Elías Larry Ayuso

Larry Ayuso
Piratas de Quebradillas
Position	Head coach
League	BSN
Personal information
Born	Elías Ayuso Carrillo; March 27, 1977 (age 47); Carolina, Puerto Rico
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	1996–2020
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
2015–2016	Piratas de Quebradillas
2016–2017	Cangrejeros de Santurce
2017	Brujos de Guayama
2017–2018	Cariduros de Fajardo
2019-2020	Atléticos de San Germán
Career highlights and awards
	4× BSN champion (2005, 2007, 2010, 2011); 2× BSN Finals MVP (2007, 2010); BSN Most Outstanding Player (2005); BSN scoring champion (2002); 4× BSN All-Star (2006–2008, 2010); 3× BSN First team (2005, 2010, 2012); 9× BSN three pointers leader (2003, 2005–2011, 2015); Greek League All-Star (2003); CBA All-Star (2003);
Men's basketball
Representing Puerto Rico
FIBA AmeriCup
Centrobasket
Central American and Caribbean Games
FIBA CBC Championship
Pan American Games

Elías "Larry" Ayuso Carrillo^[1]^[a] (born March 27, 1977) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player, who is head coach for the Piratas de Quebradillas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (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 United States at the 2004 Olympic Games.^[2]

Professional career

Ayuso has spent most of his career playing in Puerto Rico.^[3] He also has played in Europe 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.^[4]

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 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.

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.^[5]

Personal life

Ayuso is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences. He is married with Puerto Rican model and host Angelique Burgos better known as "La Burbu" with whom he has two sons named Sahil Elías Ayuso and Kokoh Mar Ayuso.

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	.380	.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

Notes

^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ayuso and the second or maternal family name is Carrillo.

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larry Ayuso". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Full name: Elias "Larry" Ayuso Carrillo
^ "Puerto Rico 92, USA 73". Usabasketball.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
^ "Baloncesto Superior Nacional | Jugador". www.bsnpr.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.^{[dead link]}
^ "AYUSO, LARRY - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". www.euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
^ "Larry Ayuso acepta propuesta para dirigir a los Piratas de Quebradillas". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-24.