Florida State Men’s Basketball landed their third commitment for the 2020 class on Saturday when 7-foot center Quincy Ballard, a native of Syracuse, N.Y. who played this past season at Quality Education Academy in North Carolina, made his pledge public.

“Next season I will be attending college at the University of Florida State,” Ballard announced in front of his home on his mother’s birthday.

Ballard chose FSU over Maryland and Syracuse, who made up his final three. He also held offers from Cincinnati, NC State and others.

The 6-foot-11, 240-pound center saw his offer list take off in the past week with the Seminoles pulling the trigger first among those previously mentioned. The other high majors quickly followed suit.

Head coach Leonard Hamilton and his staff had been active with Ballard for a while prior to the offer being extended. The Seminoles were the only staff able to visit with Ballard before a dead period came about due to concerns over the coronavirus.

Ballard was able to take ‘virtual visits’ of those pursuing him, but didn’t have a chance to use any official visits before making his decision.

Hamilton’s history at FSU with big men was a big selling point to Ballard, as was the fact that the Seminoles have had a great run of winning in recent years.

He is another long, athletic big man for Hamilton and the Seminoles. Ballard does his best work around the rim as a close-range scorer, shot blocker and rebounder.

Ballard can sign a letter-of-intent and submit it starting on April 15th. The regular signing period lasts until August 1st of 2020.

He joins five-star guard Scottie Barnes and three-star wing Sardaar Calhoun in FSU’s 2020 class.

He is not yet ranked by 247Sports.com or the 247Sports.com Composite Rankings.

He has previous indicated he is interested in studying graphic design in college.