Frank Ward (basketball)

Frank Ward
Personal information
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
College Montana State (1926–1930)
Position Center
Career highlights and awards

Frank Ward was an American basketball player who is best known for playing on the dominant teams of Montana State in the late 1920s. Ward, a 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) center, played for coach G. Ott Romney, a man credited with implementing the fast break style of play in basketball. Montana State won three conference championships during Ward's tenure, and in 1928–29 they finished the season with a 35–2 record. They were declared national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. Ward was a two-time NCAA All-American, including a consensus selection in 1930.

References

  1. "Consensus All-America Teams". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2011. 
  2. "Montana Bobcats Strong at Start of 1929 Season". Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. 1929. Retrieved February 5, 2011. 
  3. Gould, Alan J. (December 25, 1929), "Basketball Teams Beginning to Show Which are Champions", The Miami News, p. 11, retrieved February 5, 2011 
  4. "The Golden Bobcats". Montana State University. Retrieved February 5, 2011. 


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