{{short description|Puerto Rican basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Larry Ayuso | image = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 200 | position = Assistant coach | birth_date = Elías Ayuso Carrillo<br/>{{Birth date and age|1977|3|27}} | birth_place = Carolina, Puerto Rico | league = BSN | team = Vaqueros de Bayamón | number = | high_school = | college = USC (1998–1999) | draft_year = | career_start = 1996 | career_end = 2020 | years1 = 1996–1997 | team1 = Piratas de Quebradillas | years2 = 1999 | team2 = Piratas de Quebradillas | years3 = 2000–2001 | team3 = Atléticos de San Germán | years4 = 2001–2002 | team4 = Sutor Montegranaro | years5 = 2002 | team5 = Atléticos de San Germán | years6 = 2002–2003 | team6 = Grand Rapids Hoops | years7 = 2003 | team7 = Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias | years8 = 2003 | team8 = Atléticos de San Germán | years9 = 2003–2004 | team9 = Beşiktaş | years10 = 2005 | team10 = Capitanes de Arecibo | years11 = 2005–2006 | team11 = Žalgiris Kaunas | years12 = 2006 | team12 = Capitanes de Arecibo | years13 = 2006–2007 | team13 = KK Split | years14 = 2007 | team14 = Cangrejeros de Santurce | years15 = 2007–2008 | team15 = Cibona Zagreb | years16 = 2008 | team16 = Cangrejeros de Santurce | years17 = 2008–2009 | team17 = Iowa Energy | years18 = 2009 | team18 = Cangrejeros de Santurce | years19 = 2010–2012 | team19 = Capitanes de Arecibo | years20 = 2012 | team20 = Huracanes del Atlántico | years21 = 2013–2014 | team21 = Mets de Guaynabo | years22 = 2014 | team22 = Vaqueros de Bayamón | years23 = 2015 | team23 = Mets de Guaynabo | years24 = 2015–2016 | team24 = Piratas de Quebradillas | years25 = 2016–2017 | team25 = Cangrejeros de Santurce | years26 = 2017 | team26 = Brujos de Guayama | years27 = 2017–2018 | team27 = Cariduros de Fajardo | years28 = 2019-2020 | team28 = Atléticos de San Germán | highlights = * 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) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}} {{MedalCountry|{{bk|PUR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA AmeriCup}} {{MedalSilver|2009 Puerto Rico|}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Venezuela|}} {{MedalBronze|2003 Puerto Rico|}} {{MedalBronze|2007 United States|}} {{MedalCompetition|Centrobasket}} {{MedalGold|2003 Mexico|}} {{MedalGold|2008 Mexico|}} {{MedalSilver|2004 Dominican Republic|}} {{MedalBronze|2006 Panama|}} {{MedalCompetition|Central American and Caribbean Games}} {{MedalBronze|2014 Mexico|}} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA CBC Championship}} {{MedalGold|2007 Puerto Rico|}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze|2003 Dominican Republic|}} }}
'''Elías''' "'''Larry'''" '''Ayuso Carrillo'''<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Larry Ayuso |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ay/larry-ayuso-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202212503/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ay/larry-ayuso-1.html |archive-date=December 2, 2016 |quote=Full name: Elias "Larry" Ayuso Carrillo }}</ref>{{fnf|Ayuso|Carrillo|lang=Spanish}} (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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/seniormen/2004/04_moly1_box.html |title=Puerto Rico 92, USA 73 |publisher=Usabasketball.com |access-date=December 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101085351/http://www.usabasketball.com/seniormen/2004/04_moly1_box.html |archive-date=November 1, 2011 }}</ref>
==Professional career== Ayuso has spent most of his career playing in Puerto Rico.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baloncesto Superior Nacional {{!}} Jugador|url=https://www.bsnpr.com/jugadores/jugador.asp?id=574|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130827120654/http://www.bsnpr.com/jugadores/jugador.asp?id=574|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 27, 2013|access-date=2021-07-31|website=www.bsnpr.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AYUSO, LARRY - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL|url=https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=KXF&seasoncode=E2020#!careerstats|access-date=2021-07-31|website=www.euroleague.net|archive-date=2021-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731192948/https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=KXF&seasoncode=E2020#!careerstats|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 November 7, 2008, Ayuso was drafted with the 2nd pick in the 2nd round (18th overall pick) of the 2008 NBA Development League draft by the Iowa Energy.
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-09 |title=Larry Ayuso acepta propuesta para dirigir a los Piratas de Quebradillas |url=https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/baloncesto/notas/larry-ayuso-acepta-propuesta-para-dirigir-a-los-piratas-de-quebradillas/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Primera Hora |language=spanish}}</ref>
==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== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===NBA D-League===
{{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2008}} | style="text-align:left;"| Iowa | 14 || 14 || 35.0 || .383 || .321 || .895 || 2.8 || 1.9 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 13.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 14 || 14 || 35.0 || .383 || .321 || .895 || 2.8 || 1.9 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 13.2 {{S-end}}
===BSN=== {{BSN player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | 1996 | align="left" | Quebradillas | 27 || .363 || .322 || .869 || 1.4 || 0.6 || 8.6 |- | align="left" | 1997 | align="left" | Quebradillas | 17 || .344 || .327 || .794 || 1.9 || 0.4 || 6.4 |- | align="left" | 1999 | align="left" | Quebradillas | 28 || .444 || .352 || .818 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 10.3 |- | align="left" | 2000 | align="left" | San Germán | 28 || .461 || .402 || .826 || 3.0 || 1.7 || 16.3 |- | align="left" | 2001 | align="left" | San Germán | 26 || '''.495''' || '''.455''' || .881 || 4.4 || 1.8 || 22.3 |- | align="left" | 2002 | align="left" | San Germán | 29 || .451 || .426 || .864 || 3.4 || 1.9 || 24.2 |- | align="left" | 2003 | align="left" | San Germán | 4 || .362 || .270 || '''.947''' || '''4.5''' || '''3.8''' || 19.5 |- | align="left" | 2005 | align="left" | Arecibo | 31 || .423 || .392 || .880 || 3.5 || 2.7 || 23.9 |- | align="left" | 2006 | align="left" | Arecibo | 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" | Arecibo | 29 || .406 || .351 || .902 || 2.9 || 2.0 || 18.2 |- | align="left" | 2011 | align="left" | Arecibo | 22 || .384 || .382 || .896 || 2.3 || 0.9 || 19.0 |- | align="left" | 2012 | align="left" | Arecibo | 27 || .390 || .352 || .939 || 2.7 || 1.3 || 18.0 |- | align="left" | 2013 | align="left" | Guaynabo | 36 || .376 || .348 || .913 || 2.8 || 2.2 || 19.9 |- | align="left" | 2014 | align="left" | Bayamon | 36 || .362 || .334 || .905 || 2.5 || 1.8 || 16.9 |- | align="left" | 2015 | align="left" | Guaynabo | '''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 {{s-end}}
===EuroLeague=== {{Cleanup section|reason=The table is full of incorrect information (MPG, FG%); It also require "Career row" which currently doesn't exist|date=November 2014}} {{Euroleague player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06 | style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris | 8 || 8 || 24.2 || .355 || .372 || .632 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 1.1 || .0 || 10.3 || 7.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08 | style="text-align:left;"| Cibona Zagreb | 13 || 12 || 29.2 || .476 || .296 || .921 || 2.5 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 12.8 || 8.7 {{S-end}}
==See also== *List of Puerto Ricans – Sports
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIBA profile|new_id=127934|name=Elias Ayuso|old_id=28579}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031094634/http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=KXF#!careerstats |date=2007-10-31 |title=Larry Ayuso at EuroLeague.net}} * [https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/players/a/ayusola01d.html Larry Ayuso at Basketball-Reference.com G-League Stats] * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018161450/https://www.tblstat.net/player/443 |date=2022-10-18 |title=Elias Larry Ayuso at Turkish League}} * [https://archive.today/20130827120654/http://www.bsnpr.com/jugadores/jugador.asp?id=574 Puerto Rican League Profile] {{in lang|es}} * [https://basketball.latinbasket.com/player/Elias-Ayuso/Puerto-Rico/Atleticos-de-San-German/5792 Elias Ayuso at Latinbasket.com] * [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/elias-ayuso-1.html Elias Ayuso at Sports-Reference.com NCAA College Stats] * {{2015 Pan American Games profile|basketball/athlete-profile-n10132669-ayuso-elias|Elias Ayuso}} * {{Olympics.com|elias-ayuso|Elias Ayuso}} * {{Olympedia|name=Larry Ayuso}}
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