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UNC Basketball: Tar Heels, Blue Devils battling for this 5-star prospect

Duke and North Carolina are back at it again; this time, on the recruiting trail.

The two blue bloods and heated rivals are battling it out for a number of elite prospects, but maybe none more than five-star big man Armando Bacot.

Bacot is a 6-foot-10, 240-pound center out of Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Virginia that has tremendous size, skill and athleticism. He’s a blue-collar worker in the paint and finishes well around the rim. He’s also a great rebounder and good passer for his position.

Roy Williams has put a real emphasis on Bacot over the past year, making the talented big man one of his main priorities in the class of 2019.