AWARDS:
- 2023 CSC Academic All-District
- 2022-23 San José State President's Scholar
- 2021-22 Mountain West Scholar Athlete
- 2021-23 Academic All-Mountain West
- Mountain West Freshman of the Week (11/15/21)
2023-24
- Started in all 30 appearances
- Averaged 13.1 points per game
- Team captain
- Recorded double-doubles in three of the final four non-conference games
- Collected a career-high 10 rebounds at North Dakota State (12/4)
- Registered 10 assists against New Orleans (12/9 and Santa Clara (12/20)
- Scored 23 points against Hampton at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (11/20)
- Recorded a double-double in three of the final four games of 2023, tallying 22 points and 10 rebounds at North Dakota State (12/4), 16 points, 10 assists against New Orleans (12/9) and 14 points, 10 assists versus Santa Clara (12/20)
- Produced a near double-double at Wyoming with 21 points and nine rebounds (1/2)
- Tallied 21 points and six assists versus San Diego State (1/9)
- Dished out 10 assists New Mexico (1/24)
2022-23
- Starting point guard and team captain for the Spartans
- Averaged 10.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per gam
- Started all 35 games
- Led the team in scoring in seven games
- Career-best 22 points in a win over Southern Indiana at the CBI where he was 8-for-13 from the field
- Added 20 points in win over Fresno State when he was 7-for-14 from the field including 6-for-11 from three-point range
- Scored 17 points in four games this season - Alabama State, Hofstra, at Pacific and at Utah State
- Added 16 points in a home win over Colorado State
- 15 games in double-digit scoring
- Second on the team in three-point field goals made with 55 including six against Fresno State and five at Pacific
- Key three-pointer made against Boise State at home to cut the deficit to one point with 47 seconds remaining in regulation
- Nine games with five or more assists including nine versus Fresno State and seven assists against Bethesda
- Two or more assists in 30 games and no turnovers in four games
- Finished the season with a 1.7 assists to turnover ratio
2021-22:
- Played in 31 games averaging 26.9 minutes
- Averaged 6.5 points per game in his first season
- Scored career-high of 14 points, also two steals and three assists against Pepperdine (12/06)
- Tallied 13 points and three assists at Fresno (3/9)
- Went 3-for-4 at Portland (12/17), finishing with 12 points and four assists
- Finished with 12 points, seven assists and one steal against Cal Baptist (11/18)
- Cardenas played 22 minutes against Cal State Fullerton and went 2-for-2 from behind the arc to finish with six points with two rebounds and three assists in his collegiate debut (11/11)
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Played for the Get Better Academy in the Czech Republic, competing in the Czech Republic Liga I (2nd Division)
- Also played in the U19 Division where he averaged 10.3 points per game
- In 2019-20, he played for CB La Zubia in the Spain EBA League where he averaged 5.1 points in 21 appearances.
PERSONAL: Full name is Alvaro Cardenas Torre ... Majoring in Kinesiology ... Says his hidden talent is he can surf ... Favorite NBA player growing up was Kyrie Irving.