Reports: UNC lands Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas

Virginia Tech defender Neoklis Avdalas (17) brings the shot up tribunal against Clemson during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled connected Feb. 11, 2026, successful Clemson, S.C. [Scott Kinser/AP]

North Carolina caput manager Michael Malone landed his archetypal portal pickup, with Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas joining the Tar Heels, according to reports by On3 and ESPN connected Monday.

Avdalas, a 6-foot-9 defender who hails ⁠from Greece, played ⁠professionally successful his location state and tested the NBA draught ​waters past offseason earlier landing ⁠at Virginia Tech. He made an contiguous interaction arsenic a ⁠freshman, averaging 12.1 points, ‌3.1 ⁠rebounds and a team-high 4.6 assists successful 31 games (all starts).

Avdalas changeable ​38.6% from the floor, including 35.7% ‌in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

North Carolina besides recovered retired Monday that starting guardant Jarin Stevenson will instrumentality ​for 4th play and his 2nd with the Tar Heels. Stevenson announced the ‌news connected ​his κοινωνικά media relationship aft helium averaged 8.1 points and 4.4 rebounds ⁠in 33 games (25 starts) ‌this past play for ​North Carolina.

Malone, a surprise coaching prosecute successful Chapel ‌Hill ⁠last ⁠week, was working arsenic ​an ESPN expert aft starring the Denver ​Nuggets to an NBA ‌championship successful 2023.

[Reuters]