Elías "Larry" Ayuso Carrillo (born March 27, 1977) is a Puerto Rican former professional

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player, who is

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for the

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of the

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(BSN). Internationally, Ayuso has represented and played for the Puerto Rican national team since 2001. He was part of the 2004 team that defeated the

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at the

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Professional career

Ayuso has spent most of his career playing in Puerto Rico. He also has played in Europe with Montegranaro in Italy, Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias BC in Greece,

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in Turkey, Spartak St. Petersburg in Russia, the Žalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania, and the

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and KK Cibona Zagreb in Croatia. Ayuso participated in the 2003 pre-season training camp of the

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and the 2006 pre-season training camp with the

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of the

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. 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

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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

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. 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

invited him to the 2006 Training Camp and was added to the Pre-Season roster. In February 2007, Ayuso signed with the

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

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of the

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. On July 3, 2010, Ayuso led the Arecibo Captains to the 2010 BSN Championship, beating the

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in seven games.

Coaching

Ayuso was slated to coach Santurce for the 2022 season in the BSN, but opted to ask for his release to pursue other options. He signed with Quebradillas in March.

Personal life

Ayuso is a graduate of the

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with a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences. He is married with Puerto Rican model and host

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better known as "''La Burbu''" with whom he has two sons named Sahil Elías Ayuso and Kokoh Mar Ayuso.

Career statistics

NBA D-League

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BSN

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Arecibo Arecibo (; ) is a Arecibo barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado, Puerto Rico, Utuado and Ciales, Puerto Rico, Ciale ...

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, 26 , , .400 , , .379 , , .807 , , 3.1 , , 2.6 , , 19.9 , - , align="left" , 2007 , align="left" , Santurce , 7 , , .458 , , .455 , , .908 , , 2.4 , , 3.0 , , 24.6 , - , align="left" , 2008 , align="left" , Santurce , 30 , , .442 , , .393 , , .859 , , 1.9 , , 1.9 , , 19.7 , - , align="left" , 2009 , align="left" , Santurce , 30 , , .470 , , .420 , , .880 , , 2.9 , , 1.5 , , 21.9 , - , align="left" , 2010 , align="left" ,

, 29 , , .406 , , .351 , , .902 , , 2.9 , , 2.0 , , 18.2 , - , align="left" , 2011 , align="left" ,

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, 44 , , .416 , , .365 , , .872 , , 2.2 , , 2.0 , , 18.8 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , N/A , 477 , , .418 , , .380 , , .876 , , 2.7 , , 1.7 , , 18.2

EuroLeague

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References

External links

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Larry Ayuso at Basketball-Reference.com G-League Stats
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Puerto Rican League Profile

Elias Ayuso at Latinbasket.com

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayuso, Elias Larry 1977 births Living people 2002 FIBA World Championship players 2006 FIBA World Championship players Atléticos de San Germán players Baloncesto Superior Nacional players Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games BC Žalgiris players Beşiktaş men's basketball players Cangrejeros de Santurce basketball players Capitanes de Arecibo players Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Grand Rapids Hoops players Huracanes del Atlántico players Ionikos N.F. B.C. players Iowa Energy players KK Cibona players KK Split players Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Olympic basketball players for Puerto Rico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games basketball players for Puerto Rico Pan American Games bronze medalists in basketball People from Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico Piratas de Quebradillas players Puerto Rican men's basketball players Puerto Rico men's national basketball team players Shooting guards USC Trojans men's basketball players Brujos de Guayama players Cariduros de Fajardo players Mets de Guaynabo basketball players Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen

Professional career

Coaching

Personal life

Career statistics

NBA D-League

BSN

EuroLeague

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