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UNC Recruiting: Tar Heels’ 2019 class could look a lot like this

By Blake Cockrum

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 16: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels looks on from the sideline against the Lipscomb Bisons during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 16: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels looks on from the sideline against the Lipscomb Bisons during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – MARCH 31: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels looks on during practice ahead of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four at University of Phoenix Stadium on March 31, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – MARCH 31: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels looks on during practice ahead of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four at University of Phoenix Stadium on March 31, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

Armando Bacot

If you’re a North Carolina fan looking for optimism in the class of 2019, look no further than five-star big man Armando Bacot.

Bacot is a 6-foot-10, 240-pound center out of Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Virginia that appears to have strong interest in the Tar Heels. In fact, each of the 11 Crystal Ball predictions published by 247Sports belong to North Carolina. That includes the site’s Director of Basketball Scouting, Jerry Meyer, who made his prediction in late-March.

That a good sign for Roy Williams and the Tar Heels, particularly nearing summer time prior to Bacot’s senior season.

Bacot would fill an obvious area of need for the Tar Heels given their recent misfortune recruiting elite front court players. It’s that misfortune that helped Texas A&M throttle North Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Tournament’s second round.

Bacot is one of the top front court players in the class of 2019 thanks to his tremendous size, skill and athleticism. He plays both the power forward and center positions, but will provide a lot of upside for any team at either position. He’s holding nearly three-dozen scholarship offers already, making his college options virtually limitless.

With offers from Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Kansas, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, UCLA, Villanova and Virginia, it appears as if Bacot’s recruitment will likely involve most of the usual suspects.

His recruitment is one that North Carolina fans will want to keep an eye on in the coming months, especially since his interest in the Tar Heels is so high.

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