2014-15: Daktronics All-America Second Team … NABC All-South Central Region … Daktronics All-South Central Region … Selected to play in the NABC All-Star Game … RMAC Defensive Player of the Week … All-RMAC Honor Roll … Named FLC Student-Athlete of the Week four times on Dec. 22, 2014, Jan. 5, 2015, Feb. 9, 2015 and Feb. 23, 2015 … Started all 29 games … Averaged 23.7 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game … Scored a career high 34 points at Western State on Feb. 27 … Pulled down a career high 19 rebounds at Adams State on Jan. 31. … Recorded 22 double-doubles … Scored at least 30 points in four games and at least 25 points in 13 games … Pulled down double digit rebounds in 22 games … Made 230-of 410 field goals for 56.1 percent and 224-of 333 free throws for 67.3 percent … Named RMAC Player of the Week 10 times, earning Defensive Player of the Week six times and Offensive Player of the Week four times, including three weeks of sweeping both awards … Set Fort Lewis season records in points (687), free throws made (224), free throws attempted (333), and rebounds (335), and he had the second highest scoring average (23.7), made field goals (230), field goal attempts (410) and blocks (94) in a season.
2013-14: Started all 28 games ... Averaged 30.8 minutes, 18.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game ... Scored in double digits 26 times ... Scored at least 15 points 23 times, and at least 20 points 12 times ... Recorded 12 double-doubles ... Made 58.7 percent from from the floor (176-300) and 74.3 percent from the free-throw line (171-230) ... Broke the record for most blocks in a season with 97 ... Recorded the second most free throws (171) and free throw attempts (230) in a season ... Blocked the second most shots in a game with 9 against Chadron State on Jan. 2, 2014 ... Blocked eight shots at Adams State on Dec. 14, 2013, and six shots at CSU-Pueblo on Feb. 14, 2014 ... Chosen as FLC Student-Athlete of the week five times, Jan. 6 & 20, 2014, Feb. 24, 2014, March 2 & 11, 2014... Basketball Times All-America Second Team ... Division II Bulletin All-America Fourth Team ... Daktronics All-South Central All-Region First Team ... RMAC Defensive Player of the Year ... All RMAC First Team ... Five Time RMAC Defensive Player of the Week Nov. 11 & Dec 16, 2013, Jan 6, Jan 13, and Feb. 10, 2014 ... RMAC Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team.
2012-13: NABC All-South Central District first team … Daktronics All-South Central Region first team ... RMAC Defensive Player of the Year ... First team All-RMAC ... Chosen as RMAC/Baden Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 25, 2013 ... Picked as RMAC/Baden Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 11, 2013 ... Named RMAC/Baden Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 28, 2013 ... Chosen as FLC Student-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 2, 2012 ... Started all 30 games at center on FLC team that went 22-8 (fifth best record in school history) and qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs for the eighth time in school history … Recorded eight blocks — tied for second most in school history in a single game — twice: at Regis on Jan. 13 and vs. Colorado Christian on Jan. 25 ... Scored career-high 26 points vs. Regis on Feb. 23 ... Recorded 12 double-doubles: vs. Colorado Mesa on Dec. 16 (14 points, 10 rebounds), vs. Western State on Dec. 17 (12-12), at Black Hills State on Jan. 5 (17-10), vs. New Mexico Highlands on Jan. 11 (17-13), vs. Western New Mexico on Jan. 12 (14-13), vs. Colorado Christian on Jan. 25 (24-11), at Adams State on Feb. 2 (16-16), at Western New Mexico on Feb. 8 (20-12), vs. UC-Colorado Springs on Feb. 16 (21-13), vs. Adams State in RMAC Shootout semifinals on March 8 (14-12), at Metro State in RMAC Shootout championship on March 9 (15-13) and vs. St. Mary’s (Texas) in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs on March 17 (18-12) … Broke Brice Searle’s 29-year-old school record for most blocks in a single season with 84 … Led RMAC in blocked shots (84) and field goal shooting (60.3 percent) … Ranked among RMAC leaders in field goals (second, 167), rebounds per game (third, 8.8), defensive rebounds (third, 180), total rebounds (fourth, 265), offensive rebounds (fourth, 85), points (fifth, 459), free throws (seventh, 125) and points per game (12th, 15.3) … Ranks among NCAA-II leaders in blocked shots per game (sixth, 2.80), field goal percentage (21st, 60.3 percent) and double-doubles (21st, 12) through games of March 22.
2011-12: Appeared in all 28 games and started three times at center for team that advanced to the RMAC Shootout semifinals ... Finished season averaging 3.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.9 blocks, 0.3 assists and 0.3 steals per game … Shot .452 from the field (28 of 62) and .551 from the line (27 of 49) … Ranked ninth in the RMAC in blocked shots at 0.9 blocks per game … Chosen as FLC Student-Athlete of the Week on Feb. 20, 2012 ... Notched first collegiate double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Colorado Christian on Feb. 18 … Blocked three shots in a nine-second span vs. Colorado State-Pueblo on Dec. 3.
2010-11: Redshirted on Skyhawk team that went 24-8 overall, won RMAC Shootout and advanced to NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Ignacio High School in 2010 …Three-year starter at center for the Bobcats … All-state as a junior and senior … San Juan Basin League Player of the Year … All-conference as a junior and senior … Set state records for most blocks in a season, most blocks in a game, most blocks in a state playoff game and most points by one team in a game … Team finished as Colorado runners-up in 2009-10 … Also played football and competed in track & field … Earned all-conference honors on the gridiron as a junior and senior … All-conference in track & field as a senior.
MAJOR: Exercise Science-Sport Administration option
FAVORITE PROFESSOR: Visiting Instructor of Marketing Steve Stovall
HOBBIES: Reading, playing games
FAVORITE FOOD: Chipotle
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: CJ’s Diner
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Game of Thrones
FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Will Ferrell
FAVORITE BOOK: Maze Runner
FAVORITE PRO TEAM: Miami Heat
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Dwayne Wade
PARENTS: Chris and Kathy Herrera
Alex Herrera’s career single-game highs
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MOST POINTS
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33, at Regis University, Feb. 22, 2014
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MOST REBOUNDS
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19, at Adams State, Jan. 31, 2015
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MOST ASSISTS
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6, vs. St. Mary's Nov. 14, 2015
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MOST STEALS
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3, 4x MR, Western, February, 28, 2014
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MOST BLOCKED SHOTS
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9, Chadron State, Jan. 3, 2014
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MOST FIELD GOALS
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13, 2x MR at Charon State, Jan. 2, 2015
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MOST THREE-POINTERS
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1, 8x MR, at Colorado Mesa, March 1, 2014
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MOST FREE THROWS
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14, New Mexico Highlands, Feb. 8, 2014
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