Valencia Basket has reached an agreement with point guard Álvaro Cárdenas (1.85m, Granada, 29/04/2002, 24 years old) to extend his contract with the club through the end of the 2027-28 season. After completing his loan spell at Peristeri Betsson following their elimination in the Greek league playoff quarterfinals, the player joined the first team's training sessions on Friday and has been registered with the Liga Endesa, making him eligible to compete in domestic league games through the end of the season.
In his first professional basketball experience after developing at San José State and Boise State universities, the Granada-born point guard appeared in 26 Greek league games, averaging just over 26 minutes on the court, recording 10.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists for a rating of 13.3.
This season also marked his debut in continental competitions, competing in the FIBA Europe Cup, where Peristeri Betsson fell in the quarterfinals to finalist PAOK BC. Cárdenas finished the continental campaign with 12.9 points on 54.8% from three-point range, 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists for a rating of 14.2. Capping off his first professional season, the Valencia point guard played his first official matches with the Spanish national team in the qualifying windows for the 2027 FIBA World Cup in Qatar during the November 2025 and February 2026 windows.