Elías Larry Ayuso

Elías Ayuso
No. 10 – Piratas de Quebradillas
Position	Shooting guard
League	BSN
Personal information
Born	March 27, 1977 (age 47); The Bronx, New York
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	USC (1998–1999)
Playing career	1996–present
Career history
1996–1997	Piratas de Quebradillas
1999	Piratas de Quebradillas
2000–2001	Atléticos de San Germán
2001–2002	Sutor Montegranaro
2002	Atléticos de San Germán
2002–2003	Grand Rapids Hoops
2003	Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias
2003	Atléticos de San Germán
2003–2004	Beşiktaş
2005	Capitanes de Arecibo
2005–2006	Žalgiris Kaunas
2006	Capitanes de Arecibo
2006–2007	KK Split
2007	Cangrejeros de Santurce
2007–2008	Cibona Zagreb
2008	Cangrejeros de Santurce
2008–2009	Iowa Energy
2009	Cangrejeros de Santurce
2010–2012	Capitanes de Arecibo
2012	Huracanes del Atlántico
2013–2014	Mets de Guaynabo
2014	Vaqueros de Bayamón
2015	Mets de Guaynabo
2015–present	Piratas de Quebradillas
Career highlights and awards
	4× BSN champion (2005, 2007, 2010, 2011); 2× BSN Finals MVP (2007, 2010); BSN Most Outstanding Player (2005); 4× BSN All-Star (2006–2008, 2010); 3× BSN First team (2005, 2010, 2012); 9× BSN three pointers leader (2003, 2005–2011, 2015);
Men’s basketball
Representing Puerto Rico
FIBA Americas Championship
Centrobasket
Central American and Caribbean Games
FIBA CBC Championship
Pan American Games

Elías "Larry" Ayuso (born March 27, 1977) is a Puerto Rican-American professional basketball player. Ayuso has played in the NCAA and the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) with the Capitanes de Arecibo, Atléticos de San Germán, Piratas de Quebradillas, Mets de Guaynabo, Vaqueros de Bayamon, and Cangrejeros de Santurce.

Ayuso participated in the 2003 Pre-Season Training Camp of the San Antonio Spurs and the 2006 Pre-Season Training Camp with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. Ayuso has also played internationally with Montegranaro in Italy, Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias BC in Greece, Beşiktaş in Turkey, Spartak St. Petersburg in Russia, the Žalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania, and the KK Split and KK Cibona Zagreb in Croatia.

Ayuso is also a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team since 2001.

Biography

Ayuso is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences. He is married with model and host Angelique "La Burbu" Burgos.

Ayuso led the BSN in 2002 scoring 703 points and achieving a 24.2 PPG average.

During the summer of 2004, Ayuso was a member of the Puerto Rico National Team that participated in the 2004 Olympics which defeated the United States.

In 2005, Ayuso helped the Captains win their first title since 1959 when Arecibo beat the Bayamón Cowboys in four games during the BSN finals.

During the summer of 2006, Ayuso was a member of the Puerto Rico National Team that participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Ayuso scored 106 points with a 21.2 PPG and shot a .629 3-point percentage during the tournament. Ayuso finished tied for fourth in PPG in the 2006 Worlds. Due to his outstanding performance during the 2006 Worlds the Denver Nuggets invited him to the 2006 Training Camp and was added to the Pre-Season roster.

In February 2007, Ayuso signed with the KK Split of the Croatian A1 League.

During the summer of 2007, he joined the BSN Santurce Crabbers before joining the Puerto Rico National Team. During his tenure with the Santurce Crabbers he led the team to win the BSN Championship over the Arecibo Captains. He was elected the 2007 BSN Finals MVP.

On 7 November 2008, Ayuso was drafted with the 2nd pick in the 2nd round (18th overall pick) by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League.

On July 3, 2010, Ayuso led the Arecibo Captains to the 2010 BSN Championship, beating the Vaqueros de Bayamón in seven games.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA D-League


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Iowa	14	14	35.0	.383	.321	.895	2.8	1.9	0.6	0.1	13.2
Career		14	14	35.0	.383	.321	.895	2.8	1.9	0.6	0.1	13.2

BSN

Year	Team	GP	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1996	Quebradillas	27	.363	.322	.869	1.4	0.6	8.6
1997	Quebradillas	17	.344	.327	.794	1.9	0.4	6.4
1999	Quebradillas	28	.444	.352	.818	1.7	1.0	10.3
2000	San Germán	28	.461	.402	.826	3.0	1.7	16.3
2001	San Germán	26	.495	.455	.881	4.4	1.8	22.3
2002	San Germán	29	.451	.426	.864	3.4	1.9	24.2
2003	San Germán	4	.362	.270	.947	4.5	3.8	19.5
2005	Arecibo	31	.423	.392	.880	3.5	2.7	23.9
2006	Arecibo	26	.400	.379	.807	3.1	2.6	19.9
2007	Santurce	7	.458	.455	.908	2.4	3.0	24.6
2008	Santurce	30	.442	.393	.859	1.9	1.9	19.7
2009	Santurce	30	.470	.420	.880	2.9	1.5	21.9
2010	Arecibo	29	.406	.351	.902	2.9	2.0	18.2
2011	Arecibo	22	.384	.382	.896	2.3	0.9	19.0
2012	Arecibo	27	.390	.352	.939	2.7	1.3	18.0
2013	Guaynabo	36	.376	.348	.913	2.8	2.2	19.9
2014	Bayamon	36	.362	.334	.905	2.5	1.8	16.9
2015	Guaynabo	44	.416	.365	.872	2.2	2.0	18.8
Career	N/A	477	.418	.468	.876	2.7	1.7	18.2

Euroleague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2005–06	Žalgiris	8	8	24.2	.355	.372	.632	1.8	1.1	1.1	.0	10.3	7.0
2007–08	Cibona Zagreb	13	12	29.2	.476	.296	.921	2.5	1.5	1.0	.0	12.8	8.7

References

External links

Template:Puerto Rico Squad 2002 FIBA World Championship Template:Puerto Rico Men Basketball Squad 2004 Summer Olympics Template:Puerto Rico Squad 2006 FIBA World Championship