Quincy Ballard Commits to Wichita State Over Syracuse

The Orange misses a commitment from the Florida State transfer center.

Mike McAllister | Apr 16, 2022

Quincy Ballard Commits to Wichita State Over Syracuse /

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Wichita State has landed a commitment from Florida State transfer center Quincy Ballard, he announced on his Instagram page. He picked the Shockers over Syracuse. Ballard officially visited the Orange from April 7th through the 9th after visiting Wichita State.

Ballard, a 7-0, 240 pounder from Syracuse, chose the Seminoles over the Orange out of high school. After playing just four minutes per game in 36 appearances over two seasons, Ballard entered the portal this offseason.

Ballard averaged 1.1 points and 0.9 rebounds while shooting 70.8% from the floor during his time at Florida State.

Syracuse is in need of an experienced center to backup starter Jesse Edwards. The primary backup last season, Frank Anselem, will not be back as he has entered the transfer portal. Ballard would fill that role and made sense as he was targeted by the Orange out of high school. Syracuse will now have to look elsewhere.

As a high school prospect, Ballard held offers from Cincinnati, Florida State, Maryland, NC State, Syracuse and several mid majors. Ballard ultimately chose the Seminoles as his destination, with Syracuse and Maryland serving as his other finalists.

Ballard played his final year of high school at Quality Education Academy. He averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks per game.

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Published Apr 16, 2022

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.