North Carolina’s Armando Bacot became the first college basketball player to land an acting role on a Netflix series when he was cast as a recurring character on the upcoming season of Outer Banks. One of the most unique NIL deals to date, Bacot will play Mando in the third season of the popular teen series to be released later this year. It is currently being filmed in the Carolinas.
The news of Bacot getting a major acting gig on a hit series got me thinking: if he can do it, why can’t Oscar Tshiebwe?