Armando Bacot Is Returning To North Carolina For His Junior Season

Armando Bacot who is a forward has played two seasons on the hardwood so far for North Carolina!

As a freshman in 2019-2020,

Armando Bacot averaged 9.6 points and 8.2 rebounds in 32 games (all starts) • Had the most rebounds by a Tar Heel freshman since Antawn Jamison in 1995-96 • Had 11 double-doubles, second most by a Tar Heel freshman and the most since Jamison’s 13 • Led the team in blocks (36), was second in FG percentage (.469) and rebounding and fourth in scoring • Scored in double figures 16 times with a high of 23 vs. Oregon • Scored 20 or more three times (23 vs. Oregon, 22 vs. Elon and 21 vs. Clemson) • Grabbed 10 or more rebounds 14 times with highs of 16 at home vs. Virginia and 15 vs. Alabama • Made at least 50 percent of his FG attempts in 16 games • Became the third freshman in Carolina history to have three straight double-doubles in points and rebounds, joining Mike O’Koren in 1976-77 and Jamison in 1995-96 (Bacot accomplished that two different times) • Averaged 2.7 offensive rebounds (had 14 in the last three games and grabbed four or more 11 times) • Missed his only game of the season vs. Wake Forest on March 3 after spraining his right ankle at Syracuse on Feb. 29 • Started 32 games, but played less than 10 minutes in three different games due to injuries – played three minutes at UNCW (blow to the head), seven minutes vs. Ohio State (left ankle sprain) and nine minutes at Syracuse (right ankle sprain).

As a sophomore in 2020-2021 Armando Bacot was a Third-team All-ACC • First-team All-ACC Tournament after averaging 16.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.3 steals and shooting 65.5 percent from the floor in the three games • Grabbed 18 of his 32 rebounds in the ACC Tourney on the offensive boards • Led the team in scoring (12.3), field goal percentage (.628), rebounding (7.8) and blocks (26) • First Tar Heel to lead in those four categories since Brice Johnson in 2015-16 • Unofficially led ACC in field goal percentage (was eight made field goals shy of qualifying) • Was third in the ACC in offensive rebounding and sixth in rebounding • Had the eighth-highest single-season field goal percentage in UNC history • Led UNC in scoring a team-high 10 times • Led the team in scoring (13.8 ppg) and field goal percentage (.655) in the 18 wins • Scored in double figures a team-high 20 times with a high of 21 at Pittsburgh on 1/26 • UNC went 14-6 in those games • Scored 18, 18, 20, 17, 12 and 15 points (16.7 ppg), made 38 of 58 field goals (.655) and grabbed 31 offensive rebounds in the last six games • Made at least 50 percent of his shots from the floor 23 times • Seven double-doubles and double-figure rebounds in 10 games • Averaged 3.2 offensive rebounds • Five or more offensive boards eight times with a high of eight twice • His 5.58 offensive rebounds per 40 minutes were the most in a season on record by any Tar Heel • Led UNC in plus/minus at plus 121 and second in most games with a positive plus/minus (18) • UNC was 11-5 when he made five or more field goals.

“according to Armando Bacot’s biography on goheels.com”

Turns out his sophomore season won’t be his last as Armando Bacot is going to continue to play on hardwood for North Carolina.

Why?

Because yesterday Armando Bacot announced that he is returning to North Carolina for his junior season after going through the NBA Draft process.

“according to an article by the Associated Press on espn.com”