Three major schools await Thursday afternoon with bated breath as five-star small forward Cam Whitmore, one of the final uncommitted five-star recruits in the 2022 college basketball recruiting class, will announce his college commitment live on CBS Sports HQ at 3 p.m. ET. He’s choosing between a final three of Illinois, Villanova and North Carolina. You can watch the announcement live in the video at the top of this page, on the CBS Sports App or via your connected device (Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV). 

The 6-foot-6 small forward out of Maryland made official visits to all three finalists in recent months with the Wildcats, the current  favorite according to the 247Sports Crystal Ball, getting the last chance to make their pitch in-person after landing him on campus over Labor Day weekend.

Whether UNC or Illinois can overcome what appears to be a considerable Villanova lead heading into Thursday remains the biggest question. All three programs have spots to offer him in their respective classes and all three have made considerable pushes to land his services, ratcheting up the stakes for the highly-anticipated decision set to drop Thursday.

Jay Wright and his staff offered earlier this summer, made him a big priority, and seem to have made a sizable impression on him during his recent official visit. Potentially impacting his decision could be the opportunity to take Nova’s class to another level, too. It currently ranks 25th nationally but would vault inside the top-10 in the cycle with him joining the fold.