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North Carolina’s Harrison Ingram opts to enter the NBA draft
8 months ago

North Carolina’s Harrison Ingram opts to enter the NBA draft

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina starting wing Harrison Ingram is entering the NBA draft. Ingram had multiple huge performances during the season, including a double-double in his first Duke-UNC game and 19 rebounds against North Carolina State for the biggest output by a UNC player in that rivalry’s history. The Tar Heels are losing two other starters in veteran …

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Bacot’s wild 5-year ride is down to its final March Madness run for No. 1 seed North Carolina
9 months ago

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

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Armando Bacot should sound tired. “I’ve been through three different eras of college basketball,” Bacot said Friday, adding: “It’s been a roller-coaster my whole college career.” Indeed. Yet it’s also put Bacot in the intriguing position of observer to college basketball’s evolution, as well as a time of massive transition for an individual program with six NCAA …

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Bacot, Withers help No. 1 seed North Carolina beat No. 16 seed Wagner in March Madness
9 months ago

Bacot, Withers help No. 1 seed North Carolina beat No. 16 seed Wagner in March Madness

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Elliot Cadeau saw Jae’Lyn Withers running the court and sent a lob his way in transition. That helped the Tar Heels finish the game shooting 55% from the field against a short-handed upstart aiming to pull off only the third opening-round takedown of a 1-seed in March Madness history. typically challenges us before the game and sometimes …

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RJ Davis takes over as No. 4 UNC reaches ACC Tournament final by beating Pitt 72-65
9 months, 1 week ago

RJ Davis takes over as No. 4 UNC reaches ACC Tournament final by beating Pitt 72-65

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Seconds after No. “It was a tough game, and it got close down in the stretch and I think me and RJ just really wanted to make plays so we can win the game.” The Tar Heels’ path to one of the four NCAA top seeds cleared with a couple of results elsewhere: fifth-ranked Tennessee losing 73-56 to …

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Bacot, Ingram lead No. 3 North Carolina past No. 7 Duke 93-84 in rivalry game
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bacot, Ingram lead No. 3 North Carolina past No. 7 Duke 93-84 in rivalry game

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Third-ranked North Carolina played with confidence and a physical edge to build a lead against rival Duke, then never flinched in protecting its edge no matter how many times the seventh-ranked Blue Devils made a push. “I told my mom before the game, ‘I think I’m going to get like 20 and 10.” It was part …

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No. 3 UNC is leaning on a season-long defensive surge entering rivalry game with No. 7 Duke
10 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 3 UNC is leaning on a season-long defensive surge entering rivalry game with No. 7 Duke

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It wasn’t long ago, during North Carolina’s best start in Atlantic Coast Conference play in more than two decades, that veteran big man Armando Bacot surprised his coach with a confession. “Coach, this is the most fun I’ve ever had playing defense,” coach Hubert Davis recalled Bacot telling him. “We’ve done a great job of also …

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North Carolina’s cathartic win over Tennessee shows the Tar Heels belong
1 year ago

North Carolina’s cathartic win over Tennessee shows the Tar Heels belong

New York Times  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — If it felt cathartic, that’s because it was. “So the fact that we went out there and lost,” freshman guard Elliot Cadeau said, “just made it really personal.” Armando Bacot, the team’s fifth-year center, even had trouble sleeping once the team got home. It was, as one upper-deck UNC fan put it, the “most enjoyable few …

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Bacot and Ingram help No. 20 North Carolina beat UC Riverside 77-52 for a 3-0 start
1 year, 1 month ago

Bacot and Ingram help No. 20 North Carolina beat UC Riverside 77-52 for a 3-0 start

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Preseason Associated Press All-American Armando Bacot had 21 points and UNC ran off 19 straight points out of halftime to beat UC Riverside 77-52 on Friday night. Now we did it in the second half, but I just talked to them for our development as …

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How UNC plans to use newcomers like Elliot Cadeau, Harrison Ingram and Cormac Ryan
1 year, 5 months ago

How UNC plans to use newcomers like Elliot Cadeau, Harrison Ingram and Cormac Ryan

New York Times  

Consider it a sign of the times: North Carolina, one of college basketball’s bluest bloods, is intentionally opting not to utilize all 13 scholarships at its disposal. North Carolina’s ball movement issues last season are well-documented, but it’s worth reiterating that Bacot — who tied for the best offensive rating on the team, per KenPom — only actually led UNC …

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UNC’s Armando Bacot returning for fifth season: Why he’s not yet a legit NBA prospect
1 year, 9 months ago

UNC’s Armando Bacot returning for fifth season: Why he’s not yet a legit NBA prospect

New York Times  

North Carolina big man Armando Bacot is returning to Chapel Hill for the 2023-24 season, he announced via Stadium on Wednesday. Bacot averaged 15.9 points and 10.4 rebounds last season as, at times, UNC’s only interior presence. More importantly, Bacot returning for his fifth season will provide coach Hubert Davis with at least one proven leader next season, with future …

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Tar Heels slide from preseason No. 1 to NCAA tourney bubble
1 year, 9 months ago

Tar Heels slide from preseason No. 1 to NCAA tourney bubble

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Roughly 20 minutes had passed since his North Carolina team had lost a grind-it-out battle against rival Duke, and Armando Bacot had taken his customary seat behind a small table with his back to a wall-mounted television. “No,” Bacot said, “but I’m here.” The Tar Heels are flirting with becoming the first team to open at …

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North Carolina’s Armando Bacot is now the Tar Heels’ top rebounder
1 year, 11 months ago

North Carolina’s Armando Bacot is now the Tar Heels’ top rebounder

New York Times  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — In the moment, it was the same as always: Armando Bacot thrusting his hands in the air, grabbing at a loose basketball and calmly corralling it. It was Bacot’s 1,220th career rebound, the one that pushed him past Tyler Hansbrough, and into first place all-time in North Carolina program history. Just look at the company Bacot …

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Bacot scores 26, UNC beats Michigan at Jumpman Invitational
2 years ago

Bacot scores 26, UNC beats Michigan at Jumpman Invitational

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Armando Bacot scored 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting, RJ Davis hit four 3-pointers and finished with 19 points and North Carolina held on to beat Michigan 80-76 Wednesday night. Caleb Love added 18 points, including four free throws in the closing seconds, for North Carolina. The Wolverines scored 11 of the next 15 points — including 3s …

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UNC’s upset loss to Iowa State reminds us that season is different and Tar Heels are, too
2 years ago

UNC’s upset loss to Iowa State reminds us that season is different and Tar Heels are, too

New York Times  

PORTLAND, Ore. — All at once, it unraveled. “I mean, I just looked up and they were up one, then they went up three,” Bacot said after UNC’s 70-65 loss, “and then after that, it was done.” Exactly. “Just because you’re experienced doesn’t mean that you’re perfect,” Hubert Davis said. Davis has been banging this drum that whole time — …

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ACC men’s basketball preview: UNC on top, but Duke, Virginia and Miami lurk
2 years, 1 month ago

ACC men’s basketball preview: UNC on top, but Duke, Virginia and Miami lurk

New York Times  

Say what you will about the Atlantic Coast Conference last season — plenty already has been — but good luck snickering at any league with the nation’s No. Duke: With Whitehead and Dereck Lively II — the nation’s top two freshmen — currently out with injuries, plus a new head coach, we might not see the best version of Duke …

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Tar Heels’ Bacot returning to UNC after NCAA title-game run
2 years, 8 months ago

Tar Heels’ Bacot returning to UNC after NCAA title-game run

Associated Press  

North Carolina big man Armando Bacot is returning for his senior season after the Tar Heels fell a game short of winning an improbable national championship. He announced his decision in a social-media video Wednesday, nine days after the Tar Heels lost to Kansas in the NCAA title game in New Orleans. “This year’s experience showed me that I do …

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Bacot has 29 points, 21 rebounds in UNC win over Virginia
2 years, 11 months ago

Bacot has 29 points, 21 rebounds in UNC win over Virginia

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Armando Bacot had career highs of 29 points and 21 rebounds to lead North Carolina to a 74-58 win over Virginia on Saturday. Brady Manek made five 3-pointers and added 19 points and five assists for the Tar Heels, who remained perfect at home this season with eight wins while bouncing back from a 78-73 loss …

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Eleven thoughts on North Carolina’s 11 scholarship players as Hubert Davis fills out his first roster
3 years, 7 months ago

Eleven thoughts on North Carolina’s 11 scholarship players as Hubert Davis fills out his first roster

New York Times  

So, some things have changed. But both common sense and Davis say that Bacot will be back — he would likely go undrafted if he opts to relinquish his remaining college eligibility — and that’s massive for the Tar Heels. Bacot improved in a number of key statistical categories last season — scoring, field goal percentage, free-throw percentage — and …

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Walker Kessler has a game to remember, and UNC gets a big win because of it
3 years, 9 months ago

Walker Kessler has a game to remember, and UNC gets a big win because of it

New York Times  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The chant started out softly, a lone voice in a sea of thousands. It grew louder, welling from whisper to wired, until suddenly there wasn’t a silent voice in the crowd: Walk-er, Kess-ler … Walk-er, Kess-ler … At that exact moment, Kessler — a 7-foot-1 freshman forward, one of the five-star gems in this North Carolina …

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