Michael Ballard begins his redshirt junior season with Wisconsin, having appeared in 20 career games. A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018, 19), the Oak Park, Illinois native is a proven hard worker and team player. Ballard guided Fenwick High School to a mark of 28-3 and the Chicago Catholic League title in 2015-16, averaging 10.3 points per game. As a prep senior, Ballard ranked second on the team for the Friars averaging 10.3 points per game, shooting 39 percent from 3-point range.
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Honors
• 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019, 2020)
Career
• Has appeared in 20 career games
2019-20
Saw action in 10 games, including scoring a contested game-clinching bucket as time expired in UW's 63-48 victory on Senior Night (Mar. 4) at the Kohl Center.
2018-19
Saw action in 9 games, including 3 Big Ten games and 1 in the Big Ten tournament ... scored first collegiate points with a pair of free throws against Grambling (12/22)
2017-18
Appeared in 1 game, making his collegiate debut against South Carolina State (11/10), seeing 1 minute of action
2016-17
Redshirt season
High School
Walk-on guard joins the Badgers after leading Fenwick High School to a mark of 28-3 and the Chicago Catholic League title in 2015-16 ... as a senior, ranked second on the Friars averaging 10.3 points per game, while grabbing 4.2 rebounds per game and shooting 39 percent from 3-point range ... despite being plagued by an ankle injury for much of his senior season, still managed to lead Fenwick with 17 points in the Class 3A Westinghouse Sectional semifinal win over Farragut ... averaged 15.9 points and 6.4 rebounds while connecting on 46 percent of his 3-point attempts (69-151)Â as a junior
Personal
Parents are David and Rhonda Ballard ... has an older brother, David, and older sister, Hannah ... majoring in business finance and investment banking
