This is going to sound weird, saying that she gets a little overshadowed by her little sister, but when your little sister is one of the top hitters in her grad year for the whole region, it can happen. Imani is no slouch in her own right, though, so let her have her flowers. She’s got a little less pure power than her sister does, but about the same height and vertical, and she picks and chooses her spots better. I actually really like a hitter that can read and place a ball vs playing whack-a-mole. I have told some extremely talented teams in warm ups if they really want to impress me, show me location and control vs power. Anyone can hit hard, but it takes some real skill to locate around a defense vs through it. This is something Imani does really well, and because of that, there should be a place for her in college if that’s what she wants to do. People underestimate intelligence in sports sometimes; I do not, and she has it. College coaches, feel free to examine the video: https://www.hudl.com/profile/25474546/Imani-Thomas/about?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnErlVxnA4CTSAFVSNZyfGo9vbvuOtmH8kM2pYjht-YFtdMr6t0duov6r-h3k_aem_MVunJSQZaUEDyAaK2jw3Pw

Imani was voted a top performer at the DMV Expo last year. She is extremely explosive but she lacks consistency. Last year for McNamara she finished third on the team in kills. Unfortunately, she had more errors than kills for a negative hitting percentage.

She appears to have acquired that consistency with Maryland Juniors over the club season, one reason for rising in the rankings from 177 to 155. Her younger sister Sierra Thomas Sierra Thomas 6'0" | OH Bishop McNamara | 2029 State VA will be one of the top prospects in the class of 2029.

The athleticism and explosiveness are there. Now she just has to put it together. If that happens I foresee a bigger jump in the rankings.