Sophomore forward Armando Bacot announced Tuesday evening he will test the NBA draft waters, leaving open the door he will return to North Carolina for his junior season.

At 6-foot-10, Bacot led the Tar Heels this season averaging 12.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. He was UNC’s most consistent player, UNC Coach Roy Williams said several times late in the season.

The Richmond, VA, native scored in double figures in 20 of Carolina’s 29 games, hitting the 20-point mark twice and totaling 15 or more points in 11 contests, including five of UNC’s last six games. In fact, Bacot averaged 16.7 points in that span while converting 35 of 58 shots from the floor, which is 65.5 percent.

He also averaged 9.5 boards in that span while playing 25 minutes per contest. Bacot averaged 22.8 minutes over the course of the season.

As a freshman, Bacot averaged 9.6 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 46.9 percent from the floor. He played 24.4 minutes per contest, as well.

Bacot committed to UNC in the summer of 2018 and was part of its 2019 recruiting class that included Cole Anthony, Anthony Harris, and Jeremiah Francis. Anthony left for the NBA after last season, Francis transferred to New Mexico, and Harris has battled injuries during his time at UNC but remains in the program.

Bacot is not on many draft board top 100 lists.