Lucas: Head Of The Class

Armando Bacot's basketball has thrived at Carolina, but so has his intellectual curiosity.

By Adam Lucas

After a lifetime in basketball, Sean May has seen virtually everything in a weight room. But Armando Bacot caught him by surprise.

The Tar Heel assistant coach was passing through the Smith Center weight room last year when Bacot was among the players going through an offseason workout. During a break, Bacot checked the clock and then signaled to May.

"Can you check my phone?" Bacot asked May.

"For what?" May replied.

"It's after 4 p.m.," came the response. "The market has closed and I need to check a couple things."

The market in question, of course, was the stock market. But it might be the…