Whitmore was the offensive catalyst for 24:UP, balancing scoring and playmaking with maturity beyond his years. He dismantled defensive pressure, attacked gaps with poise, and consistently created advantages for his teammates. When he wasn’t racking up assists, he scored from all three levels with confidence.

One of the more offensively aggressive players in the 2027 class, Whitmore is constantly looking for ways to break down defenders in an effort to score. He is most comfortable at this stage of his development taking the ball to the basket, and he has a hesitation dribble and crossover that make it difficult for defenders to stay in front of him. Whitmore also is an improving long-distance shooter. A gym rat who loves the game, Whitmore averaged 22.5 ppg as a freshman for upstart St. Augustine Prep.

Zamari plays with a bit of a junkyard dog type of approach. He’s going to go right at the rim to score, and doesn’t care who’s in his way. Does a great job of going right into the body of shot blockers, and either forcing a foul or using his body to shield the ball as he extends to finish. Also showed he can stop off two feet for a quick floater to finish over the top of size. Is at his best attacking the basket, but showed he can be a threat from beyond the arc as well against Southern Door. If he’s hitting those shots consistently as a sophomore, watch out.

I think the kid is a killer, a dog (all positive B-Ball descriptive words) on the defensive end and most of that just comes down to effort. I believe his offensive game is developing and catching up. I know that the kid is pressuring those prospects ahead of him in the rankings. If one of them doesn’t keep working, in time this one will catch them and pass them. He had a very solid year last year at St. Augustine Prep. My advice to this prospect is to just keep working, don’t compare yourself to anyone else, and let your heart/ passion for what you do lead you. I am convinced good things will happen.

I liked the effort that Zamari showed on the defensive end. He’s so quick moving laterally, and put in the work to sit deep in a stance and pressure the ball hard on the perimeter. He did a nice job of fighting to get over screens, and when he wasn’t able to, he was communicating the switch with his teammate. Offensively he’s dangerous using his quick first step to get to the rim, but looks to be developing a nice pull-up game if his man sags off too much.