Quantcast

Armando Bacot’s hoops camps attract area students and Virginia’s governor

Fred Jeter | 9/8/2022, 6 p.m.
More than 100 local children received the rare opportunity to see one of college basketball’s top stars up close and ...
Armando Bacot’s Sept. 3-4 basketball camp attracted Richmond-area students who received basketball skills instruction, free backpacks, school supplies, clothing and even haircuts. Photo by Clement Britt

More than 100 local children received the rare opportunity to see one of college basketball’s top stars up close and personal.

Richmonder Armando Bacot hosted his second Back-to-School Hoops Camp Sept. 3-4 at Big Ben’s Home Court on Westwood Avenue.

Among the adults in attendance was Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, himself a former basketball player at Rice University in Houston.

Mr. Bacot, a senior at the University of North Carolina, signs a ball for Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who also played basketball in college.

Photo by Clement Britt

Mr. Bacot, a senior at the University of North Carolina, signs a ball for Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who also played basketball in college.

Along with basketball skills instruction, the mostly elementary and middle school campers received free backpacks, school supplies, clothing and even haircuts.

The event was presented by DTLR and Davies entertainment, along with some 20 area sponsors.

The 6-foot-10 Bacot is entering his senior season at the University of North Carolina. He averaged 16.3 points and 13.1 rebounds per game as a junior, leading the Tar Heels to the NCAA finals against Kansas.

In the loss to the Jayhawks, Bacot scored 15 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Along the way he became the first in NCAA tournament history to post double doubles in six straight games.

Bacot played locally at Trinity episcopal School in South richmond before transferring to IMG Academy in Florida for his senior season.