Armando Bacot’s wild 5-year ride is down to its final March Madness run for No. 1 seed UNC

Posted Mar 23, 2024
Armando Bacot should sound tired. It’s not about the UNC big man’s heavy minutes or physical play for the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region. Instead, it’s the changes that have taken place in a five-year college career that is down to at most five games. Yet Bacot has remained a constant amid seismic forces reshaping everything around him. (Associated Press)

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