Keeping It Heel
Fansided

UNC Basketball duo named to Player Of Year Watch List

By Jordan Falls

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 27: RJ Davis #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after making a three-point basket against the Saint Augustine Falcons during the first half of their game at the Dean E. Smith Center on October 27, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 27: RJ Davis #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after making a three-point basket against the Saint Augustine Falcons during the first half of their game at the Dean E. Smith Center on October 27, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit

Two UNC Basketball players have been named to the Preseason Player of the Year Watch List for the 2023-2024 college basketball season.

As the UNC Basketball program prepares to get the 2023-2024 college basketball season underway this evening, it was announced on Monday afternoon that two Tar Heels have been named to the Naismith Preseason Player of the Year Watch List.

Senior RJ Davis and fifth-year Senior Armando Bacot were both named to the Watch List for National Player of the Year. Davis was also named to the Cousy Award Watch List this offseason. Meanwhile, Bacot has racked up numerous preseason honors, being named as an AP Preseason First-Team All-American, First-Team All-ACC, and one of the 20 players named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List.

Both players are key returners for the UNC basketball program, as they hope to help guide this new-look Tar Heels team to a deep postseason run come March.

The Naismith Preseason Player of the Year Watch List starts the college basketball season with a list of 50 names for both men’s and women’s college basketball. At the mid-way point of the college basketball season, the list will be trimmed to 30 candidates. The award is presented to the nation’s best player and is based on voting among coaches, administrators, and journalists.

To view the entire men’s college basketball preseason watch list, click here. If you’re interested in learning more about the Naismith Awards, click here.

Next. A letter to the UNC basketball team ahead of the 2023-2024 season. dark

Follow us @KeepingItHeel on X (formerly Twitter) and like our fan page on Facebook for continued coverage of UNC basketball news, updates, and recruiting.

Home/UNC Basketball