University of North Carolina Athletics
2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 17
Neo Avdalas
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kalamata, Greece
FRESHMAN SEASON (2025-26 at Virginia Tech)
Averaged 12.1 points and 4.6 assists in 31 games (all starts) • Two-time ACC Rookie of the Week • Came to Blacksburg after playing two seasons in Greece’s HEBA A1 league, including AS Karditsas in 2023-24 and Peristeri BC in 2024-25 • Scored in double figures 19 times with highs of 33 against Providence and 30 vs. Western Carolina • Was ninth in the ACC in assists per game and 10th in assist-turnover ratio (2.1) • Had five or more assists 15 times with a season-high nine vs. Charleston Southern • Scored 19 points, including three three-pointers, and had five assists against the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill on 2/28/26 • Made at least three 3FGs eight times with a season-high five against Providence • Led the Hokies in assists with 141 (38 more than any other player), was third with 49 three-pointers and fourth in scoring.
PREP
Played his senior year of high school at Arizona Compass Prep in Chandler, Ariz., where he played for head coach Ed Gipson, and helped lead them to a 19-9 record • Compass advanced to the finals of the GEICO National Championships in Ft. Myers, Fla. • Most Valuable Player in the 2023 Hoop Hall Classic after Compass defeated Oak Hill Academy • Averaged 17.1 points and 9.2 rebounds over three seasons at Smithson Valley High School in Spring Beach, Texas • Averaged 21.0 points and 12.3 rebounds as a junior at Smithson Valley • Played for JL3 Elite in the Nike EYBL.
PERSONAL
Neoklis Avdalas • Born in Athens, Greece, lives in Kalamata • Son of Dimitris Avdalas and Aikaterini Papadimitriou • Has a brother, Giannos • His father played professional basketball in Greece’s first division for Aris B.C. and Sporting B.C. • Represented Greece in the 2025 FIBA U20 Eurobasket, where he averaged 14.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 8.0 assists.
Pronunciation: NEE-oh ahv-DOLL-lus
Averaged 12.1 points and 4.6 assists in 31 games (all starts) • Two-time ACC Rookie of the Week • Came to Blacksburg after playing two seasons in Greece’s HEBA A1 league, including AS Karditsas in 2023-24 and Peristeri BC in 2024-25 • Scored in double figures 19 times with highs of 33 against Providence and 30 vs. Western Carolina • Was ninth in the ACC in assists per game and 10th in assist-turnover ratio (2.1) • Had five or more assists 15 times with a season-high nine vs. Charleston Southern • Scored 19 points, including three three-pointers, and had five assists against the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill on 2/28/26 • Made at least three 3FGs eight times with a season-high five against Providence • Led the Hokies in assists with 141 (38 more than any other player), was third with 49 three-pointers and fourth in scoring.
PREP
Played his senior year of high school at Arizona Compass Prep in Chandler, Ariz., where he played for head coach Ed Gipson, and helped lead them to a 19-9 record • Compass advanced to the finals of the GEICO National Championships in Ft. Myers, Fla. • Most Valuable Player in the 2023 Hoop Hall Classic after Compass defeated Oak Hill Academy • Averaged 17.1 points and 9.2 rebounds over three seasons at Smithson Valley High School in Spring Beach, Texas • Averaged 21.0 points and 12.3 rebounds as a junior at Smithson Valley • Played for JL3 Elite in the Nike EYBL.
PERSONAL
Neoklis Avdalas • Born in Athens, Greece, lives in Kalamata • Son of Dimitris Avdalas and Aikaterini Papadimitriou • Has a brother, Giannos • His father played professional basketball in Greece’s first division for Aris B.C. and Sporting B.C. • Represented Greece in the 2025 FIBA U20 Eurobasket, where he averaged 14.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 8.0 assists.
Pronunciation: NEE-oh ahv-DOLL-lus
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