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A gifted forward with size, strength and quickness who was recognized as the Most Outstanding Player at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship while helping lead USA Basketball to a gold medal.

2022-23 Overview

Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and a unanimous selection to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team ... Averaged 27.5 minutes and 12.5 points per game in 25 appearances after recovering from right thumb surgery that sidelined him from early October through Dec. 3 ... Also averaged 5.3 rebounds per contest.

2022-23 Postseason Highlights

Posted his first double-double at the collegiate level, scoring 19 points and adding 10 rebounds, in an 80-48 victory over Georgetown on March 8 at Madison Square Garden.
 
2022-23 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights 

Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Feb. 13 ... Contributed 17 points without a turnover in 35:41 of an 81-65 win over DePaul on Feb. 8 ... Led the ‘Cats with 21 points and nine rebounds in a 70- 65 loss to Providence on Jan. 29 ... Added 13 points and a season-high four steals to a 77-73 win over Georgetown on Jan. 16 ... Contributed 16 points on Jan. 10 at DePaul ... Netted a season-high 26 points in 35:10 of an 88-80 loss to Xavier on Jan. 7 ... Logged a season-high 29:03 at Georgetown on Jan. 4, scoring eight points and grabbing seven rebounds ... Scored 14 points and added eight rebounds in his first collegiate start on Dec. 31 vs. Marquette ... Collected 10 caroms in a 78-63 win over St. John’s on Dec. 21.

2022-23 Non-Conference Highlights

Delivered 19 points and a season-high seven caroms in a 77-56 win over Boston College on Dec. 10 ... Led the ‘Cats with 21 points and six rebounds in a 70-59 win over Penn on Dec. 7 ... Returned from a seven week absence owed to Oct. 12 surgery on his right (shooting) thumb to score seven points and collect three rebounds in a 70-66 win over Oklahoma on Dec. 3.

Archbishop Spalding

Named both the 2022 Gatorade Maryland Boys Basketball Player of the Year and a McDonald’s All-American … Contributed a game-high 19 points along with eight rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals for the victorious East team in the McDonald’s game … A two-time Baltimore Catholic League Player of the Year who also played in the 2022 Jordan Brand Classic … During three seasons at Spalding started all 72 games he appeared I, scoring 1,252 points and collected 633 rebounds … Averaged 21.4 ppg. and 10.6 rpg. as a senior in 2021-22 in leading the Cavaliers to the semifinals of both the MIAA A Conference and Baltimore Catholic League tournaments and a 25-10 record … Missed his freshman season due to injury … Played AAU Basketball for Team Melo … Ranked No. 21 in the ESPN Top 100 of the Class of 2022.
 
Personal
Parents are Beth and Myron Whitmore … Myron Whitmore is retired for the United States Air National Guard … A cousin, Bob Whitmore, averaged 18.8 points and 12.5 rebounds per game as a standout at Notre Dame from 1966-69 before being selected by both the National and American Basketball Association … Ambidextrous … Plays the baritone saxophone … Was introduced to the game of basketball at age five by his father … Hobbies include playing PlayStation and hanging out with family.
 
Kyle Neptune on Cam Whitmore; “Cam is one of the most gifted and heralded guys that have come through this program. He has a chance to make an immediate impact thanks to his skill and athleticism. His parents have helped instill in Cam an outstanding attitude that is already helping him transition quickly to Villanova.”