Caleb Love shouts out Armando Bacot for tying North Carolina double-double record
Caleb Love and Armando Bacot have been through a lot in Chapel Hill, so the former was elated when his teammate tied the North Carolina double-double record on Tuesday.
After the star forward tied the record, Love had nothing but positivity radiating during his post-game interview when asked about Bacot.
“That’s all him. He’s been doing that his whole career. I’m proud of him,” stated Love. “He does put a lot of effort in. Holds himself to a high standard, and everybody else. Him just doing that shows how great he is.”
Moreover, inched this way into becoming the Tar Heels’ all-time double-double leader, tying current record holder Billy Cunningham at 60. Tying the record is awesome, but it’ll be a true celebration when he does in-fact become the sole leader in that statistic.
There’s no jealousy between North Carolina teammates, each one just looks to lift each other up. It’s why they’ve had so much success in the past, and why they’ve been able to rebound from a rocky start to the 2022-23 season.
With players like Caleb Love and Armando Bacot on the squad, there’s no doubting the Tar Heels ceiling is high.
Armando Bacot jokingly credits teammates for missing shots after tying North Carolina double-double record
Moreover, Bacot didn’t even need the entirety of the first half to pick up career double-double number 60. With a little over two minutes left in the first half, Bacot picked up point number nine and ten to go along with his 11 rebounds.
After finishing the game against Boston College with 20 points and 16 rebounds, Bacot spoke about what it means to tie the record.
“It was cool. I definitely was going for it today,” explained Bacot. “I came into the game, I said I was going to try to get 20 rebounds, but I kind of gassed out. That second half I thought I was on pace. I was chasing rebounds today.”
Continuing, Bacot elaborated on why he was attempting to get to 20 rebounds on Tuesday, stating he was hoping to close the gap and make it easier for himself to break the record come North Carolina’s next game.
“Coach Hu told me I had about 33 rebounds to get the record. So I was trying to get 20 today, that way it could give me some leg room on Saturday to try and get it,” stated Bacot. “Now I’ve got to go really try hard on Saturday to get it.
Alas, Bacot gave credit where credit is due, jokingly thanking his teammates for all the missed shots they’ve had in their career, allowing him to clean up their mess and pump up his rebounds.
“It means a lot. I guess I can credit Cole Anthony, Caleb Love and RJ Davis for all the missed shots that they’ve shot,” joked Bacot. “I guess I have to give them credit.”
Armando Bacot will be a man on a mission come North Carolina’s next game, as he looks to stand alone at the top during the Tar Heels’ showdown on Saturday with the NC State Wolfpack.
On3’s Justin Rudolph contributed to this article.