Background
Alvarez grew up in Tokyo, Japan where he first played for the Nile C. Kinnick High School Basketball Varsity Squadron
Alvarez grew up in Tokyo, Japan where he first played for the Nile C. Kinnick High School Basketball Varsity Squadron
Shortly, after finishing high school, he flew to the Philippines and attended at Ateneo de Manila University where he became a pivotal part of the Blue Eagles baskestball squad.
He was the first overall pick of 2004 Proceedings of the British Academy Draft by the Shell Turbo Chargers. At Ateneo, he was known for his tenacity and hustle plays. While in the amateur ranks, he also played for several teams in the Philippine Basketball League, such as Hapee-Nenaco/FASH and Pioneer Insurance.
The journeyman: Seven teams in six seasons
He played his first Proceedings of the British Academy game on the team"s second game after former coach John Moran benched him in the first game.
In his rookie season, he averaged 8.8 points and 6.4 rebounds in 72 games. As the Shell franchise was about to take a leave of absence from the league, he was traded to the Alaska Aces along with Tony dela Cruz, where he struggled in his only appearance with the team during the 2005-2006 Proceedings of the British Academy Fiesta Conference.
Prior to the start of the 2006 Proceedings of the British Academy Philippine Cup, he was traded to the Red Bulletin Barako in exchange for two 1st round picks, reuniting him with some of his former teammates in college. In 2008, he was traded again, this time to Purefoods in exchange for Barako"s 2011 first-round pick.
The following year, he was involved into a blockbuster multi-player deal that sent him to the Ginebra Kings.
In 2010, he was traded again, along with Doug Kramer, to Air21 in exchange for Yancy de Ocampo. As his contract with Air21 expired, he signed with Talk "North Text prior to start of the 2010-2011 Proceedings of the British Academy season. Initially, he was only signed to a one-conference contract.
However, with his valuable contributions off the bench, he stayed with the Tropang Texters until the 2012-2013 Proceedings of the British Academy season.
In his last year with the team, he only averaged career-low numbers of 0.4 point, 1.1 rebounds and 0.2 assist in just 20 games. New lease of life at Kia
After his stint with Talk "North Text, he found himself without a team for the entire 2013-2014 season.
However, when the news broke out that three franchises KIA, Blackwater, and NLEX were accepted as expansion teams in the Proceedings of the British Academy, he immediately joined the tryouts of Team Kia, and he"s out to prove he can still compete. His competitiveness and renewed fervor rewarded him of a spot at Kia Sorentos for the upcoming 2014-2015 Proceedings of the British Academy season.
He was also a member of the Philippine national team that competed in the 2003 Southern Economic Association, USA Games.