Bacot, Brooks Suggest They Will Return Next Season

Posted Mar 12, 2020
Armando Bacot (9.6 points, 8.3 rebounds) has a probable NBA future, but when will that time come? Does he have a decision to make now? “I don’t really know,” he said, following UNC’s loss to Syracuse at the ACC Tournament on Wednesday night. “I should be back.” The 6-foot-10 forward fielded several other questions about what he learned this season. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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