The North Carolina Tar Heels motto for decades has been rebounding, echoed by the late Dean Smith, Roy Williams, and Hubert Davis.
This season, two Tar Heels have dominated the glass, cleaning up boards at historic levels. [autotag]Armando Bacot[/autotag] and [autotag]Harrison Ingram[/autotag] became the first UNC pair to eclipse 300 rebounds each since John Henson and Tyler Zeller did in the 2011-12 season.
Bacot has 334 rebounds, averaging 10.1 rebounds per game, and Ingram has 303 rebounds, averaging 9.2. The duo has a good shot to reach Henson’s (348) and Zeller’s (365) rebounds, depending on how long they have their dancing shoes on.
Bacot and Ingram have been powerhouses for UNC, playing defense at a high level while also providing help on the offensive end. Bacot is averaging 14 points a game at a 54% clip. Ingram is averaging a career-high 12.2 points and 1.4 steals a game.
Both played a significant role in UNC’s win over Pitt, with Ingram playing lockdown defense on Blake Hinson, limiting the first-team All-ACC player to two field goals. On the flip side, Bacot snagged another double thanks to his ability to get in a good position and finish down low.
The pair will be counted on again in Saturday’s ACC championship game if UNC wants to bring the title back to Chapel Hill for the first time since 2016.
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