UNC basketball standout Armando Bacot will need to have a big month of March if the Tar Heels want to make a run in the 2022 NCAA Tournament and he may some more motivation for that.
On Tuesday, just two days before the Tar Heels are set to square off against Marquette, Bacot was a notable snub for the Associated Press All-American Teams. Bacot was not on any of the three teams but was named an honorable mention by the AP. In fact, only one Atlantic Coast Conference player made a team and that was Duke’s Paolo Banchero who was on the third team.
Not even the conference’s player of the year, Alondes Williams, wasn’t on the list either.
Bacot did finish on the All-ACC first team and was ahead of Banchero on the player of the year ballot by local media. However, it appears as if the national audience favors Banchero and the Blue Devils who are a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Banchero is averaging 17 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game while shooting 47.4% from the floor. Meanwhile, Bacot has 24 double-doubles and is averaging 16.5 points, and 12.5 rebounds per game while shooting 59.8 percent from the field.
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