Sonny Alvarado
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 15, 1973 |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| PBA draft | 1999: 1st round, 1st overall pick |
| Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Masters | |
| Playing career | 1996–2000 |
| Position | Center / power forward |
| Career history | |
| 1998–1999 | Explosivos de Moca |
| 1999–2000 | Tanduay Rhum Masters |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Earl Sonny Alvarado (born January 15, 1973) is a Puerto Rican former basketball player who played in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Tanduay Rhum Masters. He was known as "The Punisher".
Player profile
[edit]Alvarado played for multiple colleges in NCAA, and ended up at University of Texas at Austin. He played for Spain, Mexico, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Puerto Rico pro ballclubs.[1]
Alvarado was drafted by Tanduay Rhum Masters as first overall. In his first year, he led the team to a Finals finish lost to Benjie Paras-led Formula Shell.[1][2][3] In his time with Tanduay, he was a front-court tandem with Eric Menk.[4]
Controversy
[edit]In the middle of the 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup semifinals against Purefoods, Alvarado found without any evidence or document that he has a Filipino citizenship. He was deported by the Department of Justice Bureau of Immigration. The sweep of the team against Purefoods were later voided, and Purefoods eventually marched to the Finals.[1][5][3][6][7]
PBA career statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tanduay Gold | 48 | 43.8 | .450 | .213 | .689 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 22.9 |
| 2000 | Tanduay | 17 | 39.5 | .451 | .338 | .722 | 13.4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 24.1 |
| Career | 65 | 41.6 | .451 | .276 | .706 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 23.2 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "PBA is reluctant to relax its rules on Fil-foreigners because of this". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Sonny Alvarado". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ a b "Stanley Pringle is oldest rookie top pick in PBA. Guess who he beat for the record". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ Villar, Joey. "Menk to strut stuff in Negros?". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Balingit return to PBA put on hold". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Bernardino: We'll come out stronger". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ Beltran, Nelson, Villar, Joey. "'This one for you'". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
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