Former Notre Dame and Vanderbilt forward Ven-Allen Lubin committed to North Carolina on Thursday. As a 6-foot-8 sophomore, he averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Commodores in 2023-24.
The North Carolina Tar Heels have some big shoes to fill in their lineup for the 2024-25 basketball season. Their frontcourt rotation was hit hard with Armando Bacot running out of eligibility and Harrison Ingram expected to remain in the 2024 NBA Draft.
The search to replace Armando Bacot continues. Once Cliff Omoruyi committed to Alabama, the search to replace Armando Bacot has continued for Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels.
UNC has missed on its big-man options thus far. North Carolina lost Armando Bacot and James Okonkwo this offseason, two of its three centers from last year.
UNC missed on another center. Alabama has landed Rutgers transfer center Cliff Omoruyi. With Armando Bacot out of eligibility and James Okonkwo transferring, there was a major hole at the five.
Who does Hubert still have an eye on? Even with the departures of Armando Bacot, Cormac Ryan, and potentially Harrison Ingram, UNC is still loaded with talent.
The North Carolina Tar Heels need to replenish their frontcourt and are reportedly eyeing one of the bigger centers in the transfer portal. According to Sherrel McMillan of Inside Carolina, Rutgers transfer Cliff Omoruyi is scheduled to land in Chapel Hill (NC) for a visit with the Tar Heels on May 2.
The North Carolina Tar Heels need to replenish their frontcourt and are reportedly eyeing one of the bigger centers in the transfer portal. According to Sherrel McMillan of Inside Carolina, Rutgers transfer Cliff Omoruyi is scheduled to land in Chapel Hill (NC) for a visit with the Tar Heels on May 2.
What is next for the roster? As of today, North Carolina’s roster for next season is a mystery. Five scholarship players from last year are gone- three to eligibility and two to the transfer portal.
There are just three college basketball games left, but two No. 1 seeds, a "Cinderella" No. 11 seed and an explosive, fast offense remain. And to put the cherry on top, there's plenty of betting value on the board.
Wednesday night's Look of the Day was a complete flop. Thankfully, the NCAA Tournament is back on the schedule, so let's head to the West Region for our favorite bet of Thursday's Sweet 16 slate.
The men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 tips off on Thursday, and after a rather chalky opening weekend, the field remains loaded with star power. Here are five players enjoying strong starts in March whose next outing is sure to bring more excitement.
What do you think of this quote by Oats? Tomorrow night, North Carolina and Alabama will face one another for a spot in the Elite 8. Both teams had great seasons in their own right and have now advanced through the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
Here are two takeaways from the semis and a prediction for what should be a thrilling championship matchup.
The UNC basketball program hadn't won an ACC regular-season title since the season before Armando Bacot arrived in Chapel Hill. However, the fifth-year center and the 2023-24 Tar Heels checked off that box, earning the distinction outright by knocking off archrival Duke in Durham on Saturday night.
Bacot loves the school. North Carolina center Armando Bacot played his last game in the Smith Center on Tuesday night. He has been a fantastic player for UNC throughout his time with the program.
Armando Bacot and North Carolina are synonymous with each other. On Tuesday, that partnership reached its Dean E. Smith Center finale.
Armando Bacot could have left Chapel Hill early to turn pro, but he decided to stay and play for one more season with the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2023-24 college basketball season.
UNC basketball's 96-81 home win over unranked Virginia Tech (14-11, 6-8 ACC) on Saturday afternoon marked Armando Bacot's fifth straight double-double outing.
Armando Bacot and Harrison Ingram became the first pair of Tarheels to record 20-point double-doubles in the same game since Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison in 1998.
Armando Bacot had one of his bigger games of the season with 25 points, and it came at an ideal time for No. 3 North Carolina as the host Tar Heels picked apart No.
Fifth-year UNC basketball center Armando Bacot has been a machine when it comes to surpassing big-time statistical milestones this season. While some Tar Heel career records appear out of reach, including Tyler Hansbrough's 2,872 points and Brendan Haywood's 304 blocks, the 23-year-old long ago achieved the most rebounds (1,534).
Armando Bacot collected 22 points and 20 rebounds and teammate RJ Davis added 22 points to propel No. 19 North Carolina past visiting Lehigh 90-68 on Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.
On Wednesday, North Carolina forward Armando Bacot made an unexpected decision regarding the 2023 NBA Draft.
The Tar Heels got off to an underwhelming start and never recovered, winding up with a disappointing 20-13 record. The unthinkable scenario of missing the NCAA Tournament entirely appears to be a near-certainty.
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