Kevin Alas

Early life and amateur career

Alas attended grade school at Blessed Trinity School in Las Piñas and began playing organized basketball in the 5th grade. The following year, he transferred to Letran, where he later made the Letran Squires lineup during his 2nd year of high school. Along with his brother Junjun and John Noble, he helped lead the Squires to the NCAA Juniors Finals in 2007, where they were swept in two games by San Sebastian Staglets. The next season, Letran returned to the finals for a rematch with San Sebastian, but the Staglets again swept them, completing a historic four-peat and a perfect 14–0 record.

Despite the losses, several schools showed interest in Alas for college. He trained with De La Salle University for nearly two months before deciding to stay with Letran. He played collegiate basketball for the Letran Knights, earning two Mythical 5 selections in Seasons 87 and 88. After losing to San Beda Red Lions in the 2012 finals, he forwent his final playing year to join Gilas Pilipinas.

With Gilas, he contributed to a gold medal at the 2013 SEA Games and a bronze at the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup. He also played for NLEX Road Warriors in the PBA D-League, leading them to several championships, before applying for the 2014 PBA draft alongside his brother Junjun.

Professional career

Alas was drafted second overall by Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the 2014 PBA draft and signed a three-year deal. He was initially groomed to replace starting point guard Paul Lee, but after Lee decided to stay, Alas was traded to NLEX for a 2015 first round pick.

He was then traded to Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in a deal involving Niño Canaleta, with Blackwater Elite as conduit. On August 25, 2015, Alas and Rob Reyes were traded to Mahindra Enforcer for Troy Rosario, then quickly traded back to NLEX in exchange for Niño Canaleta and Aldrech Ramos. On September 1, 2020, he signed a three-year contract extension with NLEX, and on September 14, 2023, he signed another three-year extension.

Did You Know?

• Alas was named to the Gilas Pilipinas lineup for the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers in November 2017.
• He was included in the February 2018 qualifiers against Australia and in the second meeting against Japan.