CHAPEL HILL –Tar Heel junior forward/center Armando Bacot is the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for January 2-8 after averaging 25.0 points and 19.5 rebounds in a pair of games, including a 29-point, 22-rebound performance in Carolina's 74-58 win over Virginia on Saturday.
The Richmond, Va., native and Dean's List student established career highs in rebounding in both games with 17 in a five-point loss at Notre Dame on January 5 and 22 against the Cavaliers. He became the first Tar Heel to grab 15 or more rebounds in consecutive games since Luke Maye in 2019.