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Ballard, who received an offer from Florida State on April 4, chose the Seminoles over his other two finalists: Syracuse and Maryland.
Prior to his FSU offer, Ballard’s only offers were from UNC Wilmington, UNC Asheville, Missouri State, Radford and South Carolina Upstate.