Congratulations to Ryan Ward who recently signed to continue his basketball career at Hannibal-LaGrange University.  Ward, who averaged 12.4 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore for the Pirates, will join a Trojans squad that finished 8-19 last season.  The outside threat that Ward provides, highlighted by his 48.7% from 3-point range which ranked him 6th in the NJCAA Division II ranks, should make him an instant contributor.  Ryan earned First Team All-Region 16 honors as a sophomore for NCMC plus was an Academic All-American as a freshman.

"Congratulations to Ryan for moving on to play at Hannibal-LaGrange University.  Ryan was a key part of our success the last two years and had a huge, positive impact on our culture at NCMC!  Ryan was a First Team All-Region player for us a sophomore and will finish with one of the best 3-point shooting percentages in school history.  On top of that, he also will be a two time Academic All-American.  Hannibal got an all-around winner!  We wish Ryan good luck and look forward to following all his future success," commented Coach Jeremy Esry.