1. Lewis Alfred Vasquez Tenorio was born on July 9,1984 and is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association.
23 Facts About LA Tenorio
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LA Tenorio was an assistant coach for the Letran Knights of the Philippines' NCAA.
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LA Tenorio started playing basketball when he was 6 years old.
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LA Tenorio's team faced the Ateneo Grade School's Small Basketeers Team.
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LA Tenorio's team did not win, but he pretty much stole the show, scoring 31 points in only 21 minutes of play.
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LA Tenorio won a title in his junior year, but finished just third in his last year with the Red Cubs.
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LA Tenorio made an immediate impact as a rookie for the Blue Eagles of Ateneo de Manila University as he helped lead his team into the 2001 basketball finals of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines.
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LA Tenorio was practically unstoppable in game 3 of the best-of-3 finals series as he scored 30 points against their college rival De La Salle Green Archers.
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LA Tenorio would make a third straight finals appearance in 2003 but he and his Blue Eagle team would yield their crown to the veteran Far Eastern University Tamaraws.
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LA Tenorio played a total of five seasons with Ateneo de Manila and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2006.
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LA Tenorio played under four college coaches: Joe Lipa, Joel Banal, Sandy Arespacochaga and Norman Black.
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LA Tenorio played an average of 25.5 minutes for Magnolia with a respectable average of 7.8 points, 4.6 assists and 3.6 rebounds in nine games.
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The Aces have been happy with the trade as they got a pure point guard in LA Tenorio to make life easier for Willie Miller who could now concentrate on his scoring.
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LA Tenorio was famous because of his "Pambansang reverse" which is a reverse lay up made him famous in international basketball.
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On October 14,2016, LA Tenorio was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night as he was named to the PBA Mythical Second Team.
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On October 19,2016, LA Tenorio was named as the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup finals Most Valuable Player after averaging 17.2 points, 4.7 assists and 3.8 rebounds against the Meralco Bolts.
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On June 12,2022, LA Tenorio played in his 700th consecutive game, the most consecutive games played for a PBA player.
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LA Tenorio coached Letran for four years, then was a part of the coaching staff of the Philippine national team for the 2022 Asian Games under Tim Cone.
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LA Tenorio was appointed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas as the head coach of the Philippines men's youth teams in November 2024.
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LA Tenorio made his name on the final list of the Smart Gilas 2.0 roster.
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LA Tenorio eventually became the tournament's Most Valuable Player after his last performance against the tough USA Team.
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LA Tenorio was married to Chesca Bugia, sister of his former Ateneo teammate Paolo Bugia.
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On March 21,2023, LA Tenorio announced that he was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer.