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He ultimately decided to return for his junior year.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-wfan-40033-3@published'}, {'data': {'text': '"Playing for St. John’s has been nothing less than amazing for me," Ponds wrote. "To RedStorm Nation, I thank y’all each & every night for giving me the confidence to be myself and accept me for who I am thru my highs & lows??. To my brothers, we been thru hell & back but this season was a success even though we ain’t get the outcome we wanted."'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-wfan-40033-4@published'}, {'data': {'text': ' <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvk0sT3lOT1/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Playing for St. John’s has been nothing less than amazing for me. To RedStorm Nation, I thank y’all each &amp; every night for giving me the confidence to be myself and accept me for who I am thru my highs &amp; lows??. To my brothers, we been thru hell &amp; back but this season was a success even though we ain’t get the outcome we wanted. I appreciate my dawgs for picking me up when I was down, and challenging me each and every night to be the best me. GANG 4Eva??????. To the coaching staff, all 3 years y’all brung out something new in me, I’ve mature over the years, y’all helped me become a better person on and off the court. I thank y’all for that????. With that being said, coming to St John’s was one of the best decisions of my life. After speaking it over with my loved ones, I want to announce that I WILL BE ENTERING THE 2019 NBA DRAFT &amp; hiring an agent. #NWNBForever??? &amp; the Journey continues . . . #2out ??? ??</a>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-wfan-40033-5@published'}, {'data': {'adSize': 'medium-rectangle', 'sticky': False, '_version': 1, 'adLocation': 'btf', 'adPosition': 'rec', 'environment': 'production', 'hasStationNav': 0, 'adRefreshInterval': '60000', 'doubleclickBannerTag': 'NTL.RADIO'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/google-ad-manager/instances/mediumRectangleContentBody@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_slicck_/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Shamorie Ponds</a> (@_slicck_) on Mar 28, 2019 at 7:24pm PDT'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-wfan-40033-6@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Ponds was a first-team All-Big East selection each of the past two years. He averaged 19.7 points and 5.1 assists per game this season for a St. John\'s team that was <a href="https://wfan.radio.com/articles/ap-news/st-johns-falls-arizona-state-ncaa-tournament">eliminated by Arizona State in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament</a>.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-wfan-40033-7@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'ESPN ranks Ponds as the 51st best player in the draft and the eighth best point guard. A Yahoo mock draft has him going to the Orlando Magic in the mid-second round, while DraftSite.com has the Golden State Warriors taking him with the 57th overall pick. 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