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North Carolina's Armando Bacot returns to UNC, Puff Johnson enters transfer portal

Armando Bacot returns for a fifth season with the team while Donovan "Puff" Johnson decides to enter the portal.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill confirmed Wednesday that senior forward Armando Bacot will be returning to play for the 2023-2024 season.

This will be Bacot's fifth season with the team. He became eligible for a fifth year due to the NCAA's COVID-19 pandemic season waiver. 

Bacot has earned third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, Sporting News, and USBWA. He is also UNC's career leader in double-doubles, rebounds, and double-figure rebounding games.

Puff Johnson Transfers

While one player is coming back, another enters the transfer portal.

North Carolina forward Donovan "Puff" Johnson became the 4th Tar Heel to hit the portal.

Johnson took to Twitter Wednesday saying:

I am grateful to be a Tar Heel. My time in Chapel Hill has taught me lessons that extend far beyond the basketball court. I have given 100% to the University on and off of the court. A heartfelt thanks to Coach Williams for recruiting me and giving me the opportunity to play at Carolina. I also want to thank Coach Davis and the entire UNC staff for giving me the opportunity to play under their leadership for the last two years. To my teammates, thank you for always being by my side and for being my brothers. Most importantly, thank you Carolina Nation for embracing and supporting me throughout my time here. I will always love you, but the time has come for me to enter the transfer portal and take the next step as a basketball player. Thank you all for respecting my decision. I will always be a Tar Heel!

Johnson averaged about 4 points about 3 rebounds and about 16 minutes played per game coming off the bench.


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