CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The last words North Carolina forward Armando Bacot said to coach Hubert Davis on Tuesday as he hobbled off the court after rolling his left ankle early in a 65-58 loss at Virginia, was that he’d make a quick return to the lineup.
“I just need to tie my shoe and I’ll be back out there,” Davis recalled Bacot saying.
Bacot did not return, and there is no word on how soon he’ll be able to get back into the lineup after leaving John Paul Jones Arena on crutches and wearing a compression sleeve covering his swollen ankle.