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Hoops recruiting: Gators to add four freshmen in 2017-18

The Gators men’s basketball team is losing seniors Kasey Hill, Canyon Barry, Justin Leon and Schuyler Rimmer to graduation, and it could possibly lose junior starters Devin Robinson and John Egbunu to the NBA Draft.

But with his first full year of recruiting completed, UF coach Mike White hauled in a top-30 recruiting class that includes four prospects who could have a big impact next year and for years to come.

DeAundrae Ballard, Small Forward

Ballard, a four-star small forward out of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, is the Gators’ highest-rated recruit.