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Jersey Number 2
Neftali Alvarez
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Catano, Puerto Rico
- High School:
- Miami Christian
- Prev School:
- Mercer
Bio
Awards
2022-23 (Southern Miss, Redshirt Senior): Limited to six starts in 15 games due to injuries...Averaged 25.4 minutes per game, 7.8 points per game and 2.9 assists per game...Played in the first three games of the season before missing over two months of action...Made his return against South Alabama (1/19), dishing out one assists...Scored a season-high 19 points against Georgia Southern (2/18) in 36 minutes of action...Recorded a season-best six assists at Old Dominion (2/22)...Forced 30 turnovers, including four against both Vanderbilt (11/11) and Georgia Southern (2/18)...Scored 15 points against Texas State (2/24) to help Southern Miss clinch the Sun Belt Regular Season Championship.
2021-22 (Mercer, Redshirt Junior): Was named to the Preseason Lou Henson National Player of the Year watch list…Was named to the Preseason All-SoCon Team…Appeared in 12 games and started 10 of those…Missed two months of the season due to injury…Scored a season-high 28 points against Winthrop (Nov. 13)…Finished in double figures in six games, including a pair of 20-point performances…Opened the season with six assists in back-to-back games…Nabbed a season-high four steals against Milligan…Returned for a pair of games against Chattanooga in early February...He finished with seven and five points, respectively, before being shut down for the season…Was third on the team in scoring despite missing a majority of the season…
2020-21 (Mercer, Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 27 games he appeared in…Led the Bears with an average of 13.3 ppg and finished 14th in the Southern Conference in scoring…Scored 15 points and dished out six assists in his Mercer debut against North Georgia (Nov. 25)…Opened the season with four-straight games in double figures…Hit the game-winner as time expired at Georgia Southern (Dec. 13)…Scored 10-plus points in 20 contests and had 13 games with at least 15 points…Scored 20-plus points in four games, including the SoCon semifinals against VMI (March 7)…Scored a career-high 24 points in the Ingles SoCon Game of the Week against Western Carolina (Jan. 16)…Had a career-high nine assists in a win over Georgia Tech (Nov. 27)…Posted 4.2 apg and helped the Bears rank 11th in the country with 479 assists…Ranked fourth in the SoCon and 69th nationally with 113 assists…Led the team with 38 steals and ranked seventh in the conference.
2019-20 (Mercer, Redshirt Freshman): Sat out the 2019-20 season after transferring.
2018-19 (Fairfield, Freshman): Earned MAAC All-Rookie Team honors after an impressive freshman campaign…Started all 30 games and averaged a team-high 32 mpg…Averaged 11.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 3.3 apg…Scored a season-high 23 points at New Hampshire on Dec. 22…Tallied double digits in scoring in nine-straight games to open his college career…Notched season-highs of eight rebounds against Wagner (Nov. 17) and seven assists at Iona (Jan. 5).
High School: Played for current Southern Miss assistant coach Juan Cardona at Miami Christian School…Led Victors to a pair of 5A-1A state titles…Netted a game-winning three-pointer as a junior to win the state championship…Averaged a 27 points and 11 assists as a senior…Named 5A-1A Player of the Year as a senior.
Personal: Native of Catano, Puerto Rico…Parents are Jesse and Neftali Alvarez…Born on June 20, 1999.
- MAAC All-Rookie Team (2018-19)
- Nov. 11 SoCon Player of the Week (2020-21)
- All-SoCon Third Team (2020-21)
2022-23 (Southern Miss, Redshirt Senior): Limited to six starts in 15 games due to injuries...Averaged 25.4 minutes per game, 7.8 points per game and 2.9 assists per game...Played in the first three games of the season before missing over two months of action...Made his return against South Alabama (1/19), dishing out one assists...Scored a season-high 19 points against Georgia Southern (2/18) in 36 minutes of action...Recorded a season-best six assists at Old Dominion (2/22)...Forced 30 turnovers, including four against both Vanderbilt (11/11) and Georgia Southern (2/18)...Scored 15 points against Texas State (2/24) to help Southern Miss clinch the Sun Belt Regular Season Championship.
2021-22 (Mercer, Redshirt Junior): Was named to the Preseason Lou Henson National Player of the Year watch list…Was named to the Preseason All-SoCon Team…Appeared in 12 games and started 10 of those…Missed two months of the season due to injury…Scored a season-high 28 points against Winthrop (Nov. 13)…Finished in double figures in six games, including a pair of 20-point performances…Opened the season with six assists in back-to-back games…Nabbed a season-high four steals against Milligan…Returned for a pair of games against Chattanooga in early February...He finished with seven and five points, respectively, before being shut down for the season…Was third on the team in scoring despite missing a majority of the season…
2020-21 (Mercer, Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 27 games he appeared in…Led the Bears with an average of 13.3 ppg and finished 14th in the Southern Conference in scoring…Scored 15 points and dished out six assists in his Mercer debut against North Georgia (Nov. 25)…Opened the season with four-straight games in double figures…Hit the game-winner as time expired at Georgia Southern (Dec. 13)…Scored 10-plus points in 20 contests and had 13 games with at least 15 points…Scored 20-plus points in four games, including the SoCon semifinals against VMI (March 7)…Scored a career-high 24 points in the Ingles SoCon Game of the Week against Western Carolina (Jan. 16)…Had a career-high nine assists in a win over Georgia Tech (Nov. 27)…Posted 4.2 apg and helped the Bears rank 11th in the country with 479 assists…Ranked fourth in the SoCon and 69th nationally with 113 assists…Led the team with 38 steals and ranked seventh in the conference.
2019-20 (Mercer, Redshirt Freshman): Sat out the 2019-20 season after transferring.
2018-19 (Fairfield, Freshman): Earned MAAC All-Rookie Team honors after an impressive freshman campaign…Started all 30 games and averaged a team-high 32 mpg…Averaged 11.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 3.3 apg…Scored a season-high 23 points at New Hampshire on Dec. 22…Tallied double digits in scoring in nine-straight games to open his college career…Notched season-highs of eight rebounds against Wagner (Nov. 17) and seven assists at Iona (Jan. 5).
High School: Played for current Southern Miss assistant coach Juan Cardona at Miami Christian School…Led Victors to a pair of 5A-1A state titles…Netted a game-winning three-pointer as a junior to win the state championship…Averaged a 27 points and 11 assists as a senior…Named 5A-1A Player of the Year as a senior.
Personal: Native of Catano, Puerto Rico…Parents are Jesse and Neftali Alvarez…Born on June 20, 1999.
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