| Álvaro Teherán | |
| Height Ft: | 7 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 235 |
| Birth Date: | January 6, 1966 |
| Birth Place: | María La Baja, Colombia |
| Death Place: | Cartagena, Colombia |
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| Draft Year: | 1991 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 44 |
| Draft Team: | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Career Start: | 1991 |
| Career End: | 2006 |
| Career Position: | Center |
| Years1: | 1991–1992 |
| Team1: | Caja de Ronda |
| Years2: | 1992–1993 |
| Team2: | Baloncesto Fuenlabrada |
| Years3: | 1993–1994 |
| Team3: | Fort Wayne Fury |
| Years4: | 1995 |
| Team4: | Baloncesto Fuenlabrada |
| Years5: | 1995–1996 |
| Team5: | KK Olimpija |
| Years6: | 1996 |
| Team6: | Arrieros de Medellín |
| Years7: | 1997 |
| Team7: | Santos de San Juan |
| Years8: | 1998–2001 |
| Team8: | Piratas de Bogotá |
| Years9: | 2001–2002 |
| Team9: | Arrieros de Medellín |
| Years10: | 2006 |
| Team10: | Arrieros de Medellín |
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Álvaro Teherán Teherán (January 6, 1966 – May 4, 2020) 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,[1] Teherán was the son of Romualdo Teherán and Cecilia Teherán (not related).[2] He was noticed playing basketball by Alfonso Torres in 1984, who recommended that he moved to Cartagena, Colombia.[3]
He died on May 4, 2020, having been hospitalized with kidney failure in December 2019.[4]
His son, Jaret Valencia, was a high school basketball prospect at Veritas Prep in Calabasas, California and played college basketball.[5]