Gustavo Ayon

Position	Center
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
League	Liga ACB
Team	Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Born	April 1, 1985 (1985-04-01) (age 24)
Nationality	Mexican
College	Universidad Popular Autonoma Del Estado de Puebla
Pro career	2006–present

Gustavo Alfonso Ayon Aguirre (born April 1, 1985 in Tepic, Mexico), known in non-Spanish-speaking countries as Gustavo Ayon, is a Mexican professional basketball player. He is a 6'11" and 245 lb center.

Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 3 International career 4 References

[edit] College career

Ayon attended Universidad Popular Autonoma Del Estado de Puebla in Mexico for one year of college. He was named Most Valuable Player of the Mexican national college championship tournament in leading the team to the championship.^[1] Following this season, he signed with NCAA Division I San Jose State University.^[2] However, Ayon never played for the Spartans, instead choosing to sign with a Mexican professional team, Halcones UV Xalapa.^[3]

[edit] Professional career

In the 2006-07 season, Ayon saw some action off the bench for Halcones UV Xalapa as the team finished second in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.^[4] Ayon cracked the starting lineup the following season and eventually led Halcones to back-to-back Mexican league titles in 2007-08 and 2008-09.^[5] He averaged 10.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in 2007-08 and improved on that by averaging 13.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game the following season.^[6] In what turned out to be his final game for the team, Ayon turned in a dominant, 24-point, 20-rebound, performance in leading his club to a 94-90 overtime victory over Soles de Mexicali that clinched their second consecutive league title.^[7]

Following the 2008-09 season, Ayon signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of the Spanish League, where he will spend the upcoming 2009-10 season.^[8]

[edit] International career

Ayon has been a member of the Mexico national basketball team since 2007. He played center for the seventh placed Mexicans at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 and the fifth placed team at the 2008 Centrobasket.^[9] He is currently participating for the team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009, where he is the team's leading rebounder.

[edit] References