Lake City Conference: First Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1986954' first='Ahmad' last='Badwan'] | Salam </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 Badwan had a career to remember for Salam, leading his team to a conference championship in the Lake City Conference with a perfect 18-0 record. He led the conference in points with nearly 30 a game which landed him atop the conference, and his season high was 45 points. He led the conference in made threes with 72 on the year. He finished second in rebounds with nearly 15 per game, and finished in the top 10 in assists with nearly 3 a game. One of his many remarkable games came in a win over St. Augustine Prep where he recorded; 20 points, 18 assists, and 4 assists. He capped off his career with 1784 career points. Keep an eye out for where he commits to school as he has interests from various levels.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2140994' first='Zamari' last='Whitmore'] | St. Augustine Prep </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027 Whitmore was one of two freshmen to make the list this season. He helped his team to a second place finish in the conference with a 15-3 record. The 6 ‘0 combo guard finished the year off in the top 5 in scoring with 22.5 points per game, and his season high was 42 points. He led the conference in assists with 5 per game, and did his job on the boards by pulling in 4.2 rebounds per game. A notable performance came in a win over St. Francis, where he filled the stat sheet with; 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Be sure to keep him on your radar.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ivan Castillo | Saint Anthony </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 Castillo caps off his career with 1st team All Lake City Conference honors for Saint Anthony. He averaged 21.9 points per game which landed him in the top names in the conference. His season high was 50 points. He finished 4th in rebounding with a 9.8 per game average, and finished in the top 10 in assists with nearly 3 per game. A standout game for him came in a win over Criso Rey Jesuit where he recorded; 32 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>J'Cobi Mathis | St. Augustine Prep </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027 Mathis played a huge role in St. Augustine Preps second place finish in the Lake City Conference. He finished in the top 3 in scoring with 22.6 per game. His season and career high is 38 points. He averaged 2.2 assists per game, looking for this number to increase with more experience. His most remarkable game came in a tough loss against Palmyra-Eagle where he recorded 30 points and 4 rebounds.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>J'Ali Thorton | Eastbrook Prep </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 Thorton caps his high school career off being named first-team all lake city conference. The three level scorer finished in the top 5 in scoring with 22.4 points per game, and a season high 34 points. The 6'2 wing pulled in 6.3 rebounds per game. He landed in the top 5 in assists with 3 assists per game. His most remarkable game came in a win over Faith Christian where he recorded; 27 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 assists on the night.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->