Coming off a run to the title game last year, the UNC basketball program is set to run it back with four of their five starters returning from that team.
With the core deciding to return for one more run at things, the Tar Heels will certainly be a favorite to win it all next year. And rightfully so. But as we continue to countdown the days until the start of the year, two Tar Heels are earning some more recognition.
College basketball reporter Andy Katz put together a list of the top returning players for next season and two Tar Heels cracked that list.
Guard [autotag]Caleb Love[/autotag] checked in at No. 15 on the list:
The midway point of @TheAndyKatz's Top Returning Players 👀 #KatzRankz
11. Mike Miles
12. Antoine Davis
13. Isaiah Wong
14. Caleb McConnell
15. Caleb Love pic.twitter.com/PnaaDO7se8— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) June 8, 2022
But he wasn’t the only one. Star center [autotag]Armando Bacot[/autotag] was high on the list as one of the top returning players, checking in at No. 3 behind only the Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe and Gonzaga’s Drew Timme:
🚨 TOP 5
Finishing up @TheAndyKatz's Top Returning Players 👀 #KatzRankz
1. Oscar Tshiebwe
2. Drew Timme
3. Armando Bacot
4. Trayce Jackson-Davis
5. Marcus Sasser pic.twitter.com/aiZjjYMj2P— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) June 10, 2022
If UNC does want to make a run at another Final Four and get back to the title game, they are certainly going to need Bacot and Love to play up to expectations, as well as the rest of the roster.
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