CBB analyst draws fascinating parallel between Virginia Tech star & former BYU phenom

Jon Rothstein is very high on Virginia Tech incoming freshman Neoklis Avdalas and compared him to a former BYU star freshman last season.

Clemson v Virginia Tech | Ryan Hunt/GettyImagesGoing into the 2025-26 season, there is renewed hope around the Virginia Tech men's basketball team. Veteran coach Mike Young vowed to bring back a better roster this upcoming season than he ended with in the first round of the ACC Tournament back in March.

Young added some players through the transfer portal, but the biggest addition was a commitment from Neoklis Avdalas. After he gave his verbal commitment contingent on his withdrawing from the NBA Draft process. After he got the information he was looking…