Armando Bacot passes Joel Berry on all-time UNC scoring list

Armando Bacot recorded his 69th career double-double on Monday night against Radford. He climbed the UNC all-time scoring list in the game.

Does anyone remember former UNC point guard Joel Berry?

He was one of the rare players to make consecutive championship appearances for the Tar Heels – losing in the 2016 finals to Villanova, but rebounding to take down Gonzaga in the 2017 National Championship.

Berry rose to prominence during that first of two title seasons, when UNC decided to shift Marcus Paige over to shooting guard. He increased his scoring output in each season, averaging 17.1 points per game in Senior year, ending up 13th on Carolina’s all-time scoring list.

On Monday, Nov. 6 in the Heels’ season-opener against Radford, a current Tar Heel and all-time great passed Berry for 13th in career UNC points.

That young man is none other than center Armando Bacot, the fifth-year Tar Heel who led all scorers with 25 points in the 86-70, UNC victory.

Bacot now has 1,834 career points at UNC. He only needs three more points to pass Bobby Lewis (1964-1967) and 11 more to pass Paige.

If Bacot plays like he did Monday night, there’s a good chance he’ll pass Paige on Sunday, Nov. 12, when Carolina hosts Lehigh at 2 p.m. ET. The Mountain Hawks are no slouch, though – just see their upset over Duke in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

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