Kevin Alas
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Kevin Louie Platon Alas (born November 13, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted second overall by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the 2014 PBA draft.[1]
Early life and amateur career
Alas attended Grade School at Blessed Trinity School in Las Piñas and began playing organized basketball when he was in the 5th grade. The following year, he transferred to Letran where he would soon engage in more competitive tournaments. He would eventually make the Letran Squires lineup during his 2nd year in high school. Along with his brother, Junjun, and Mythical Five member John Noble, Kevin helped lead the Squires to the NCAA Juniors Finals in 2007 where they got swept in two games by a powerhouse San Sebastian Staglets team that featured Ryan Buenafe and Arvie Bringas. The following season, his last with the Squires, Letran made it back to the finals setting up a rematch with San Sebastian. But, once again, the Staglets dominated the Squires, sweeping them again to complete a historic four-peat and a perfect 14–0 record in the NCAA juniors division. But, despite two heartbreaking defeats, Kevin did not fail to impress talent scouts as a number of schools were interested in acquiring his services for the college game. Ironically, Alas trained with an old Letran rival, De La Salle University where he practiced for nearly two months before making his decision on which school to play for in college. Without any advice or influence from anybody, including his father, who gave him the free hand to select a school, Kevin personally decided that it would be best for him to stay with Letran.
He played his collegiate career with the
He also played for the NLEX Road Warriors in the PBA D-League and led the team to several championships. By the time his D-League stint is over, he then decided to apply for 2014 PBA draft along with his elder brother, Junjun.
Professional career
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (2014–2015)
Alas was drafted 2nd overall by the
NLEX Road Warriors (2015–present)
On August 25, 2015, Alas, along with forward
On September 1, 2020, Alas signed a three-year contract extension with the team.[6] On September 14, 2023, he signed another three-year contract extension with the team.[7]
National team career
In November 2017, Alas was named as part of the Gilas Pilipinas line-up that will compete at the
PBA 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 |
As of the end of 2022–23 season[8]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Talk 'N Text | 40 | 18.7 | .398 | .287 | .644 | 1.9 | 1.8 | .3 | .2 | 6.5 |
| 2015–16 | NLEX | 35 | 26.2 | .391 | .292 | .685 | 2.8 | 1.7 | .5 | .1 | 7.4 |
| 2016–17 | NLEX | 34 | 26.1 | .443 | .253 | .579 | 3.9 | 2.6 | .7 | .2 | 11.6 |
| 2017–18 | NLEX | 18 | 24.7 | .428 | .286 | .784 | 5.1 | 2.7 | .8 | .2 | 11.1 |
| 2019 | NLEX | 9 | 17.6 | .293 | .333 | .636 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .6 | .0 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | NLEX | 10 | 27.3 | .444 | .318 | .818 | 6.3 | 4.2 | .7 | .1 | 16.2 |
| 2021 | NLEX | 30 | 30.6 | .401 | .221 | .756 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .3 | 14.2 |
| 2022–23 | NLEX | 35 | 30.1 | .482 | .371 | .703 | 4.8 | 4.1 | .9 | .1 | 16.7 |
| Career | 211 | 25.6 | .425 | .292 | .698 | 3.7 | 2.9 | .7 | .2 | 11.0 | |
Personal life
He is the second of four siblings. His father is his former coach in college, former Letran coach and former Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters head coach Louie Alas.[9] He is also the younger brother of fellow 2014 draft classmate Junjun Alas as well as cousin to historian Pepe Alas.[10]
He is married to courtside reporter Selina Dagdag.[11][12]
References
- ^ "2014 PBA Draft Results". InterAksyon. August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Flores, Celest R. (February 8, 2013). "Kevin Alas leaves Letran on final year, signs up with Smart Gilas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "ALAS TO NLEX". Inquirer.net. October 4, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Beltran, Nelson (October 9, 2014). "Alas heads to TnT in 3-team trade deal". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Bracher, Jane (August 25, 2015). "Rosario to TNT, Alas to NLEX, Heruela to SMB headline slew of PBA trades". Rappler. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Matel, Philip (September 1, 2020). "NLEX guards Kiefer Ravena, Kevin Alas signed to new three-year deals". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 14, 2023). "Kevin Alas agrees to new NLEX deal than turn unrestricted free agent". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ [1] Real GM
- ^ Joble, Rey (November 10, 2012). "Louie Alas' advice to son Kevin: Play final year at Letran, pursue national team dream". InterAksyon. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Pepe (October 14, 2012). "Kevin Alas (/a.las/) is king of NCAA, not Kevin Alás (/aˈlas/)". FILIPINO eSCRIBBLES. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "PBA: Kevin Alas, courtside reporter Selina Dagdag marry in 'no frills' ceremony". ABS-CBN News. September 9, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "LOOK: Kevin Alas and Selina Dagdag have their dream wedding". Spin.ph. October 22, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2022.