Armando Bacot is not among the finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, but a former UNC basketball big man is still in the mix.
The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award is annually given out by the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame to the nation’s best center.
On Friday, the finalists for the award were announced. There is a player with UNC basketball connections on the list, but you may be more surprised as to which current Tar Heel didn’t make the cut.
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Former Tar Heel Walker Kessler is among the five finalists on the list, joining the likes of Drew Timme of Gonzaga, Kofi Cockburn of Illinois, Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky as well as Adama Sanogo of UCONN. Missing on this list is none other than Armando Bacot, who is having a tremendous season for the UNC basketball program.
By no means are we saying that any of the finalists aren’t worthy of their spot on the list,…
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