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Armando Bacot
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Bacot On Watch List For NABC National Player Of The Year
November 2, 2023 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—University of North Carolina graduate student Armando Bacot has earned a spot on the preseason watch list for the NABC National Player of the Year award, the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced on Thursday.
The National Association of Basketball Coaches on Thursday announced the preseason watch list for the 2024 NABC Division I Player of the Year award.
The 2024 NABC Division I Player of the Year - selected by a nationwide vote of Division I head coaches - will be announced the week of the 2024 Men's Final Four. Purdue's Zach Edey won the award last season, and will seek to become the first repeat winner since Duke's Jason Williams in 2001 and 2002.
2024 NABC Division I Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
Max Abmas, Texas
Trey Alexander, Creighton
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Oumar Ballo, Arizona
Boo Buie, Northwestern
Donovan Clingan, Connecticut
Isaiah Collier, USC
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Zach Edey, Purdue
Boogie Ellis, USC
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
Bryce Hopkins, Providence
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Tyler Kolek, Marquette
Justin Moore, Villanova
Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga
Tyrese Proctor, Duke
Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
Tyson Walker, Michigan State
The National Association of Basketball Coaches on Thursday announced the preseason watch list for the 2024 NABC Division I Player of the Year award.
The 2024 NABC Division I Player of the Year - selected by a nationwide vote of Division I head coaches - will be announced the week of the 2024 Men's Final Four. Purdue's Zach Edey won the award last season, and will seek to become the first repeat winner since Duke's Jason Williams in 2001 and 2002.
2024 NABC Division I Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
Max Abmas, Texas
Trey Alexander, Creighton
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Oumar Ballo, Arizona
Boo Buie, Northwestern
Donovan Clingan, Connecticut
Isaiah Collier, USC
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Zach Edey, Purdue
Boogie Ellis, USC
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
Bryce Hopkins, Providence
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Tyler Kolek, Marquette
Justin Moore, Villanova
Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga
Tyrese Proctor, Duke
Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
Tyson Walker, Michigan State
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