Kevin Alas
| No. 6 – NLEX Road Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||
| League | PBA | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
November 13, 1991 Las Piñas City, Philippines |
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| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Colegio de San Juan de Letran | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | Colegio de San Juan de Letran | ||||||||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 2014 Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014–2015 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | NLEX Road Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Louie Platon Alas (born November 13, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays 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.
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 14-0 record (12-0 sweep in the eliminations due to the suspension and unresolved issues with the juniors' team of PCU) 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 tried out 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 college ball with the Letran Knights and after their loss to San Beda Red Lions in the NCAA Season 88 championship game, he elected to forgo his final playing year to join Gilas Pilipinas. During his time with Gilas, he was a key part of the team's gold medal finish in the 2013 SEA Games and a bronze medal finish in the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup.
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