Álvaro Teherán
Personal information | |
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Born | María La Baja, Colombia | January 6, 1966
Died | May 4, 2020 Cartagena, Colombia | (aged 54)
Nationality | Colombian |
Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
College |
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NBA draft | 1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Playing career | 1991–2006 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1991–1992 | Caja de Ronda |
1992–1993 | Baloncesto Fuenlabrada |
1993–1994 | Fort Wayne Fury |
1995 | Baloncesto Fuenlabrada |
1995–1996 | KK Olimpija |
1996 | |
1997 | |
1998–2001 | |
2001–2002 | Arrieros de Medellín |
2006 | Arrieros de Medellín |
Álvaro Teherán Teherán (January 6, 1966 – May 4, 2020) was a Colombian basketball player who was selected with the 44th overall pick in the 1991 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. A 7'1" center, Teherán played college basketball at Houston Baptist from 1987–89 and Houston from 1989-91.
Born in María La Baja, Colombia,[1] Teherán was the son of Romualdo Teherán and Cecilia Teherán (not related).[2] He was noticed playing basketball by Alfonso Torres in 1984, who recommended that he moved to Cartagena, Colombia.[3]
He died on May 4, 2020, having been hospitalized with kidney failure in December 2019.[4]
His son, Jaret Valencia, is a high school basketball prospect playing at Veritas Prep in Calabasas, California.[5]
References[]
- ^ Murió Álvaro Teherán, ‘El gigante de María La Baja’, leyenda del baloncesto colombiano (in Spanish)
- ^ [1] (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció Álvaro Teherán, la leyenda del baloncesto colombiano (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció Álvaro Teherán, leyenda del baloncesto colombiano (in Spanish)
- ^ Zaldivar, Gabe (July 8, 2020). "Veritas Prep Is Reshaping American Basketball With Latino Flavor". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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- Baloncesto Málaga players
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- Colombian men's basketball players
- Fort Wayne Fury players
- Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball players
- Houston Cougars men's basketball players
- KK Olimpija players
- Liga ACB players
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Sportspeople from Cartagena, Colombia
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