Virginia Tech basketball: Freshman C Christian Gurdak to enter transfer portal

BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA - DECEMBER 31: Christian Gurdak #32 of the Virginia Tech Hokies dunks the ball against the Virginia Cavaliers in overtime at Cassell Coliseum on December 31, 2025 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan Hunt/Getty Images) | Getty Images For the third time since their college basketball season ended, the Virginia Tech Hokies see another player enter the NCAA transfer portal. First, it was sophomore guard Izaiah Pasha, followed by freshman guard Neoklis Avdalas.

On Tuesday, freshman center Christian Gurdak became the latest name to enter the portal. Gurdak, a 6-foot-10, 260-pound freshman center from Charles Town, West Virginia, first played high school basketball at Paul IV in Chantilly, Virginia, where he was a teammate of Hokies guard Ben Hammond. Gurdak then transferred to Gonzaga High School in Washington, D.

C. , where he blossomed into a four-star recruit, before signing with the Hokies. NEW: Virginia Tech center Christian Gurdak plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, @JoeTipton reports.

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