Jose Alvarado (basketball)

Jose Alvarado (born April 12, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Jose Alvarado

Alvarado in February 2019
No. 10 – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position	Point guard
League	Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born	April 12, 1998 Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school	Christ the King (Middle Village, New York)
College	Georgia Tech (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-ACC (2020)

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:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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]

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
Career		80	78	34.2	.424	.326	.776	3.7	3.5	1.9	.1	12.9

Personal life

Alvarado has 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][14]

References

1. 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. "#10 Jose Alvarado, G". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 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. Sugiura, Ken (February 5, 2020). "After win over Hokies, Jose Alvarado readies for baby". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

External links

• Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio