Armando Bacotlisted among the 15 finalists for the NCAA best player of the season trophy, will once again wear the colors of North Carolina next season. Despite his “senior” status, he is eligible for a fifth year thanks to a waiver granted by the NCAA due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I am using my last year of eligibility” confirms 2022 NCAA finalist. “I felt it was the right decision for my future. The main reason for my return is that I don’t want to leave North Carolina like this. But I also know that I have to improve and I think this is the best place to do it. »
Best rebounder in North Carolina history
Despite Armando Bacot’s solid season, author of 15.9 points and 10.4 rebounds at 55.4% shooting, North Carolina, #1 in the AP Top 25 in the preseason, was eliminated by Virginia in the quarter-finals of the tournament ACC conference. A huge disappointment that prevented the Tar Heels from taking part in “March Madness” for the first time since 2010.
A disappointment all the greater since North Carolina had reached the national final in 2022. Armando Bacot had played an essential role there with averages of 16.3 points, 13.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks at 56.9% shooting in 39 games, becoming in passing the first player to achieve six “double-double” during the same edition of the NCAA tournament.
In his four seasons, he averaged 13.7 points and 10.1 rebounds. Averages that allow him to hold the record for rebounds and “double-double” in the history of the program.
