This time it was not practice. It might have been an NBA Summer League game, but it was still competition. Former North Carolina Tar Heels Armando Bacot and Caleb Love squared off aganst one another, this time as professionals as Bacot's Memphis Grizzlies defeated Love's Portland Trail Blazers in Las Vegas.
Similar to Caleb Love when he left high school and stepped on to UNC's campus during the 2020-2021 season, Armando Bacot, the former North Carolina big man who ended up as the school's all-time leader in rebounds, was seen as someone who would be a one-and-done kind of player.
Most recruiting sites haven't formally stacked up the top prospects in the 2029 class. Meanwhile, it may be another year or two before UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis and his cohorts begin handing out offers in the cycle.
UNC basketball product Armando Bacot went undrafted last year despite finishing his Tar Heel career as the program's all-time leading rebounder and double-double producer.
Despite being a mere eighth grader now playing with and against older prospects in 3SSB Circuit 15U action, beyond-his-years guard King Bacot, younger brother of former five-year UNC basketball starting center Armando Bacot, is already making a name for himself as a grassroots sensation this spring.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
No UNC basketball player in history has secured more rebounds or tallied more double-doubles than Armando Bacot. In his five seasons as a Tar Heel, the big man from Richmond, Va., secured 1,715 rebounds, a mark that may never be surpassed in Chapel Hill.
Following five seasons of Armando Bacot manning the paint in Chapel Hill, the UNC basketball program suffered from the lack of a physical presence down low this year.
After becoming a two-time middle school state champion while posting a combined 38-2 record between sixth, seventh, and eighth grade, potential UNC basketball recruiting target King Bacot is now ready to ramp up the competition.
The massive void left by Memphis Grizzlies Jaren Jackson Jr. has left promising opportunities for other rotating big men to impact both sides of the floor.
All-time UNC basketball rebounder and supreme double-double machine Armando Bacot went undrafted back in June following five seasons as the full-time starting center in Chapel Hill.
Former North Carolina standout Armando Bacot went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft but has remained determined to carve out a path to the league. Now with the Memphis Hustle, the G League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies, the 24-year-old has put together a solid campaign—one that reached another level over the weekend.
All-time UNC basketball double-double producer Armando Bacot posted a doozy for the Memphis Hustle on Friday night. Powering a 115-109 road victory over the Santa Cruz Warriors, Bacot tallied 34 points and 25 rebounds, adding two assists and one steal across his 35 minutes on the floor.
King Bacot, younger brother of former five-year UNC basketball starter Armando Bacot, capped off his sensational Manchester Middle School (Va.) campaign with 29 points in a 54-37 win over Fairfield Middle School (Va.) on Saturday.
UNC basketball alum Armando Bacot finished ninth in fan voting en route to landing a spot in the NBA G League Up Next Game on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 3:30 p.m.
Rankings for the 2029 class, consisting of current eighth graders, are still nonexistent on most recruiting sites. But it's no secret that King Bacot, younger brother of recent five-year UNC basketball starting center Armando Bacot, is among the top contenders to debut at No.
UNC basketball alum Armando Bacot, undrafted in June following his prolific five-year college career as the Tar Heels' full-time starter in the post, delivered a career-high 25 points in the Memphis Hustles' 112-101 road win over the Mexico City Capitanes on Wednesday night.
The Memphis Hustle, the official G-League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies, kicked off their season this past week. After falling short in each of their first two contests, the Hustle will look to put one in the win column when they take on the Oklahoma City Blue Friday night.
Armando Bacot knocked down five 3-point attempts across his five seasons as the UNC basketball program's full-time starting center. Through one game with
The Memphis Grizzlies waived UNC basketball alum Armando Bacot on Saturday. After going undrafted following five prolific years as the Tar Heels' full-time
Bacot loves the school. North Carolina center Armando Bacot played his last game in the Smith Center on Tuesday night. He has been a fantastic player for UNC throughout his time with the program.
Not a quote you want to hear this far into the season. North Carolina just suffered its second loss in three games to Clemson at home. It was just the Tigers second win in Chapel Hill, as they are now 2-60 all-time.
Armando Bacot and Harrison Ingram became the first pair of Tarheels to record 20-point double-doubles in the same game since Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison in 1998.