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'{{Infobox basketball biography | image = LA_TENORIO.png | name = LA Tenorio | number = 5 | position = [[Point guard]] | league = [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] | team = Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | nationality = Filipino | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|7|9|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Nasugbu, Batangas|Nasugbu]], [[Batangas]], [[Philippines]] | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lbs = 151 | grade school = Dona Basilisa Yangco Elementary School | high school = [[San Beda College]] | college = [[Ateneo de Manila University]] | draft_year_pba = 2006 | draft_round_pba = 1 | draft_pick_pba = 4 | draft_team_pba = [[San Miguel Beermen]] | career_start = 2006 | years1 = 2006–2008 | team1 = [[San Miguel Beermen|Magnolia Beverage Masters / San Miguel Beermen]] | years2 = 2008–2012 | team2 = [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] | years3 = 2012–present | team3 = [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] | highlights = * [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|champion]] ([[2010 PBA Fiesta Conference|2010 Fiesta]]) * [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] [[Philippine Basketball Association Most Improved Player award|Most Improved Player]] ({{pbay|2009|end}}) * [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] [[Philippine Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player award|Finals Most Valuable Player]] (w/ [[Cyrus Baguio]]) ([[2010 PBA Fiesta Conference|2010 Fiesta]]) * [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] [[Philippine Basketball Association Best Player of the Conference award|Best Player of the Conference]] ([[2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2013 Commissioner's]]) * 6× [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] All-Star ([[2009 PBA All-Star Weekend|2009]], [[2011 PBA All-Star Weekend|2011]]–[[2015 PBA All-Star Weekend|2015]]) * 2× [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] [[Philippine Basketball Association Mythical Team award|Mythical First Team]] ({{pbay|2009|end}}, {{pbay|2012|end}}) * Member of PBA's 5000th Point Club * [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] All-Rookie Team ({{pbay|2006|end}}) * [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines|UAAP]] champion ([[UAAP Season 65 men's basketball tournament|2002]]) * [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines|UAAP]] Mythical Team ([[UAAP Season 67 men's basketball tournament|2004]]) * [[William Jones Cup]] MVP ([[2012 William Jones Cup|2012]]) | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Basketball]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[William Jones Cup]]}} {{MedalGold | [[William Jones Cup|2012 Taipei]] | [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition | [[FIBA Asia Championship]]}} {{MedalSilver | [[2013 FIBA Asia Championship|2013 Manila]] | [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition | [[FIBA Asia Cup]]}} {{MedalBronze | [[2014 FIBA Asia Cup|2014 Wuhan]] | [[Philippines men's national basketball team|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 has made him a name as a complete player and a consistent winner.LA Tenorio brings his vast international experience to the Gilas pool preparing for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and this is what he can say about his Ginebra team " 'I hope every game we realize how important those kinds of games are for us to build the character of the whole team,'. ==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 University|Adamson]] under coach Charlie Dy before eventually transferring to [[San Beda College|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 Batang Pier|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 (PBA)|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 (basketball)|Willie Miller]] who could now concentrate on his scoring. In the first four games of the [[2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup|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.<ref>{{ cite news |title=PBA: LA Tenorio trade complete, Ginebra taps point guard's services |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/272048/sports/basketball/pba-la-tenorio-trade-complete-ginebra-taps-point-guard-s-services |work=[[GMA News and Public Affairs]] |date=August 31, 2012 |accessdate=November 30, 2015 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{ cite news |title=Small guy Tenorio is named Jones Cup MVP |url=http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/tenorio-emerges-jones-cup-mvp |work=Spin.ph |date=August 26, 2012 |accessdate=November 30, 2015 }}</ref> ==PBA career statistics== {{PBA player statistics legend}} ''Correct as of October 9, 2015''<ref>[http://www.pba-online.net/profile/LA-Tenorio/78/ Player Profile] at PBA-Online!</ref> ===Season-by-season averages=== {{PBA player statistics start}} |- | align=left | {{pbay|2006}} | align=left | [[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel]] | '''62''' || 22.3 || .363 || .297 || .824 || 2.5 || 3.2 || 1.0 || .0 || 8.2 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2007}} | align=left | Magnolia / [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska]] | 39 || 28.4 || '''.405''' || .338 || .701 || 3.6 || 4.5 || 1.2 || '''.1''' || 8.6 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2008}} | align=left | Alaska | 47 || 32.9 || .312 || .312 || .785 || 4.2 || 4.7 || 1.2 || .0 || 11.0 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2009}} | align=left | Alaska | '''62''' || 35.3 || .399 || .337 || '''.844''' || 4.6 || 4.6 || 1.2 || '''.1''' || 12.8 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2010}} | align=left | Alaska | 42 || 35.5 || .394 || '''.378''' || .833 || 4.8 || 4.5 || 1.3 || '''.1''' || 13.5 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2011}} | align=left | Alaska | 35 || '''36.1''' || .373 || .246 || .800 || '''5.4''' || 5.4 || 1.2 || '''.1''' || '''14.0''' |- | align=left | {{pbay|2012}} | align=left | [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra]] | 52 || 36.0 || .364 || .297 || .753 || 5.0 || '''5.8''' || '''1.5''' || '''.1''' || '''14.0''' |- | align=left | {{pbay|2013}} | align=left | Ginebra | 43 || 32.8 || .376 || .275 || .830 || 4.3 || 5.5 || 1.3 || '''.1''' || 11.2 |- | align="left" | [[2014–15 PBA season|2014–15]] | align="left" | Ginebra | 37 || 29.2 || .382 || .333 || .793 || 4.3 || 3.9 || '''1.5''' || .0 || 10.0 |- | colspan="2" align="center" | Career | 419 || 31.9 || .401 || .312 || .796 || 4.2 || 4.6 || 1.2 || .1 || 11.4 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.pba-online.net/profile/LA-Tenorio/78/ Player Profile] at PBA-Online! {{Barangay Ginebra San Miguel current roster}} {{navboxes colour |title=Philippines squad |bg= #0038A8 |fg= White |list1= {{Philippines Squad 2012 William Jones Cup}} {{Philippines Squad 2012 FIBA Asia Cup}} {{Philippines Squad 2013 FIBA Asia Championship}} {{Philippines Squad 2014 FIBA Asia Cup}} {{Philippines Squad 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup}} {{Philippines Men Basketball Squad 2014 Asian Games}} }} {{Navboxes|list1= {{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2002-2003 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}} {{Alaska Aces 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference Champions}} {{PBA Most Improved Player Award}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tenorio, La}} [[Category:1984 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Alaska Aces (PBA) players]] [[Category:Ateneo de Manila University alumni]] [[Category:Filipino basketball players]] [[Category:Filipino Roman Catholics]] [[Category:Basketball players from Batangas]] [[Category:National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) players]] [[Category:People from Quezon City]] [[Category:Philippines men's national basketball team players]] [[Category:University Athletic Association of the Philippines players]] [[Category:Point guards]] [[Category:Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games]] [[Category:San Miguel Beermen players]] [[Category:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players]]'