Ranking the ACC’s best basketball players at midway point
3. Armando Bacot, F, North Carolina
Bacot has struggled this year compared to past years, but the fifth-year senior is still one of the top players in the conference. He’s putting up 13.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game while anchoring one of the best defenses in the country. Bacot has had some big games against tough opponents, including 14 points and 16 rebounds against Clemson and 22 points and 14 rebounds against Tennessee. The Tar Heels dropped their first conference game of the season earlier this week after starting 9-0 which gave Bacot the chance to showcase his leadership skills, calling a team meeting ahead of their rivalry matchup with the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday.
Highlights vs #16 Clemson
W 65-55 ✅Armando Bacot: 14 pts, 16 reb, 2 blk
RJ Davis: 14 pts
Cormac Ryan: 10 pts, 4 ast
Harrison Ingram: 9 pts
— Tar Heel Tapes (@TarHeelTapes)