Lester Alvarez

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.

Lester Alvarez

No. 22 – Val City Magic
Position	Point guard
League	Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1988-09-18) September 18, 1988 (age 36)
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
Selected by the Barako Bull Energy Cola
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
As a player:
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–present	Val City Magic
As a coach:
2022	Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.
Career highlights
2× PBA Champion (2013 Governors', 2013–14 PBA Philippine) MPBL champion (2018 Rajah)

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
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

^[4]

Season-by-season averages

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

Legend
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

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