2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Alvaro Cardenas
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Granada, Spain
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Prev School:
- San Jose State
- Weight:
- 182
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Professional Studies
2024-25 All-Mountain West Second Team
2024-25 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
2025 Spring Academic All-Mountain West
2024-25 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
BOISE STATE CAREER
SENIOR (2024-25): 1-of-2 Broncos (Tyson Degenhart) to start all 37 games ... Named to the All-Mountain West Second Team ... Selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team ... Averaged 11.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.4 steals ... Set the single-season program record for highest assist per game average (6.9) ... 1-of-7 players in the NCAA with averages of at least 11 points, three rebounds, six assists and one steal ... Scored in double figures in 23 games ... Set the Boise State single-season assist record (256) ... His 256 assists ranked fifth in the NCAA and were the second most in a season by a player in Mountain West history ... Led the team in assists in 34 of 37 games ... Notched double-digit assists five times ... Made his Broncos debut in the season opener against Oakland (Nov. 6) ... Dished 10 assists against Utah Tech (Dec. 3) ... Recorded a career-high 12 assists and notched first double-double of the season versus Air Force (Dec. 21) ... Totaled 10 assists at San Jose State (Dec. 28), becoming the sixth Bronco to dish out nine or more helpers in a true road game ... Scored a season-high 19 points at Wyoming (Dec. 31) ... Against UNLV (Jan. 7), became the fourth player in program history to have at least nine assists and zero turnovers in a game ... Set the school's single-season assist record against San Diego State (Feb. 15) ... Had a career-high five steals and tallied second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 assists versus New Mexico (Feb. 19) ... Netted nine assists on the road at Nevada (Feb. 22), marking the second time he collected at least nine dimes in a road game ... Grabbed season-high nine rebounds at Fresno State (March 1) ... Posted six assists at Air Force (March 4) and became the ninth player in Mountain West history to eclipse 200 in a single campaign ... Tied career high with 12 assists and surpassed 600 career dimes against New Mexico (March 14) in the semifinal round of the Mountain West tournament.
SAN JOSE STATE CAREER
JUNIOR (2023-24): Started all 30 games as a team captain … Averaged 13.1 points per game on 45.7% shooting from the field and 38.5% from beyond the arc … Averaged 5.7 assists per game … Produced a 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio which ranked third in the Mountain West and 40th nationally … 30th nationally in assists per game … Had four double-doubles with four 10-assist games.
SOPHOMORE (2022-23): CSC Academic All-District … San Jose State President's Scholar … Academic All-Mountain West … Starting point guard and team captain for one of the best teams in San Jose State history … Led the Spartans to 21 wins, a Mountain West semifinal and to the quarterfinals of the CBI … Started all 35 games … Averaged 10.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game … Had a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Nine games with five or more assists ... 15 games scoring in double figures.
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Mountain West Scholar Athlete … Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Nov. 15) … Played in 31 games averaging 26.9 minutes ... Averaged 6.5 points per game … Scored in double figures eight times … 19 games with at least three assists … 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio.
