Armando Linwood Bacot Jr. /ˈbeɪkɒt/ (born March 6, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League.

[6][7] On August 16, 2018, Bacot committed to playing college basketball for North Carolina over offers from Duke, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Villanova, and VCU.

[15] In a 74–49 loss to Ohio State on December 4, Bacot suffered a left ankle injury and was expected to miss some time.

[21] He withdrew his name from the draft pool in order to return to Chapel Hill for his junior season.

[23] Bacot picked up 23 double-doubles in the regular season, tying the UNC single-season record previously held by Brice Johnson.

[24] Bacot was a key performer in the Tar Heels' 94–81 upset over Duke in Mike Krzyzewski's final game in Cameron Indoor Stadium, scoring 23 points along with 7 rebounds.

[26] Following the conclusion of the regular season, he was named First Team All-ACC, and finished runner-up the voting for ACC Player of the Year, behind Wake Forest's Alondes Williams.

[30] Following the Tar Heels' stunning Final Four run in 2022, Bacot decided to return to Chapel Hill for his senior year.

Bacot, however, was one of the lone bright spots for the Tar Heels, earning first-team all-ACC honors and being named third team All-America.

[32][33] On January 21, 2023, in an 80–69 win against rivals NC State, Bacot surpassed two Tar Heel records.

[38] On November 13, 2023, Bacot earned Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) player of the week honors after averaging 23.5 points and 16.5 rebounds per game.

[49] Bacot played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship.