Bamberg lands Hason Ward

Bamberg Baskets (BBL) have signed 25-year-old Rwandan-Barbados international 206cm forward Hason Ward (college: Iowa State) for the upcoming season. Ward, who most recently played for GSW Blue in the NBA Summer League, averaged 4.7ppg, 2.3rpg, and 1.3bpg in three games last season. Prior to that, he played for Umana Venezia (Serie A) in the Italian league. Ward has been a regular member of the Rwandan Senior National Team since 2025.
Ward is a very experienced player, having played professionally in five different countries on three different continents thanks to pro basketball. He has experience in European, Latin American, and North American leagues, having played for teams in Canada (Shooting Stars), Italy, Barbados (Lakers), NBA G League (Maine Celtics), and NBA Summer League (OKC Thunder).
His team achieved a spot in the NBA G League Semifinals in 2025, among many awards. He earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team during his college years in 2021.
Ward graduated from Iowa State in 2024 and it will be his third season in pro basketball. He played also for Virginia Commonwealth University for 3 years.


Bamberg Baskets roster for 2026-27:

Guards:
Jordan Wright
Jordan Jones

Forwards:
Tre Scott
Joshua Obiesie
Brendan Terry
Yuval Hochstadter

Center:
Jonathan Baehre