UNC basketball’s Armando Bacot came into the National Championship game with a sore ankle but that didn’t stop him from putting up a double-double.
Armando Bacot’s immense season was capped on Monday night with yet another double-double, the 31st of the year.
Incredibly, Bacot only needed one half to reach that mark, despite the fact he’s playing on a bum ankle.
The UNC big man suffered the injury the Final Four against Duke. He may have been hobbled, but he didn’t let it slow him down. Now he owns some NCAA records.
UNC’s Armando Bacot ties college basketball record with dominant first half
12 points.
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10 rebounds.
Armando Bacot now has 31 double-doubles this season, tied with David Robinson (1986) for the most in a single season 💪 pic.twitter.com/ZIwoAQtig2
Bacot shares the single-season record for double-doubles with David Robinson. That’s rare and elite company to be in.
He also has one record to himself. He is the first player in NCAA history to post six double-doubles in a single March Madness tournament.
Bacot built different 😤@iget_buckets35 | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/fGN6KmAXGI
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Bacot has averaged 16.3 points, 13.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks for the Tar Heels. His influence has helped take the No. 8 seed all the way to the final game of the tournament.
And when the team needed him most, Bacot fought through the pain to lead an impressive first half effort as UNC took control over Kansas.
Regardless of the outcome on Monday night, Bacot has put in one of the most impressive tournament performances in history. The record books will bear his name, even if the ACC didn’t name him Player of the Year.
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