Lester Alvarez
{{short description|Filipino basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| image =
| name = Lester Alvarez
| number = 22
| position = Point guard
| league = Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
| team = Val City Magic
| nationality = Filipino
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|9|18}}
| birth_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lbs = 154
| high school = Letran (Manila)
| college = Adamson
| draft_year_pba = 2012
| draft_round_pba = 2
| draft_pick_pba = 15
| draft_team_pba = Barako Bull Energy Cola
| career_start = 2012
| team1 = Barako Bull Energy Cola
| years1 = 2012–2013
| team2 = Star Hotshots
| years2 = 2013–2015
| team3 = Euro Med Laboratories
| years3 = 2015–2016
| team4 = Thai General Equipment
| years4 = 2016–2017
| team5 = Kabayan Pilipinas
| years5 = 2017
| team6 = Batangas City Athletics
| years6 = 2018–2019
| team7 = Bulacan Kuyas
| years7 = 2019–2020
| team8 = MJAS Zenith–Talisay Aquastars
| years8 = 2021
| team9 = Valenzuela MJAS Zenith / XUR Homes Realty Inc.
| years9 = 2021–2022
| team10 = Chichi Albayanos Wild Catz
| years10 = 2024–2025
| team11 = Val City Magic
| years11 = 2025–present
| cteam1 = Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.
| cyears1 = 2022
| highlights =
- 2× PBA Champion (2013 Governors', 2013–14 PBA Philippine)
- MPBL champion (2018 Rajah)
}}
Lester Andrew F. Alvarez (born September 18, 1988) is a Filipino basketball player for the Val City Magic of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Alvarez played college basketball for the Adamson University Soaring Falcons.
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.{{ cite news |title=PBA landscape shaken up as five teams trade ten players |url=https://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--five-team--10-player-trades-shake-up-pba-landscape-100837905.html |work=Chris Lagunzad, Yahoo! PH Sports |date=January 22, 2013 |accessdate=May 13, 2015 }}{{ cite news |title=Mallari, Maliksi, Ramos, Tubid set for move in five-team, 10-player trade |url=http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/mallari-maliksi-ramos-tubid-set-for-move-in-five-team-10-player-trade-v02 |work=Snow Badua, Spin.ph |date=January 22, 2013 |accessdate=May 13, 2015 }} Unfortunately, Alvarez was put to the reserve list for the 2013–14 season.[https://www.facebook.com/sanmig.coffee.mixers/posts/718339858194423 Lester Alvarez and Allein Maliksi (out with ACL injury) have already been placed to the reserved list] 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=
{{PBA player statistics legend}}
==Season-by-season averages==
{{PBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2012}}
| align=left| Barako Bull
| rowspan=2|19 || rowspan=2|7.0 || rowspan=2|.324 || rowspan=2|.375 || rowspan=2|.500 || rowspan=2|.8 || rowspan=2|.4 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|.0 || rowspan=2|1.8
|-
| align=left| San Mig Coffee
|-
| align=left| {{pbay|2013}}
| align=left| San Mig Super Coffee
| 1 || 3.0 || — || — || — || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| align=left| {{pbay|2014}}
| align=left| Purefoods / Star
| 7 || 3.9 || .250 || .333 || — || .4 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .9
|-
| align=left| {{pbay|2015}}
| align=left| Star
| 1 || 1.0 || — || — || — || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-class=sortbottom
| align=center colspan=2 | Career
| 28 || 5.8 || .310 || .367 || .500 || .7 || .3 || .2 || .0 || 1.5
{{end}}
=MPBL=
{{MPBL player statistics legend}}
==Season-by-season averages==
{{MPBL player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left | 2018
| align=left | Batangas City
| 17 || 17 || 21.9 || .366 || .258 || .741 || 2.8 || 4.0 || 1.1 || .1 || 9.2
|-
| align=left | 2018–19
| align=left | Batangas City
| 33 || 23 || 21.6 || .309 || .316 || .761 || 3.7 || 3.3 || 1.0 || .0 || 7.7
|-
| align=left rowspan=2 | 2019–20
| align=left | Batangas City
| 10 || 9 || 24.1 || .359 || .396 || .794 || 3.6 || 4.6 || .5 || .2 || 10.2
|-
| align=left | Bulacan
| 17 || 15 || 22.1 || .324 || .310 || .840 || 2.4 || 3.2 || 1.1 || .0 || 8.2
|-
| align=left | 2022
| align=left | Valenzuela
| 12 || 4 || 14.7 || .172 || .157 || .867 || 1.8 || 1.9 || .8 || .0 || 3.6
{{end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Lester-Alvarez/Summary/43451 Lester Alvarez Player Profile, Magnolia Hotshots - RealGM]
- [http://mpbl.web.geniussports.com/competitions/?WHurl=%2Fperson%2F811288%2Fstatistics%3F Lester Alvarez - Genius Sports (MPBL)]
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{{2012 PBA draft}}
{{San Mig Coffee Mixers 2013 PBA Governors Cup Champions}}
{{San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 2013-14 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{Batangas City Athletics 2018 MPBL champions}}
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Category:Magnolia Hotshots players
Category:Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters players
Category:Bulacan Kuyas players
Category:Val City Magic players