Jose Alvarado (basketball)

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Jose Alvarado
Jose Alvarado.jpg
Alvarado in February 2019
No. 15 – Birmingham Squadron
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1998-04-12) April 12, 1998 (age 23)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High schoolChrist the King
(Middle Village, New York)
CollegeGeorgia Tech (2017–2021)
NBA draft2021 / Undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–presentNew Orleans Pelicans
2021–present→Birmingham Squadron
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2021)
  • Second-team All-ACC (2021)
  • Third-team All-ACC (2020)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Jose Alvarado (born April 12, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Early life and high school career[]

Alvarado played football in his childhood but quit after injuring his neck.[1] He played basketball for Christ the King Regional High School in Middle Village, Queens in New York City. As a junior, Alvarado averaged 17 points and 6.5 assists per game and was named Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Player of the Year.[2] As a senior, he recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals, the first quadruple-double in school history, in a December 22, 2016 win over Xaverian High School.[3] In his senior season, Alvarado averaged 17.9 points per game and led Christ the King to the CHSAA intersectional quarterfinals. He was named TimesLedger Player of the Year.[4]

Recruiting[]

Alvarado was considered a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals and a three-star recruit by 247Sports. On September 15, 2016, he committed to play college basketball for Georgia Tech over offers from Rutgers and Seton Hall, among others.[5] Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner had first seen Alvarado at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League.[6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jose Alvarado
PG 		Brooklyn, NY Christ the King (NY) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 130  247Sports: 179  ESPN: —
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Georgia Tech 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  • "2017 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

College career[]

As a freshman, Alvarado started in all 25 of his games and averaged 12.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He became the fourth Georgia Tech freshman to average at least 12 points, 3.5 rebounds, and two assists per game.[7] He suffered a season-ending left elbow fracture against Duke on February 11, 2018.[8] Alvarado had an increased role in his sophomore season with the early departure of Josh Okogie.[9] On February 20, 2019, Alvarado scored a career-high 29 points to go with six rebounds and five assists in a 73–65 win over Pittsburgh.[10] As a sophomore, Alvarado averaged 12.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, leading his team in scoring, assists and steals.[11] Georgia Tech was banned from the postseason by the NCAA during his junior season due to several infractions.[1] He missed seven games early in his junior season due to an ankle injury.[12] On January 25, 2020, Alvarado scored a season-high 26 points and recorded eight rebounds and a school-record nine steals in a 64–58 victory over NC State.[13] In his junior season, he averaged 14.4 points, four assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game and was named to the Third Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[11] In his senior year, he was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.[14]

Professional career[]

Alvarado passed on gaining an additional year in college due to COVID-19 game cancellations and declared himself eligible for the 2021 NBA draft. After being undrafted, on August 19, 2021, he signed a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time with the Pelicans and their NBA G League affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron.[15]

Career statistics[]

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

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Georgia Tech 25 25 35.0 .448 .370 .802 3.7 3.1 1.7 .1 12.1
2018–19 Georgia Tech 31 30 34.2 .392 .286 .743 3.9 3.4 1.8 .1 12.5
2019–20 Georgia Tech 24 23 33.5 .444 .336 .793 3.4 4.0 2.2 .1 14.4
2020–21 Georgia Tech 26 26 37.1 .504 .390 .838 3.5 4.1 2.8 .0 15.2
Career 106 104 34.9 .444 .341 .790 3.6 3.6 2.1 .1 13.5

Personal life[]

Alvarado is of Puerto Rican and Mexican heritage. His grandmother Diana Martinez died of stomach cancer in 2016. He and his girlfriend, Flor Castillo, have a daughter named Nazanin, who was born in February 2020.[1][16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Hummer, Steve (March 5, 2020). "The spirit of Tech basketball, Jose Alvarado attacks one complex life". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Barca, Christopher (February 25, 2016). "Christ the King's Jose Alvarado wins MVP". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  3. ^ McKeon, Cameron (February 22, 2020). "Georgia Tech's Jose Alvarado's all-around game makes him irreplaceable". The Daily Orange. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Amato, Laura (April 24, 2017). "Royal reign: Alvarado tops in Queens". Queens News and Community. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Sugiura, Ken (September 15, 2016). "Pastner lands point guard Jose Alvarado, first commit of 2017 class". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Awtrey, Stan (January 25, 2018). "Tech's Alvarado works through freshman growing pains". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Callaghan-Croley, Dylan (March 23, 2018). "Alvarado's quiet but special freshman season". Yellow Jacked Up. FanSided. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech's Jose Alvarado to miss remainder of season". USA Today. Associated Press. February 12, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Geisinger, Brian (July 11, 2018). "Better Know a Player: Now healthy, Is Georgia Tech's Jose Alvarado ready for a bigger role?". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jose Alvarado's career-high 29 leads Georgia Tech over Pitt". Gwinnett Daily Post. Field Level Media. February 20, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "#10 Jose Alvarado, G". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 18 June 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  12. ^ Awtrey, Stan (January 15, 2020). "Since the return of this point guard, Georgia Tech has looked like a different basketball team". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. ^ Sugiura, Ken (January 26, 2020). "After review, Georgia Tech's Jose Alvarado awarded school steal record". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  14. ^ "ACC announces 2020-21 men's basketball awards; Hokies' Young named Coach of the Year". WTKR. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  15. ^ "Pelicans sign Jose Alvarado and Daulton Hommes to two-way contracts". NBA.com. August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  16. ^ Sugiura, Ken (February 5, 2020). "After win over Hokies, Jose Alvarado readies for baby". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

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