Lester Alvarez

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Lester Alvarez
No. 22Chichi Albayanos Wild Catz
Position Point guard
League PSL
Personal information
Born (1988-09-18) September 18, 1988 (age 36)
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight154 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school Letran (Manila)
College Adamson
PBA draft 2012: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Barako Bull Energy Cola
Playing career2012–present
Career history
As player:
2012–2013 Barako Bull Energy Cola
2013–2015 Star Hotshots
2015–2016Euro Med Laboratories
2016–2017Thai General Equipment
2017Kabayan Pilipinas
2018–2019 Batangas City Athletics
2019–2020 Bulacan Kuyas
2021MJAS Zenith–Talisay Aquastars
2021–2022 Valenzuela MJAS Zenith / XUR Homes Realty Inc.
2024–presentChichi Albayanos Wild Catz
As coach:
2022Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.
Career highlights and awards

Lester Andrew F. Alvarez (born September 18, 1988) is a Filipino basketball player for the Chichi Albayanos Wild Catz of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL), where he also served as head coach. Alvarez played college basketball for the Adamson University Soaring Falcons.

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College career

In UAAP Season 73 to 74, Alvarez is one of the key pieces to the Falcons squad alongside Alex Nuyles, as they led the Falcons back to relevance in the UAAP. In his final season, Alvarez led the Falcons to snap a 13-year losing streak against the Ateneo Blue Eagles to deny them of a step-ladder Final Four.

Professional career

Alvarez was eligible to join the 2012 PBA draft, and he applied for the said draft. There, he was picked 15th overall in the second round by the Barako Bull Energy Cola.

Alvarez is mainly a benchman, in January 2013, Alvarez was traded from Barako Bull to San Mig Super Coffee Mixers. The trade was a part of a 5-team, 10-player trade that also involved Barako Bull, San Mig Coffee, Petron Blaze, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, and Alaska. [1] [2] Unfortunately, Alvarez was put to the reserve list for the 2013–14 season. [3] Alvarez was again inserted on the active roster after an injury sustained by Ian Sangalang, but he has still to play a minute on the 2014–15 PBA season. Alvarez only played 3 minutes in two seasons with the Star Hotshots.

In 2015, Alvarez was released by the Hotshots, but was signed by Euro Med Laboratories of the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League.

In June 2016, Alvarez was signed by Thai General Equipment of the Thailand Basketball League.

Career statistics

PBA

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames 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 Bold Career high

[4]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Barako Bull 197.0.324.375.500.8.4.2.01.8
San Mig Coffee
2013–14 San Mig Super Coffee 13.0.0.0.0.0.0
2014–15 Purefoods / Star 73.9.250.333.4.0.0.0.9
2015–16 Star 11.0.0.0.0.0.0
Career285.8.310.367.500.7.3.2.01.5

MPBL

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames 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 Bold Career high

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018 Batangas City 171721.9.366.258.7412.84.01.1.19.2
2018–19 Batangas City 332321.6.309.316.7613.73.31.0.07.7
2019–20 Batangas City 10924.1.359.396.7943.64.6.5.210.2
Bulacan 171522.1.324.310.8402.43.21.1.08.2
2022 Valenzuela 12414.7.172.157.8671.81.9.8.03.6

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References

  1. "PBA landscape shaken up as five teams trade ten players". Chris Lagunzad, Yahoo! PH Sports . January 22, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  2. "Mallari, Maliksi, Ramos, Tubid set for move in five-team, 10-player trade". Snow Badua, Spin.ph. January 22, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  3. Lester Alvarez and Allein Maliksi (out with ACL injury) have already been placed to the reserved list
  4. "Lester Alvarez Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017.