LA Tenorio

LA Tenorio
No. 5 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Position Point guard
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1984-07-09) July 9, 1984
Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight 151 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school San Beda College
College Ateneo de Manila University
PBA draft 2006 Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the San Miguel Beermen
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2008 Magnolia Beverage Masters / San Miguel Beermen
2008–2012 Alaska Aces
2012–present Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  Philippines
William Jones Cup
2012 Taipei Team
FIBA Asia Championship
2013 Manila Team
FIBA Asia Cup
2014 Wuhan Team

Lewis Alfred Vasquez "LA" Tenorio (born July 9, 1984) is a Filipino basketball point guard who plays for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). His combination of speed, strength, athleticism, perimeter shooting, penetrating the lane, precision passing and relentless on-ball defense have made him a name as a complete player and a consistent winner.

Early life and high school years

Tenorio started playing basketball when he was 6 years old. No one really saw him play or his potential, but he tried his luck to join a basketball team when he was in grade three at Don Bosco Makati. He, then in grade six, played a nationally-televised exhibition game in front of a PBA audience. His team faced the Ateneo Grade School’s Small Basketeers Team. Tenorio's team did not win, but he pretty much stole the show, scoring 31 points in only 21 minutes of play.

After his elementary days were over, he first went to Adamson under coach Charlie Dy before eventually transferring to San Beda under legendary bench tactician Ato Badolato. LA became part of a Bedan squad that was rife with future collegiate stars – Magnum Membrere, Arjun Cordero, Toti Almeda, and Jon Jon Tabique. He won a title in his junior year, but finished just third in his last year with the Red Cubs.

College and amateur career

Tenorio made an immediate impact as a rookie for the Blue Eagles of Ateneo de Manila as he helped lead his team into the 2001 basketball Finals of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He 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 University-Manila. DLSU-Manila however would go on to win that series.

The following year, in 2002, he would once again lead the Ateneo de Manila back to the UAAP Finals. This time he and his team would not be denied as they exacted vengeance on DLSU-Manila to win the UAAP Men's Seniors basketball championship.

He 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.

He played a total of five seasons with Ateneo de Manila and also graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2006, something he considers a far more important achievement than any of the basketball accolades he ever got. He played under four college coaches: Joe Lipa, Joel Banal, Sandy Arespacochaga and Norman Black.

After completing his collegiate eligibility he then saw action in the quasi-commercial basketball league of the Philippines, the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) the last stepping stone towards achieving a professional basketball career. In his last PBL Conference he led his Harbour Centre Portmasters team to the 2006 PBL Unity Cup championship, a fitting end to his career as an amateur player.

PBA career

In the 2006 PBA draft Tenorio was the fourth overall draft pick by the San Miguel Beermen. He 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.

In a surprise move in March, 2008 the Alaska Aces traded Mike Cortez and Ken Bono for Magnolia’s LA Tenorio and Larry Fonacier. The Aces have been happy with the trade as they got a pure point guard in Tenorio to make life easier for Willie Miller who could now concentrate on his scoring.

In the first four games of the 2009-2010 KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Tenorio has not disappointed the Alaska expectation. As a starting point guard Tenorio led the Alaska team to a scrambling victory over San Miguel Beer in their first game. In their next three games Tenorio was ever the reliable point guard who led his team to the top of the standings in the PBA.

In August 31, 2012, Tenorio was traded to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in a six-player blockbuster deal.[1] Tenorio was also famous because of his "Pambansang reverse" which is a reverse lay up made him famous in international basketball.

International career

Tenorio made his name on the final list of the Smart Gilas 2.0 roster. The first tournament of the Gilas were the prestigious 2012 William Jones Cup which was held from August 18–26 in Taipei. Gilas had an impressive 6-1 record, before battling out the USA Team for their last game. Tenorio led the team to beat the USA team 76-75, finishing with 20 points and grabbing the most important rebound of the game. Gilas won the tournament with a 7-1 record, and the 4th championship of the Philippines in the Jones Cup. Tenorio eventually became the tournament's Most Valuable Player after his last performance against the tough USA Team.[2]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  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

Correct as of October 9, 2015[3]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 San Miguel 62 22.3 .363 .297 .824 2.5 3.2 1.0 .0 8.2
2007–08 Magnolia / Alaska 39 28.4 .405 .338 .701 3.6 4.5 1.2 .1 8.6
2008–09 Alaska 47 32.9 .312 .312 .785 4.2 4.7 1.2 .0 11.0
2009–10 Alaska 62 35.3 .399 .337 .844 4.6 4.6 1.2 .1 12.8
2010–11 Alaska 42 35.5 .394 .378 .833 4.8 4.5 1.3 .1 13.5
2011–12 Alaska 35 36.1 .373 .246 .800 5.4 5.4 1.2 .1 14.0
2012–13 Ginebra 52 36.0 .364 .297 .753 5.0 5.8 1.5 .1 14.0
2013–14 Ginebra 43 32.8 .376 .275 .830 4.3 5.5 1.3 .1 11.2
2014–15 Ginebra 37 29.2 .382 .333 .793 4.3 3.9 1.5 .0 10.0
Career 419 31.9 .401 .312 .796 4.2 4.6 1.2 .1 11.4

References

  1. ↑ "PBA: LA Tenorio trade complete, Ginebra taps point guard's services". GMA News and Public Affairs. August 31, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Small guy Tenorio is named Jones Cup MVP". Spin.ph. August 26, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Player Profile at PBA-Online!

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