Lester Andrew F. Alvarez (born September 18, 1988) is a Filipino basketball player and head coach for the Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. of the

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(MPBL). Alvarez played college basketball for the Adamson University Soaring Falcons.

College career

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to 74, Alvarez is one of the key pieces to the Falcons squad alongside

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, 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

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to deny them of a step-ladder Final Four.

Professional career

Alvarez was eligible to join the

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, 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

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. The trade was a part of a 5-team, 10-player trade that also involved Barako Bull, San Mig Coffee,

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, and

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. Unfortunately, Alvarez was put to the reserve list for the 2013–14 season. Alvarez was again inserted on the active roster after an injury sustained by

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, but he has still to play a minute on the

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. Alvarez only played 3 minutes in two seasons with the

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

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

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PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

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MPBL career statistics

Season

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References

External links

MPBL Profile
1988 births Living people Barako Bull Energy players Point guards Magnolia Hotshots players Adamson Soaring Falcons basketball players Filipino expatriate basketball people in Thailand Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni Filipino men's basketball players Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League players Barako Bull Energy draft picks {{Philippines-basketball-bio-stub