Armando Bacot's Special Junior Season Defined By Elite Rebounding

Posted Feb 26, 2022
UNC's Armando Bacot leads the ACC in rebounding (12.3), field goal percentage (.580), and double-doubles (21), and is sixth in blocks (47) and seventh in scoring (15.9). Bacot is averaging an astounding 14.1 rebounds over the first 17 ACC games. That is the highest average in league play since Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan averaged 14.9 in 1996-97. (Inside Carolina)

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