These last few weeks, offers from Division I men’s basketball programs have gravitated to the 6-foot-6 small forward like planets to a sun. The Archbishop Spalding rising senior, who is rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals, has earned offers from more than 20 schools, including Penn State, Maryland, Florida, Louisville, North Carolina, Alabama, Villanova and Connecticut.
“I didn’t really know all of these colleges would come after me,” he said, “and that my stock would grow. I didn’t know.”
Whitmore sped through his recovery and started for the Cavaliers as a sophomore. The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference felt his presence immediately.