Armando Bacot Could Have Entered the NBA Draft. Instead, He’ll Earn a Cool Half Mil at UNC
Posted Jun 21, 2022
Armando Bacot is sitting in the Smith Center at UNC, explaining that he stayed in school, in part, for the money. He whips out his phone and pulls up some financial charts. From March 1 through June 8, in the months after he led UNC to the national championship game, he made $21,000 selling T-shirts capitalizing on his name, image, and likeness.
(Sports Illustrated)
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