Lester Alvarez
| Titan Ultra Giant Risers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 18, 1988 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Letran (Manila) |
| College | Adamson |
| PBA draft | 2012: 2nd round, 15th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Barako Bull Energy Cola |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Coaching career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2012–2013 | Barako Bull Energy Cola |
| 2013–2015 | Star Hotshots |
| 2015–2016 | Euro Med Laboratories |
| 2016–2017 | Thai General Equipment |
| 2017 | Kabayan Pilipinas |
| 2018–2019 | Batangas City Athletics |
| 2019–2020 | Bulacan Kuyas |
| 2021 | MJAS Zenith–Talisay Aquastars |
| 2021–2022 | Valenzuela MJAS Zenith / XUR Homes Realty Inc. |
| 2024–2025 | Chichi Albayanos Wild Catz |
| 2025 | Val City Magic |
Coaching | |
| 2022 | Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. |
| 2025–present | Titan Ultra Giant Risers (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Lester Andrew F. Alvarez (born September 18, 1988) is a Filipino professional coach and basketball player. He is the assistant coach for the Titan Ultra Giant Risers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Alvarez played college basketball for the Adamson University Soaring Falcons.
College career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]PBA
[edit | edit source]| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | 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
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Barako Bull | 19 | 7.0 | .324 | .375 | .500 | .8 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 |
| San Mig Coffee | |||||||||||
| 2013–14 | San Mig Super Coffee | 1 | 3.0 | — | — | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2014–15 | Purefoods / Star | 7 | 3.9 | .250 | .333 | — | .4 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .9 |
| 2015–16 | Star | 1 | 1.0 | — | — | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 28 | 5.8 | .310 | .367 | .500 | .7 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 1.5 | |
MPBL
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Bold | Career high |
Season-by-season averages
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Batangas City | 17 | 17 | 21.9 | .366 | .258 | .741 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .1 | 9.2 |
| 2018–19 | Batangas City | 33 | 23 | 21.6 | .309 | .316 | .761 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .0 | 7.7 |
| 2019–20 | Batangas City | 10 | 9 | 24.1 | .359 | .396 | .794 | 3.6 | 4.6 | .5 | .2 | 10.2 |
| Bulacan | 17 | 15 | 22.1 | .324 | .310 | .840 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .0 | 8.2 | |
| 2022 | Valenzuela | 12 | 4 | 14.7 | .172 | .157 | .867 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .8 | .0 | 3.6 |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1988 births
- Living people
- Filipino men's basketball players
- Filipino expatriate basketball people in Thailand
- Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni
- Adamson Soaring Falcons basketball players
- Barako Bull Energy draft picks
- Barako Bull Energy players
- Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots players
- Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters players
- Bulacan Kuyas players
- Val City Magic players
- Point guards
- 21st-century Filipino sportsmen
- MPBL coaches