Vitals
- Position: Forward · Height: 6-5 · Weight: 206
- Draft: 2025, Round 1, Pick 11 by the Portland Trail Blazers
- Experience: 1 season · Nationality: United States
- Contract: Team options for 2027 and 2028, then restricted free agency in 2029. Drafted 11th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Washington State.
Stats
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.7 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 51.7 | 72.7 |
Per-game averages, 2026-27 season. Stats as of October 30, 2026. Sources: Basketball-Reference, cross-checked against ESPN.
Full career stats
| Season | Team | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MEM | 62 | 13.6 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 47.1 | 33.8 | 84.3 |
| 2026-27 | MEM | 3 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 51.7 | 72.7 | |
| Career | 65 | 13.6 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 47.3 | 35.6 | 80.4 |
Before the NBA
| Season | School | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | EWASHINGTN | 34 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 68.3 | 39.4 | 74.2 |
| 2023-24 | EWASHINGTN | 32 | 15.4 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 56.5 | 38.3 | 89.5 |
| 2024-25 | WASHST | 6 | 17.7 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 55.7 | 40.0 | 83.9 |
| Career | 72 | 11.8 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 62.0 | 39.0 | 81.8 |
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Role
Coward is Memphis's projected starting shooting guard, a second-year wing the Grizzlies are high on. He is part of the young core alongside Boozer and Edey. His two-way game is central to the rebuild.
How he got here
Memphis drafted Coward 11th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Washington State. The Grizzlies hold team options for 2027 and 2028.
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Roster and contract details via RealGM, October 2026. Stats are per-game points, rebounds and assists.