Armando Bacot's Latest and Most Visible NIL Venture

Posted Mar 27, 2024
Perhaps no college basketball player of the NIL era has cashed in as much as Armando Bacot. Studying in UNC’s prestigious Kenan-Flagler Business School, Bacot has a head for making money, and the personality and star power to go with it. His latest enterprise is garnering more notoriety, as his TurboTax commercial runs non-stop during the NCAA Tournament. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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