Torrey Ward
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 7, 1978 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Died | April 7, 2015 (aged 36) Bloomington, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | UAB Blazers |
| 2001–2002 | Shanghai Sharks |
| 2002–2003 | Shangdong Lions |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2004 | Jacksonville State (volunteer) |
| 2004–2006 | Jacksonville State (asst.) |
| 2006–2011 | Ole Miss (asst.) |
| 2012–2014 | Illinois State (asst.) |
| 2014–2015 | Illinois State (assoc. HC) |
Torrey Ward (July 7, 1978 – April 7, 2015) was an American assistant coach of men's college basketball. An undrafted 6'3" (1.90 m) guard from the University of Alabama-Birmingham, Ward played professionally in China for several years before starting his coaching career as a volunteer at Jacksonville State University in 2003. Ward became an assistant at JSU before being hired to Andy Kennedy's staff at Ole Miss. After five seasons with the Rebels, Ward spent two years as an assistant to Dan Muller at Illinois State University. Prior to the 2014–15 season, Muller promoted Ward to associate head coach.
While returning from the 2015 NCAA championship game in Indianapolis, Ward was one of seven people killed in a plane crash just outside Illinois State's main campus.
Ward attended University of Alabama at Birmingham, his hometown school, and played for three seasons (1997–2000) under head coach Murry Bartow. He was not drafted into the NBA, instead playing two seasons in the Chinese Basketball Association. Ward was a teammate of future NBA star Yao Ming with the Shanghai Sharks.
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