Armando Bacot on list of top 5 returning big men in college basketball

Posted Aug 24, 2021
Last season, Armando Bacot Averaged 12.8 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Tar Heels. These stats will increase with the loss of three big men. Day'Ron Sharpe went in the NBA draft and Walker Kessler and Garrison Brooks transferred. A lot will be on the shoulders of Bacot from new coach Hubert Davis. It will be vital that he rises to the new responsibility. (On3.com)

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