Alvaro Folgueiras

F · Sr · 6'10" · Louisville Basketball

Born in Málaga, Spain, Folgueiras developed with CB El Palo and Unicaja Málaga's youth system before a prep year at DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Florida. At Robert Morris he grew from reserve into the Horizon League's best player: as a sophomore in 2024-25 he averaged 13.8 points and 8.9 rebounds on 54.4 percent shooting, won Horizon League Player of the Year, and helped the Colonials reach the NCAA Tournament, where they fell to Alabama. He transferred to Iowa for 2025-26 and accepted a bench role, averaging 8.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists. His defining moment came March 22, 2026, a game-winning three-pointer with 4.5 seconds left to upset top-seeded defending champion Florida 73-72, sending Iowa to its first Sweet 16 since 1999. On April 21, 2026, he committed to Louisville as the fourth piece of Pat Kelsey's portal class, joining Flory Bidunga, Jackson Shelstad and Karter Knox, with one season of eligibility remaining.

2025-26: 8.4 PPG · 58.6 eFG%.

Sources

Links added 2026-09-08

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvaro_Folgueiras
• https://www.zagsblog.com/2026/04/21/iowa-transfer-alvaro-folgueiras-commits-to-louisville/
• https://247sports.com/college/louisville/article/iowa-transfer-alvaro-folgueiras-commits-to-louisville-282669657/