Harold Alarcon

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Harold Alarcon
No. 18–UP Fighting Maroons
Position Guard
League UAAP
Personal information
Born (2002-03-18) March 18, 2002 (age 22)
Silay, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High schoolBacolod Tay Tung High School (Bacolod)
NSNU (Manila)
College UP (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards

Harold Reparo Alarcon (born March 18, 2002) is a Filipino college basketball player for the UP Fighting Maroons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He has won championships in the juniors and seniors division of the UAAP.

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Early life

Alarcon was born in Silay City, Negros Occidental. [1] At a young age, he was inspired to play basketball because of his aunts and his father, who played in barangay leagues. [2]

High school career

Bacolod Tay Tung High School

For three years, Alarcon attended Bacolod Tay Tung High School. [3] At 13 years old, he also attended Jr. NBA camps in Cebu and Shanghai. [4] [5]

Alarcon started getting more national attention during the 2017–18 NBTC season. In the Bacolod qualifiers, he posted a triple-double of 51 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a rout of Trinity Christian School. [6] He went on to lead them to a spot in the 2018 NBTC National Finals. [7] There, they lost in the first round to the NU Bullpups. [8] He also played in the 2018 Palarong Pambansa. [1]

NU Bullpups

During the summer of 2018, Alarcon transferred to NSNU. [3] [9] With NU, he helped them win the 2018 ASEAN School Games. [10] He also was a part of NU's back-to-back PSSBC titles and their UAAP Season 81 championship. [11] [12] In 2019, he got to participate in the Basketball Without Borders Asia camp, where he was named its All-Star MVP. [13] In Season 82, he played a key role off the bench as he helped NU win that season's title. [14] However, he was not able to play for NU in his senior season as Season 83 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] After high school, he was recruited by Ateneo, DLSU, NU, and UP. [16]

College career

UP Fighting Maroons

On September 28, 2021, Alarcon committed to the UP Fighting Maroons. [14] The move reunited him with coach Goldwin Monteverde and several of his high school teammates from NU such as Carl Tamayo, Gerry Abadiano, and batchmate Terrence Fortea. [9]

Rookie season and first UAAP seniors' championship

Alarcon made his UAAP seniors' debut in Season 84. [17] He did not play heavy minutes in his rookie season due to UP's talented backcourt. [18] Still he was able to contribute as one of the team's most efficient shooters from three-point range. [19] In the Final Four against the De La Salle Green Archers, with guards Fortea and CJ Cansino out due to injuries, he stepped with 14 points on three made triples along with six rebounds, two steals, an assist, and a block as he helped UP get over a 14-point margin and reach the finals. [18] UP went on to win its first title in 36 years. [20] He also competed in the UAAP 3x3 competition that season. [21]

2022–23: Runner-up finishes

In Season 85, Alarcon was UP's seventh-leading scorer. [22] In Game 2 of the finals, he supplied 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, and one steal as the Ateneo Blue Eagles tied the series. [23] In Game 3, he was fouled taking a three pointer with UP down 63–70 in the final minute of the game. He made the first, missed the second, then missed the third in a way that allowed him to get an offensive rebound and make a three pointer that brought UP to within three, 63–70. After Ateneo made two free throws on the other end, he missed a three-pointer and Ateneo hung on to win the championship over UP. [24]

In the preseason, Alarcon helped UP win its first Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup title and was named the tournament's MVP. [22] UP started Season 86 5–0 with a win over the UST Growling Tigers in which he had 21 points, four rebounds, and four assists. [25] He then followed it up with a near double-double of 10 points and eight rebounds in a win over DLSU. [26] Once again, UP made the finals, this time against DLSU. In Game 1, he tied his season-high of 21 points as they won by 30 points over DLSU. [27] He also helped hold DLSU's MVP and former teammate at NU Kevin Quiambao to 11 points on 40% shooting. [28] However, DLSU won the next two games, making UP runners-up once again. [29]

2024: Second UAAP seniors' championship

Once again, Alarcon was key in UP defending its Filoil preseason title. [30] In the first game of Season 87, he helped UP come back from being down by 22 in the first quarter against the Adamson Soaring Falcons with 14 points and eight rebounds. [31] Against UST, he scored 16 points on 50% shooting to give UP a 6–0 start to the season. [32] Their winning streak was snapped against DLSU despite his 19 points, five rebounds, and three steals. [33] On November 20, 2024, he scored his college career-high of 33 points in a win over the UE Red Warriors. [34] In the Final Four, he led with 16 points against UST as they reached the finals for the fourth straight season. [35] This time, UP was able to reclaim the championship. [36]

National team career

Junior national team

Alarcon was invited to be part of the Philippines' training pool for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. [37] [38]

Personal life

Alarcon is currently dating Roma Doromal, a professional volleyball player. [36]

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