Álvaro Teherán Teherán (January 6, 1966 – May 4, 2020) was a Colombian
basketball
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player who was selected with the 44th overall pick in the
1991 NBA draft
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by the
Philadelphia 76ers
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. A 7'1"
center
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, Teherán played
college basketball
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Houston
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from 1989 to 1991.
Born in
María La Baja
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María La Baja was founded by Alonso de Heredia (brother of Pedro de Heredia) on December 8, 1535.
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,
Colombia
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, Teherán was the son of Romualdo Teherán and Cecilia Teherán (not related). He was noticed playing basketball by Alfonso Torres in 1984, who recommended that he moved to
Cartagena, Colombia
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.
He died on May 4, 2020, having been hospitalized with kidney failure in December 2019.
His son, Jaret Valencia, was a high school basketball prospect at Veritas Prep in
Calabasas, California
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