Career: No. 1 all-time at UNC in rebounds (1,715), offensive rebounds (593) and double-doubles (87) • Scored 2,347 points, second most by a Tar Heel behind only ACC all-time leader Tyler Hansbrough • Tied for first in ACC history with Wake Forest's Tim Duncan in doubles-doubles, is second in rebounds and ninth in scoring • Tied with Duncan for second place in double-doubles in NCAA history and is eighth in rebounds • More rebounds than any player in college basketball since 1964 • Played the most games in ACC history (169) and started more games (168) than any other individual ever played • Second Tar Heel (first since Billy Cunningham 1963-65) and sixth overall to lead the ACC in rebounds three times • Also led ACC in double-doubles three times (second Tar Heel and eighth overall) • Carolina was 62-25 when he had a double-double • Set the UNC and ACC records and tied the NCAA record for double-doubles in a season with 31 in 2021-22 • Shattered the UNC single-season rebound record with 511 in 2021-22.

Third-team All-America in 2022 (CBS and USA Today), 2023 (USBWA) and 2024 (USBWA) • First-team All-ACC (league panel and AP) in 2022 and 2023 and AP in 2024 (second team by ACC panel in 2024) • Ninth Tar Heel to earn first-team All-ACC honors in three seasons, the first since Hansbrough's four from 2006-09 • Set UNC's career rebounding and double-double records on 1/21/23 vs. NC State, breaking Hansbrough’s rebounding record and Cunningham’s standard for double-doubles • One of two Tar Heels in the last 50 seasons (with Sean May) and eight all-time to average a double-double in points (13.9) and rebounds (10.1) • Started his last 112 games • Ranks second at UNC in field goals (874), offensive rebounds per game (3.51) and percentage of double-doubles (.515), is third in made free throws (594), fourth in blocks (216) and sixth in rebound average • Highest rebound average since Rusty Clark’s 10.3 from 1966-69 • Had 27 games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds and three with 25 and 15 • Grabbed 15 or more rebounds 27 times, 18 or more 12 times and 20 or more seven times • Only player to lead UNC in field goal percentage four times.

Seven consecutive NCAA Tournament double-doubles, which tied the all-time record with Duncan and Hakeem Olajuwon • Grabbed 15 or more rebounds in six straight NCAA Tournament games (first to accomplish since Jacksonville's Artis Gilmore in 1970-71) • Eight double-doubles and averaged 16.4 points and 13.7 rebounds in 10 NCAA Tournament games • The eight double-doubles tied Antawn Jamison for the UNC career record • Highest rebound average in NCAA Tournament play by a Tar Heel (previous was 10.8 by Clark) • Only Tar Heel with two 20-rebound games in NCAA play • Holds UNC record for rebounds in Elite 8, national semifinal and national championship games • 2022 NCAA East Region Most Outstanding Player and All-Final Four team • Led UNC to the 2022 NCAA championship game, recording double-doubles in all six NCAA Tournament games, the first player in college basketball history to do that.

One of four Tar Heels – with Lennie Rosenbluth (1955-57), Cunningham (1963-65) and Hansbrough (2006-08) – selected UNC’s Most Valuable Player three times • Scored in double figures 127 times (UNC 90-37) with a career-high 29 twice • Scored 20 or more 34 times (UNC 28-6) • Career-high 23 rebounds vs. JMU on 11/20/22 • Five or more offensive rebounds 52 times (UNC 36-16) • Broke Luke Maye’s school record for most rebounds in consecutive seasons by 95 rebounds (845 in 2021-22 and 2022-23) • Eight-time ACC Player-of-the-Week honoree, the third most by a Tar Heel (only Jamison and Hansbrough won more) • Led Carolina to three wins at Duke and one over the Blue Devils in the 2022 Final Four • Graduated in May 2023 with a degree in exercise and sports science with a minor in business administration.


GRADUATE STUDENT SEASON (2023-24): Third-team All-America (USBWA), first-team All-ACC (AP), second-team All-ACC (ACC panel), finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (top center) and member of the ACC All-Defensive team • Earned his second first-team All-ACC Tournament award (2021 and 2024, was second team in 2022) • Was third-leading vote-getter for ACC Defensive Player of the Year • Two-time ACC Player of the Week (for Radford/Lehigh and Pittsburgh/Clemson games) • USBWA and Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week and ACC Player of the Week for his play vs. Radford and Lehigh • NCAA.com National Player of the Week for his play in the wins at Pittsburgh and Clemson.

Led the ACC in rebounding (10.3), was second in offensive rebounding (3.2), third in blocks (1.5) and fourth in field goal percentage (.540) • Led Carolina in rebounding and blocks and was second in scoring (14.5) • Made a career-best 78.1% from the line • Scored in double figures 28 times with 20 or more points eight times • Had 19 double-doubles (UNC 14-5) • Carolina was 7-2 when he led in scoring.

2023-24 Game Highlights: Averaged 19.0 points and 11.3 rebounds in the three NCAA Tournament games • Led UNC with 19 points and 12 rebounds vs. Alabama in his final collegiate game • Was the eighth double-double in his 10 career NCAA Tournament games • Grabbed a season-high seven offensive rebounds, his 51st career game with five or more • Had 18 points, seven boards, three assists and two blocks vs. Michigan State • His 27th career 20/10 game in the NCAA first round with 20 points and 15 rebounds vs. Wagner • Passed Phil Ford for second in UNC scoring and surpased the 2,300-point mark in the win over Wagner • Was his seventh consecutive double-double in an NCAA Tournament game and his sixth straight with at least 15 rebounds • Tied Ford for second in UNC all-time scoring with 18 points in the ACC championship game vs. NC State • Grabbed 12 rebounds for his eighth career ACC Tournament double-double, which tied the all-time record • Scored 12 of his 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the second half in the ACC semifinal win over Pittsburgh • Combined with RJ Davis to scored UNC's last 18 points • Tied his season high with six offensive rebounds (also Lehigh and Villanova) vs. Florida State in the ACC quarterfinal • Win at Duke was his third in five games in Cameron Indoor Stadium (2021, 2022 and 2024) • Hit two three-pointers for the first time and finished his Smith Center career with 14 points and five rebounds in win over Notre Dame • His 26th career 20/10 game with game-high 25 points and 12 boards vs. Virginia Tech • Game-high 15 rebounds (fourth time w/15 or more this season) and eight of his 10 points in the second half at Miami • Tied his career high with 10 free throw (10 for 11) and led UNC in scoring (24) and rebounds (13) in the loss to Clemson • Became second Tar Heel ever and first since Charlie Scott in 1970 to total at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists vs. Duke • Was 10 for 13 from the floor at home vs. Duke • Was his third career double-double with at least five assists (Miami in 2020 and UConn this season) • Scored all 10 of his points in the second half at Boston College, including a clutch 15-footer with 4:20 to play and a three-point play with 3:13 remaining that secured the win • Scored 19 points vs. Louisville, most since he had 29 vs. Tennessee on November 29, and had five assists and three blocks • Had 16 points and 11 rebounds in just 16:35 in home win against Syracuse • Game-high 16 rebounds and shared UNC scoring honors with 14 points in the win at Clemson (helped limit PJ Hall to 4 of 13 from the floor and a season-low 10 points • Led UNC with 16 points and added 10 rebounds and three blocks in the win at Pittsburgh • Had 14 points, eight boards and three blocks in win over No. 7 Oklahoma • Tied his career high with six blocks in home win vs. Florida State • Made a career-high 10 free throws, was 6 for 8 from the floor, had three assists and no turnovers and a game-high 11 rebounds vs. 10th-ranked Tennessee • Grabbed 18 boards in the OT loss to Villanova • Game-high 22 points and 20 rebounds vs. Lehigh, his third career 20-point/20-rebound game.

SENIOR SEASON (2022-23)
Earned third-team All-America honors by the Associated Press, USBWA, Sporting News and College Hoops Today • Finished in the top three in voting for ACC Player of the Year for the second year in a row and became the 19th Tar Heel to earn multiple first-team All-ACC honors • First Tar Heel to repeat as first-team All-ACC since Hansbrough (2006-09) • Finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award • NABC and USBWA All-District honoree • Won ACC Player-of-the-Week honors a league-leading three times (for his play vs. The Citadel/Ohio State, Wake Forest/Notre Dame and Boston College/NC State) • Received an honorary ACC Commissioners’ Postgraduate Scholarship.

Led the ACC in rebounding (10.4), offensive boards (4.2) and double-doubles (19), was fifth in field goal percentage (.554) and 11th in scoring (15.9) • Nationally, was fourth in offensive rebounding, fifth in double-doubles and ninth in rebounding • Led UNC in field goal percentage and was second in blocks and third in scoring • Sixteen games with at least five offensive boards • Set the UNC single-season record for offensive rebounds per game for the second year in a row • Carolina was 11-8 when he had a double-double, 8-2 when he scored 20 points, 10-4 when he attempted at least 20 combined field goals and free throws and 12-4 when he attempted seven or more free throws • Scored 20 or more points in five straight games from December 17-January 7 • Season-high 28 points vs. Charleston and Ohio State and season/career best 23 rebounds vs. James Madison • Totaled 54 points in back-to-back wins over Ohio State (28) and Michigan (26) • Made 11 field goals in both games, the first Tar Heel to do that since Brice Johnson in 2015-16 • Drew 5.8 fouls per game with 10 or more three times (11 by Charleston and Pittsburgh in Chapel Hill and 10 by Boston College) • Did not play at Virginia Tech on 12/4 due to a right shoulder contusion, which he suffered in the first half at Indiana on 11/30 • First game missed (only second career) since his freshman season • Sprained his left ankle 1:18 into the January 7 game at Virginia while grabbing an offensive rebound and was unable to play the rest of the game • Re-injured his left ankle in the ACC Tournament vs. Boston College, which limited him to a combined 14 points and nine rebounds in 39 minutes in the two games.

2022-23 Game Highlights: Fourth career double-double vs. Duke with 17 points and 11 rebounds (and four blocks) in the home finale • Made 9 of 10 free throws vs. the Blue Devils, including 6 for 6 in the second half • Tied his career high with nine made free throws • Scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half at Notre Dame • Grabbed five offensive boards in the second half, including a pair in the final three minutes that he converted for buckets in a one-possession game • Double-double vs. NC State (16/14) was his fifth career vs. NC State, which equals the most vs. any team (also Virginia Tech) • Made 8 of 11 FGs vs. Clemson and grabbed five offensive boards •  Had 17 points and 11 rebounds in only 22 minutes due to foul trouble at Wake Forest • Led UNC with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Duke, but did not attempt a field goal in the last 12:14 after his dunk pulled UNC within a point at 44-43 • Attempted a season-low two free throws at Duke (other than UVA when he was injured early in the contest) • Four assists at Syracuse, his third game this season with four or more • Drew three fouls by the Orange, the fewest in a game this season (other than Virginia) • Went 8 for 11 from the floor and 7 for 7 from the line for 23 points and had 18 rebounds in the win over NC State • Second consecutive game with 18 rebounds vs. NC State (which equals the most by a Tar Heel vs. the Wolfpack) • Set UNC career rebound record with his 17th of the game with 6:54 to play • Was his fourth career double-double vs. the Pack, second most against any opponent (five vs. Virginia Tech) • Recorded first-half double-doubles in consecutive games at Louisville and vs. Boston College • Game highs in points (20), rebounds (16), assists (3) and blocks (1) vs. Boston College • Didn’t practice for two days but started and led UNC with 14 points and 16 rebounds at Louisville • Game highs in points (21), rebounds (13) and offensive boards (6) and added four assists and two blocks in the home win vs. Notre Dame • Scored 21 points and added nine rebounds and a team-high five assists vs. Wake Forest • Second straight game he led UNC in assists • At Pittsburgh, led Carolina in scoring, rebounding, assists and blocks, the first Tar Heel to do that since Luke Maye vs. Tulane in 2017 • Game-high 26 points on 11 of 15 shooting in the 80-76 win over Michigan • Was his sixth career game with 25 or more points • Was 11 for 19 from the floor and had game highs in points (28) and rebounds (15) vs. Ohio State • Was his 16th career 20/10 game and third 25/15 game • Set UNC record for career double-figure rebound games on 12/13 vs. The Citadel • Had 21 points, 13 rebounds and drew seven fouls vs. Georgia Tech • Scored 20 points with 10 rebounds and three blocks vs. Alabama but sprained his right ankle and did not play the last minute of the third OT or any of the fourth OT • Scored 19 points and had a career-high 23 rebounds vs. James Madison • Had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the first half as UNC built a 45-26 lead and added a dozen boards in the second half • Season-high eight offensive boards (one off his career best) and tied his career high with nine free throws vs. JMU (drew nine fouls) • Scored 27 of his game-high 28 points in the second half vs. Charleston (10 of 12 FG in the second) • Drew 11 fouls by the Cougars.


JUNIOR SEASON (2021-22)
Compiled one of the most prolific rebounding seasons in college basketball history • Led Carolina in scoring (16.3), rebounding (13.1), field goal percentage (.569) and blocks (65), becoming the first Tar Heel to ever lead the team in those categories in consecutive seasons • Earned All-NCAA Tournament honors in both the Final Four and East Regional, where he was also the Most Outstanding Player • National Player of the Year finalist (Lute Olson Award), third-team CBS Sports and USA Today All-America, leading vote getter on the ACC first team, second in ACC Player-of-the-Year voting and second-team All-ACC Tournament • One of three players to make the Academic All-ACC team and first-team All-ACC • Also made the ACC Academic Honor Roll for grade point average • Third in the balloting for ACC Male Athlete of the Year.

Became the first player in college basketball history with six double-doubles in one NCAA Tournament • Tied the all-time NCAA single-season record with 31 double-doubles (with Navy’s David Robinson in 1985-86) • Second-most rebounds (99) in NCAA Tournament history and the most since LaSalle’s Tom Gola had 102 in 1954 • Had 41 more rebounds than any other player in the 2022 NCAA Tournament • Third-most rebounds in the Final Four (36) since 1973 • Fourth-most rebounds in a season in ACC history and the first player with at least 500 since 1956 • Shattered the single-season Tar Heel record with 511 rebounds, 95 more than the previous record set in 2015-16 by Brice Johnson (who had 416 in one more game than Bacot) • Tied the UNC record for 20-rebound games in a season with five and set the school record with 32 games in double figures • Became the first Tar Heel with two 20-rebound NCAA Tournament games • Rebounding average (13.1) was the fifth highest in a season by a Tar Heel and the highest since Cunningham in 1964-65 • Led the ACC in all games by 4.94 rebounds per game (the difference between second place and 20th was 2.1 per game) • Averaged 14.1 rebounds in league play, the most since Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan averaged 14.9 in 1996-97 • Broke Duncan’s previous ACC double-double record (29 in 1996-97) and Johnson’s UNC record (23 in 2015-16) • Set single-game records by a Tar Heel vs. Louisville (22) and Syracuse (18) and tied the all-time mark vs. NC State (18).

Led the nation in double-doubles, was second in offensive rebounding (4.2), third in rebounding and 23rd in field goal percentage (.569) • Led the ACC in rebounding, offensive rebounds and double-doubles, was second in field goal percentage, fifth in blocks and seventh in scoring • Also led UNC in plus/minus at +336.

Scored in double figures 34 times with 20 or more points 11 times • Led Carolina in scoring a team-high 14 times • Made 10 or more field goals six times with a career-high 12 vs. Virginia • Blocked five or more shots four times • Tri-captain • UNC’s Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete Award • Made the ACC Academic Honor Roll and NABC Honors Court for outstanding grade point average.

Averaged 15.3 points and 16.5 rebounds in six NCAA Tournament games • Set UNC single-game rebound records for regional final, national semifinal and national championship games • Shattered UNC’s single-Tournament record for rebounds with 99 (previous was 69 in six games by Kennedy Meeks in 2017) • Had 38 offensive rebounds (6.3 per game) • Grabbed 15 or more rebounds in the last five games • Tied the UNC record for rebounds in an NCAA Tourney game with 22 vs. Saint Peter’s and became the only Tar Heel with two 20-rebound NCAA games when he had 21 vs. Duke in the national semifinals (Tyler Zeller is the only other Tar Heel ever with 20 or more in an NCAA Tourney game; he had 22 vs. Ohio in 2012) • His 21 rebounds vs. Duke were the most by any player in the Final Four since 2003 and were most ever by a Tar Heel in 21 national semifinals • Became the 12th player in NCAA history with 21 or more rebounds in a Final Four game – the list includes Bill Russell (twice), Elvin Hayes, Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton, Elgin Baylor and Artis Gilmore • Drew 39 fouls in the six games.

Had 10 straight double-doubles from Furman through Virginia Tech, the most by a Tar Heel since Cunningham had 10 in a row in 1964-65, which tied the fourth-longest streak by a Tar Heel • Thirteen-straight games with 10 or more rebounds was the third-longest in UNC history and the longest since John Henson’s 15 in 2010-11.

The only three-time ACC Player of the Week in the league this season (all three awards won during conference play) • USBWA National Player of the Week for Jan. 10-16 • First Tar Heel to win three ACC Player-of-the-Week honors in the same season since Luke Maye in 2017-18 • First Tar Heel to score 29 or more points in consecutive games since Tyler Hansbrough in 2008 • First Tar Heel with at least 29 points and 12 rebounds in consecutive games since Charlie Scott in 1970 • Joined Scott, Cunningham and Rosenbluth as the only Tar Heels ever with at least 29 and 12 in consecutive games • Second Tar Heel to have multiple 20-rebound games in Smith Center history (he had two this season, 22 vs. Virginia and 20 vs. Virginia Tech; May had three).


2021-22 Game Highlights
Led or shared the team lead in scoring (15), rebounding (15), assists (two) and steals (one) in the national championship game vs. Kansas • Played 38:03 despite having sprained his ankle late in the semifinal win over Duke • Re-injured his ankle on a drive to the basket with less than a minute to play, was forced to leave the game and was unable to return • Tied his career-high with nine made free throws in 13 attempts • Recorded his NCAA record-tying 31st double-double when he had 12 points and 10 points in the first half.

Set the ACC record with his 30th double-double of the season with 11 points and 21 rebounds in the national semifinal vs. Duke • Tied the second-most rebounds ever by a Tar Heel vs. the Blue Devils and were the most in a Final Four since Nick Collison had 21 for Kansas vs. Syracuse in 2003 finals in New Orleans.

Game highs in points (20), offensive rebounds (8) and rebounds (22) in Elite 8 win over Saint Peter’s that helped him earn Most Outstanding Player honors in the East Regional • Tied his career high and tied UNC’s NCAA Tourney record for rebounds (with Tyler Zeller, who had 22 in an overtime win over Ohio in 2012) • Had 15 first-half rebounds that helped UNC build a 38-19 lead.

Had 14 points and 15 rebounds vs. UCLA • Eight of his 15 rebounds were offensive boards that led to 12 points • Saved a Caleb Love miss that was going out of bounds and threw it back in play, leading to Love’s game-tying three with 1:40 to play • Then assisted on Love’s go-ahead three, got the rebound after UCLA’s ensuing miss and tipped in an RJ Davis miss for a five-point lead with 15 seconds remaining • Drew 10 fouls and had 15 points, 16 boards, four assists and three blocks in win over Baylor • Attempted a career-high 15 free throws (made seven) • Played the final 2:37 of regulation and overtime with four fouls and had seven points, six rebounds and an assist in that stretch • Had 17 points, 10 rebounds and three assists vs. Marquette as UNC grabbed a season-high 52 rebounds • Broke the Tar Heel single-season record when he got his fifth rebound in the first seven minutes.

Was 9 for 10 from the floor and had 14 rebounds vs. Virginia Tech in the ACC semifinals • Made 10 of 11 shots from the floor, had a game-high-tying 23 points and was plus 24 (11 more than any other player) in the win at Duke • Tied the second-highest field goal percentage (.909) in a game by a Tar Heel against Duke • Scored 10 points in nine minutes in the first half • Made defensive play of the game as he blocked AJ Griffin’s shot as Griffin drove for a score after a steal with UNC leading by six with two minutes to play • Second consecutive 18-rebound game in win over Syracuse • Had 14 second-half rebounds vs. the Orange • Became first Tar Heel ever to have at least 20 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in a game in the win at NC State as he totaled 28 points, 18 rebounds and five blocks • Made 11 of 13 field goals and tied the UNC record for rebounds in a game against NC State • Game-high 15 rebounds and scored 12 points, all in the second half, in the win at Virginia Tech • Was scoreless in the first half but scored 10 of UNC’s first 15 points in the second to build a double-digit lead • When the Hokies cut UNC’s 12-point lead to seven, he scored back-to-back baskets to maintain the lead • Also had five blocks at Virginia Tech (fourth Tar Heel ever with 15 rebounds and five blocks in a game, first since Henson) • Was 8 for 10 from the floor and the line and had 24/10 in the win at Clemson (scored 15 of UNC’s 30 first-half points, which helped the Tar Heels rally from 11 down to take a five-point lead) • Tied his career high with 22 rebounds, added 19 points and three steals and tied the team lead at plus 8 in the OT win at Louisville • Tied his career high with six blocks, was 8 for 10 from the line and had 18/13 in 100-80 win over NC State • Scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half and finished with 20 rebounds in home win over Virginia Tech • Most rebounds vs. the Hokies since they joined the ACC in 2004-05 • Tied his career scoring high (29) and had a game-high 12 rebounds in home win over Georgia Tech, earning him his second straight ACC Player-of-the-Week Award and USBWA National Player of the Week • Scored 20 second-half points • Was 9 for 9 from the free throw line, his best career game without a miss from the stripe • ACC Player of the Week for Jan. 3-9 after averaging 25.0 points and 19.5 rebounds vs. Notre Dame and Virginia.

Career highs in points (29), field goals (12), rebounds (22) and offensive rebounds (9) against Virginia • Second Tar Heel with 20-plus rebounds in the Smith Center • The 22 rebounds were the second most by any player in a collegiate game in the Smith Center • First Tar Heel with 20 points and 20 rebounds since Brice Johnson had 39 and 23 at Florida State on 1/4/2016 • First player to have 20/20 against Virginia since Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan had 21 and 23 in 1997 • The 22 rebounds were the most by an ACC player since 2016 • First Tar Heel with 15 plus rebounds in back-to-back games since Maye in 2019 • Nine offensive rebounds were the most by a Tar Heel since Kennedy Meeks had 10 at Clemson in 2017.

Set a then-career-high 17 boards and game-high 21 points at Notre Dame • Made his first career three-pointer and finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds and three steals at Boston College • Scored 17 of his team-high 22 points vs. Kentucky in the first half • Made 7 of 11 FGA, scored 15 points, 13 rebounds and four assists in win at Georgia Tech • Game-high 14 rebounds vs. Michigan • Helped limit Hunter Dickinson to four points on 2 of 5 FG and no offensive rebounds • Went 10 for 11 from the floor and had 22 points and 10 rebounds against Brown and made 10 of 12 field goal attempts and finished with a then-career-best 24 points and 12 boards with six blocks at Charleston • Became the first Tar Heel ever to post consecutive 20 and 10 games in which he shot at least 80 percent from the floor in both contests.


SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21)
Recipient of the Dean Smith Most Valuable Player and Danny Green Most Improved Player team awards • Third-team All-ACC • First-team All-ACC Tournament after averaging 16.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.3 steals and shooting 65.5 percent from the floor in the three games • Grabbed 18 of his 32 rebounds in the ACC Tourney on the offensive boards • Led the team in scoring (12.3), field goal percentage (.628), rebounding (7.8) and blocks (26) • First Tar Heel to lead in those four categories since Brice Johnson in 2015-16 • Unofficially led ACC in field goal percentage (was eight made field goals shy of qualifying) • Was third in the ACC in offensive rebounding and sixth in rebounding • Had the eighth-highest single-season field goal percentage in UNC history • Led UNC in scoring a team-high 10 times • Led the team in scoring (13.8 ppg) and field goal percentage (.655) in the 18 wins • Scored in double figures a team-high 20 times with a high of 21 at Pittsburgh on 1/26 • UNC went 14-6 in those games • Scored 18, 18, 20, 17, 12 and 15 points (16.7 ppg), made 38 of 58 field goals (.655) and grabbed 31 offensive rebounds in the last six games • Made at least 50 percent of his shots from the floor 23 times • Seven double-doubles and double-figure rebounds in 10 games • Averaged 3.2 offensive rebounds • Five or more offensive boards eight times with a high of eight twice • His 5.58 offensive rebounds per 40 minutes were the most in a season on record by any Tar Heel • Led UNC in plus/minus at plus 121 and second in most games with a positive plus/minus (18) • UNC was 11-5 when he made five or more field goals.

Scored all 15 of his points in the second half vs. Wisconsin • Had 17 points, 13 rebounds and a season-high four blocks in ACC quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech • Second consecutive ACC Tournament game with 13 rebounds, the first Tar Heel to do that since Mitch Kupchak had 14 vs. Wake Forest and 15 vs. Clemson in 1975 • Went scoreless against the Hokies until 1:54 left in the first half, when he scored UNC’s last four points of the half, then scored 10 straight points for UNC in the second half to give the Tar Heels a 68-58 lead • Game-high 20 points and 13 rebounds in ACC Tourney win over Notre Dame – had 11 and eight in the first half as UNC built a 16-point lead at the break • Grabbed eight offensive rebounds vs. the Irish, which tied his career high (for the second time in three games) and tied the second most ever by a Tar Heel in an ACC Tourney game • Scored 11 of his 18 points (which tied for the team lead) in the first half in the home win over Duke, including nine points in the first 10 minutes as UNC raced to a 26-6 lead • Also UNC’s defensive player of the game vs. the Blue Devils • Scored 18 points, his most in eight games, and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds at Syracuse • Eight offensive rebounds at Syracuse tied his season high • Made 7 of 8 shots from the floor and had 14 points, nine rebounds vs. Louisville • Scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half at Duke, including eight of UNC’s first 10 points in the half that extended Carolina’s lead from two to eight points • Season-high 21 points on 8-10 FG, 5-6 FT, grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and blocked three shots in the win at Pittsburgh • Made 8 of 12 from the floor, scored a team-high 17 points and was UNC’s defensive player of the game in the win over NC State • Scored 12 first-half points as UNC built a 43-33 lead over the Pack • Scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half vs. Wake Forest • Scored four of his 15 points in the final 1:22 to give UNC a 75-70 lead in the win over Syracuse • Had seven offensive rebounds that led to nine second-chance points • Led UNC with 14 points against Kentucky, 11 of which came in the second half • First double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds vs. Texas.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20)
Averaged 9.6 points and 8.2 rebounds in 32 games (all starts) • Had the most rebounds by a Tar Heel freshman since Antawn Jamison in 1995-96 • Had 11 double-doubles, second most by a Tar Heel freshman and the most since Jamison’s 13 • Led the team in blocks (36), was second in FG percentage (.469) and rebounding and fourth in scoring • Scored in double figures 16 times with a high of 23 vs. Oregon • Scored 20 or more three times (23 vs. Oregon, 22 vs. Elon and 21 vs. Clemson) • Grabbed 10 or more rebounds 14 times with highs of 16 at home vs. Virginia and 15 vs. Alabama • Made at least 50 percent of his FG attempts in 16 games • Became the third freshman in Carolina history to have three straight double-doubles in points and rebounds, joining Mike O’Koren in 1976-77 and Jamison in 1995-96 (Bacot accomplished that two different times) • Averaged 2.7 offensive rebounds (had 14 in the last three games and grabbed four or more 11 times) • Missed his only game of the season vs. Wake Forest on March 3 after spraining his right ankle at Syracuse on Feb. 29 • Started 32 games, but played less than 10 minutes in three different games due to injuries – played three minutes at UNCW (blow to the head), seven minutes vs. Ohio State (left ankle sprain) and nine minutes at Syracuse (right ankle sprain).

2019-20 Game Highlights: Second straight double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in ACC Tournament win over Virginia Tech • Limited to 23 minutes because of foul trouble but had 12 points and 13 rebounds at Duke – five field goals were as many as he had in his three previous games combined • Season-high 16 rebounds on 2/15 vs. Virginia, most by a UNC freshman since Harrison Barnes had 16 against LIU in 2011 • Scored a dozen points and had seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks and led UNC in plus/minus (+5) for the second game in a row in the loss to Duke • Helped hold Vernon Carey Jr. scoreless in the second half • Was a team-best plus 6 but was just 2 for 3 from the floor (fewest attempts in any game in which he played double-figure minutes) and six points at Florida State (did not attempt a shot in the second half) • Led UNC with 12 rebounds and a season-high seven assists and added 19 points in the win over Miami • Only the fourth Tar Heel ever with at least 19/ 12/7 in a game and the first to do that since Lee Dedmon vs. Clemson in 1971 • Was a team-high plus 13 in 29 minutes at Virginia Tech but played only 17 of the 30 minutes after halftime due to foul trouble (fouled out in the first OT) • Went 7 for 10 from both the floor and the free throw line en route to 21 points against Clemson • Was his first 20-point game since The Bahamas and the seven field goals were the most since he had seven vs. Oregon • Scored 15 points on 6 of 11 field goals and had nine rebounds and four assists (also a season-high four turnovers) in the home loss to Pitt • Led UNC with 15 points and 12 rebounds vs. UCLA, his first double-double in five games • Picked up two fouls in the first 1:07 and was limited to just 14 minutes at Gonzaga • Was not expected to play at Virginia on 12/8 due to the injury he suffered against Ohio State on 12/4, but started and played 25 minutes against the Cavaliers (was one of only two Tar Heels to score in double figures with 11) • Sprained his left ankle after scoring against Ohio State and left the contest with 12:48 to play in the first half (UNC trailed 16-12 at the time) • Led all players on both teams with 23 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks vs. Oregon, becoming just the second Tar Heel (and only freshman) to post 23/12/6 in a game (Rasheed Wallace had the same numbers as a sophomore vs. Virginia in 1995) • Grabbed a game-high six offensive boards and was 9 for 10 from the FT line vs. the Ducks • Scored all 12 of his points in the second half and set a Battle 4 Atlantis record with 15 rebounds against Alabama • Had six offensive rebounds that led to eight second-chance points vs. the Tide • Led both teams in scoring (22), rebounds (14), blocks (3) and steals (2) in Carolina’s 75-61 win over Elon • Was 9 for 14 from the floor for the game and scored 18 of his 22 in the second half • Fourth Tar Heel freshman (w/James Worthy, Jamison and Barnes) with at least 22 and 14 • Made 6 of 9 shots from the floor to record his first career double-double with 12/11 vs. Gardner-Webb • Inadvertently struck by an opposing player’s follow through and left the game after just 2:41 at UNCW (did not return in that game) • Started his first collegiate game against Notre Dame and had seven points and eight rebounds.


PREP
Played his freshman through junior seasons at Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Va., for Coach Richard Hamlin and his senior year at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., for Coach Sean McAloon • Averaged 12.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks and shot 62.0 percent from the floor at IMG • Averaged 24.5 points and 12 rebounds his junior season • Led IMG Academy to a prep national championship in 2019 • Member of the U18 USA Basketball national team with Cole Anthony and Coby White, winning a gold medal • Played in the 2019 McDonald’s All-America and Jordan Brand Classic games • 2019 MaxPreps All America honorable mention • Played for Team Takeover in the EYBL with Tar Heel Anthony Harris • Averaged 11 points and 8 rebounds per game • 2017 VISAA Division-I state champion at Trinity Episcopal School.

PERSONAL
Born Armando Linwood Bacot on March 6, 2000, in Richmond, Va. • Son of Christie Lomax and Armando Bacot Sr. • Has a younger brother (King), two older sisters (A’mari, and Azhane) and a younger sister (Joi’L)  • Azhane plays basketball for Virginia State University • Majoring in exercise and sport science (sport administration) with a minor in business administration.