| Is |
Athlete Basketball player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 6 March 2000, Richmond, USA |
| Age: | 20 years |
| Star sign | Pisces |
Armando Linwood Bacot Jr. (born March 6, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
High school career
Bacot attended three years in Trinity Episcopal School before transferring to IMG Academy in his senior year.richmond times dispatch all metro team 2017.all metro player of the year 2018 gieco National champ 2019. Nike Peach Jam National championship and Peach Jam MVP 2018
On August 16, 2018, Bacot committed to play college basketball at the University of North Carolina over offers from Duke, Kansas, Oklahoma State and Villanova.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Armando Bacot C |
Richmond, VA | IMG Academy (FL) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Aug 16, 2018 | |
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 27 247Sports: 34 ESPN: 18 | ||||||
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College career
On November 20, 2019, Bacot had 22 points and 14 rebounds in a 75-61 win over Elon. He had 23 points, 12 rebounds and a season-high six blocks in a 78-74 win over Oregon on November 29. In a 74-49 loss to Ohio State on December 4, Bacot suffered a left ankle injury and was expected to miss some time. However, he returned for the following game, a 56-47 loss to Virginia, and scored 11 points.
National team career
Bacot played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship. The team played in St. Catharine’s, Canada. Bacot averaged 7.8 ppg and 5.0 rpg. He helped his team win the gold medal.