Elías Larry Ayuso

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Elías Ayuso

Position	Shooting guard
Nickname	Larry
League	CBA
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Team	Zalgiris Kaunas
Nationality	Puerto Rico
Born	March 27, 1977 (age 30) the Bronx, New York, U.S.
College	USC
Draft	Not drafted
Pro career	2000–present

Elías "Larry" Ayuso (born in March 27, 1977, in the Bronx, New York) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Ayuso has played in the NCAA and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with Arecibo Captains, San German Athletics, and the Quebradillas Pirates. Ayuso particiapted in 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 played internationally with Montegranaro in Italy, Ionikos in Greece, Beşiktaş in Turkey, Spartak St. Petersburg in Russia, and the Zalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania. Ayuso is a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team since 2001.

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

During the summer of 2004, Ayuso was a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican 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 at the BSN finals.

During the summer of 2006, Ayuso was a member of the 2006 Puerto Rican 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 Croatian team Split.