2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Alvarez, Neftali
Jersey Number 2
Neftali Alvarez
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Cantano, P.R.
- Prev School:
- Fairfield
- High School:
- Miami Christian School
Bio
Awards/Accolades
Season-by-Season
2020-21 (R-So.)
Before Mercer
2018-19 (Fairfield) (Fr.)
- 2018-19 MAAC All-Rookie Team
- 2020-21 SoCon Player of the Week (Nov. 11)
- 2020-21 All-SoCon Third Team (Media)
Season-by-Season
2020-21 (R-So.)
- Appeared in 27 games (all starts)
- Led the Bears with an average of 13.3 points per game and finished 14th in the Southern Conference in the category
- 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+ points in 20 contests. Had 13 games with at least 15 points.
- Contributed 20 or more 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). Shot 6-of-13 and made career-best 10 free throws.
- Had a career-high nine helpers in the Bears’ win over Georgia Tech (Nov. 27)
- Had at least five dimes in 11 games
- Led Mercer with 4.2 assists per game. Helped the Bears rank 11th in the country with 479 assists.
- Ranked fourth in the Sothern Conference and 69th nationally with 113 assists
- Career-high of five steals came at Samford (Feb. 10). Led the team with 38 thefts and ranked seventh in the conference.
- Hit 79.2 percent of his free throws, the highest percentage in the SoCon
- Sat out the 2019-20 season after transferring from Fairfield University
Before Mercer
2018-19 (Fairfield) (Fr.)
- Earned MAAC All-Rookie Team honors after an impressive freshman season at Fairfield
- Started all 30 games he played in & averaged a team-high 32 minutes per game
- Averaged 11.5 points, 3.7 rebounds & 3.3 assists
- Scored a season-best 23 points at New Hampshire (Dec. 22)
- Tallied double digits in scoring in nine straight games to open his college career
- Notched season-highs of eight rebounds vs. Wagner (Nov. 17) & seven assists at Iona (Jan. 5)
- Starred for Miami Christian School (Miami, Fla.)
- Led Victors to a pair of 5A-1A state championships
- Netted a game-winning three-pointer as a junior to win one of those two state titles
- Averaged a double-double as a senior (27 points, 11 assists)
- Named 5A-1A Player of the Year as a senior
- Son of Jesse and Neftali Alvarez
- Born on June 20, 1999
- Native of Cantano, P.R.
- Majoring in communications
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