Alvin Pasaol

Alvin Pasaol (born May 6, 1995) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Pasaol's father is a former city hall employee and his mother, a housewife, in Davao.

He has a younger brother, John Rey, who is currently playing for the FEU Baby Tams.

He played for Assumption College in his high school years.

Pasaol was highly recruited out of high school.

He first played for the Holy Cross of Davao College Crusaders in the Davao City Collegiate League.

Pasaol chose to play for the UE Red Warriors after their coach, Derrick Pumaren, visited him and his family in Davao.

Coach Pumaren was impressed by his scoring ability and rebounding.

After serving a one-year residency, he had an impressive stint in the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup.

He made his UAAP debut against the NU Bulldogs with 10 points, but on 2 out of 14 shooting.

After struggling in his first few games, he scored 22 points in a loss to the Ateneo Blue Eagles.

In his rookie season, he averaged 11 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.

Before his second season, he was invited to join the La Salle Green Archers, but he declined.

In Season 80, Pasaol scored a career-high 49 points against the Archers.

This was the highest individual score in the league since Jeff Napa of NU scored 43 points in 2002.

This was also the most scored by a UE player, beating Allan Caidic's 46 points.

He achieved this feat despite an injured right ankle while also grabbing eight rebounds and four steals.

The Red Warriors got their first win that season against the UST Growling Tigers, in which he scored 32 points.

For those performances, he won Player of the Week.

He got another Player of the Week award for scoring 32 against the UP Fighting Maroons.

Unfortunately, the Red Warriors failed to make the Final Four.

He did however, make it to the UAAP's Mythical Five, becoming the first Davaoeño to make it.

His averages for that season were 20.6 points, 7.1 boards, 1.6 dimes, and 1.7 steals.

He won the Breakout Player award during the 2018 Collegiate Basketball Awards.

In the offseason, Pasaol played in the PBA D-League.

He also reaffirmed his commitment to UE despite Coach Pumaren resigning.

He also played in the UAAP Season 80 3x3 basketball tournament, with his team finishing second.

The Red Warriors then hired Joe Silva to be their head coach.

Under Coach Silva, he transitioned to being more of a leader.

He scored 36 points, grabbed 11 boards, added two assists and a block, but the Red Warriors still lost to the Adamson Falcons.

They finally got their first win in a match against the FEU Tamaraws, in which he came off the bench for 25 points, 13 rebounds, and five steals.

The following game, he had 32 points and 15 rebounds, but they lost again.

He averaged 24.4 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 1.9 steals, enough to merit him another recognition in the UAAP 81 Mythical Five.

Initially, Pasaol planned on returning for Season 82, as he skipped the 2018 PBA Draft.

On April 27, 2019, however, he announced that he wouldn't be returning.

As an amateur, Pasaol played for the 1Bataan Risers, beginning in the inaugural leg of Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3.

The Risers lost the President's Cup to the Pasig Grindhouse Kings.

They also won silver during the Chooks-to-Go Asia Pacific Super Quest.

For the Patriot's Cup, they lost 21–20 in the Finals to Phenom-Basilan Steel.

Still, they qualified for the 2019 Xiongan Challenger.