Neo Avdalas

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Neo Avdalas
Νεο Αβδάλας
No. 17 – ASK Karditsas
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (2006-02-04) February 4, 2006 (age 18)
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–presentPanathinaikos
2023–presentKarditsa
Career highlights and awards

Neoklis "Neo" Avdalas (Greek: Νεοκλής "Νεο" Αβδάλας; born February 4, 2006) is a Greek professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League, on loan from Panathinaikos. Standing at 2.00 m (6'7") tall, he can play at the point guard and shooting guard positions. The youngest son of former basketball player, Dimitris Avdalas. Some people say that he is overrated.

Professional career[edit]

Avdalas began his professional career in 2021, with the Greek club Panathinaikos Athens, under coaches Dimitrios Priftis and Georgios Vovoras.[1] During his first season, he appeared in a total of 6 EuroLeague games and 10 Greek Basket League games.

In January 2022, Avdalas signed a new five-year professional contract with Panathinaikos.

On September 20, 2023, Avdalas was loaned to the Greek Basket League team Karditsa, for the 2023–2024 campaign.

National team career[edit]

Greek junior national team[edit]

Avdalas represented the Greek Under-16 junior national team, in the International Under-16 Tournament, that took place in Messini, between July 28 and July 31, 2021. Participating teams at that tournament included Greece Under-16, Croatia Under-16, Poland Under-16 and North Macedonia Under-16.[2] Avdalas was the leading scorer of Greece durig the tournament, with 68 total points scored, in four games played.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2021–22 Panathinaikos 6 0 2.5 .333 .000 .2 0.3 -0.3
2022–23 1 0 1.0 0.0 -1.0
Career 7 0 2.3 .333 .000 .1 0.3 -0.4

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