Álvaro Teherán
Álvaro Teherán Teherán 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, Teherán was the son of Romualdo Teherán and Cecilia Teherán. He was noticed playing basketball by Alfonso Torres in 1984, who recommended that he moved to Cartagena, Colombia.
He died on May 4, 2020, having been hospitalized with kidney failure in December 2019.
