The young promising talent from Malaga who can end up succeeding in the NBA

Álvaro Folgueiras is a star of the NCAA. In fact, he has just been chosen as the player of the year in one of his conferences, the Horizon League, which is part of Division I. He has averaged 14.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1 block per game. His coach, Andrew Toole, made his opinion clear about the Spanish player in statements collected by El País:

"Álvaro is a beast on the court... He is as good of a passer as he is a scorer. Do you want him to shoot or pass? He always makes the right decision."

The 19-year-old boy who decided to leave Unicaja de Malaga two seasons ago to pursue the American dream has had a fantastic season, including 12 double-doubles, being named player of the week 3 times, and scoring 35 points against Northern Kentucky on February 8.

His University's next goal is to make it to the March Madness, which won't be easy as they would need to win their conference to achieve that. They need to secure 3 victories from the quarterfinals. He finished as the leader with Robert Morris; we'll see if they manage to do it.

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