Coach Ward begins his seventh season on the sidelines for the Toros. Ward came to the Carson campus from Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, South Carolina, where he served as the head basketball coach and the Athletics Director for one year.
Prior to Johnson & Wales in Charleston, Ward was an assistant coach at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. There he was responsible for practice management, underclass recruiting, scouting, film exchange and handling day-to-day operations.
As Powell’s top assistant, coach Ward is responsible for practice management, recruiting, scouting and on-floor coaching.
“Max is invaluable to the program,” Powell says of the only holdover from the coaching staff he inherited two seasons ago. “He’s a hard worker, a relentless recruiter and organizes a lot of things for the program. Primarily he works with the guards, but we brainstorm every night about practice and strategy.”
Ward participated in collegiate basketball while at Johnson & Wales, and was named the Most Outstanding Player after his senior season. He was also the Team Captain for two years.
Coach Ward received his undergraduate degree in Hospitality Management in 1998 from Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, SC. He then earned his master’s degree in Organization and Management in 2000 from Johnson & Wales in Providence, RI.
Ward and wife Diana reside in Covina, and welcomed baby Drew into their family on November 4, 2005.
