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UNC Basketball: 2019 Tar Heels target transferring schools

By Zack Pearson

PORTLAND, OR - NOVEMBER 24:Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels yells out to his team during the second half of the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the PK80-Phil Knight Invitational presented by State Farm at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum on November 24, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. North Carolina won the game 87-68. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OR - NOVEMBER 24:Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels yells out to his team during the second half of the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the PK80-Phil Knight Invitational presented by State Farm at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum on November 24, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. North Carolina won the game 87-68. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /
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A big target in the 2019 recruiting class for the UNC Basketball program is transferring high schools beginning this year

With just one recruit verbally committed in the 2019 class, the North Carolina Tar Heels still have their eyes on a number of targets they are hoping commit to play in Chapel Hill. There’s a long way to go until the first signing period in November and head coach Roy Williams has had his eye on a number of targets in the class.

One of those targets happens to be center Armando Bacot.

The Virginia native is one of the top players in the class, ranked No. 21 by 247 Sports and is listed as a five-star recruit. He’s become one of UNC’s top targets in the class and would be a big get for Williams and his staff.

While the talk around Bacot’s recruitment has been silent for weeks, there is some news about his upcoming senior year.

After playing three years at Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Virginia Bacot will transfer schools to the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. IMG is a multi-sport training destination for athletes to go and improve on their game.

The Academy has produced several top prep players including four Top 100 players in 2018 with Anfernee Simmons, Keyshawn Embery, Eric Ayala and Jayden Hardaway. Over the years it has produced top talent in both basketball and baseball.

At 6-foot-10, Bacot averaged 25 points and 11 rebounds in his junior year as he began to shoot up the rankings.

He was once considered a strong Duke lean but after visiting Chapel Hill back in February for a Tar Heels game against the Blue Devils, things started to change. UNC became the trending team with

Williams is looking to add at least one post player to the class after losing Isaiah Hicks, Kennedy Meeks, and Tony Bradley Jr. last year. The Tar Heels do return Sterling Manley, Garrison Brooks and Brandon Huffman in 2018-19 and all three are expected to be four-year players.

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