Val Acuña
| No. 21 – GenSan Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| League | MPBL / PSL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 8, 1986 Ilagan, Isabela, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | UE |
| PBA draft | 2010: 2nd round, 13th overall pick |
| Drafted by | B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Philippine Patriots |
| 2010–2013 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants / B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados / B-Meg Llamados |
| 2013 | San Miguel Beermen (ABL) |
| 2013–2014 | San Mig Coffee Mixers / San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
| 2014 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2014–2015 | Blackwater Elite |
| 2015–2016 | Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas / Pilipinas MX3 Kings |
| 2016–2017 | Alab Pilipinas |
| 2018–2019 | Batangas City Athletics |
| 2019–2020 | Valenzuela Classic |
| 2021 | MJAS Zenith–Talisay Aquastars |
| 2022–2023 | Sta. Rosa Laguna Lions |
| 2023 | Muntinlupa Cagers |
| 2024–2025 | South Cotabato / GenSan Warriors |
| Career highlights | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Hezy Val B. Acuña II (born August 8, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the GenSan Warriors franchise of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and Pilipinas Super League (PSL).
Acuña is a six-time professional champion in both the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). He also earned a championship in the MPBL during its amateur era, earning a Finals MVP nod in 2018.
Collegiate career
[edit | edit source]Acuña played straight out of the University of the East Red Warriors in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, where he played for five seasons (2004 and 2006 to 2009). He was also part of the Warriors team that finished runner-up to the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles in the 2009 season, where he averaged 19.2 points 7.2 assist and 11.2 rebounds in almost 32 minutes.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Acuña was selected in the 2010 PBA draft by the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados third overall in the second round over Ford Arao and Jai Reyes. He previously played for the Philippine Patriots in the ABL.[1]
In 2015, Acuña returned to the ABL after signing a contract with the Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas (now the Pilipinas MX3 Kings).
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
PBA
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | B-Meg Derby Ace | 6 | 6.7 | .200 | .364 | .833 | .7 | .3 | .0 | .2 | 2.8 |
| 2011–12 | B-Meg | 14 | 1.6 | .273 | .286 | — | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .6 |
| 2012–13 | San Mig Coffee | 11 | 4.7 | .467 | .300 | 1.000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.7 |
| 2013–14 | San Mig Super Coffee | 13 | 7.2 | .326 | .231 | .571 | .5 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 3.1 |
| 2014–15 | Blackwater | 22 | 13.8 | .289 | .304 | .565 | 2.0 | .6 | .5 | .0 | 4.7 |
| Career | 66 | 7.7 | .303 | .293 | .632 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 2.8 | |
MPBL
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Batangas City | 17 | 17 | 23.9 | .407 | .379 | .700 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.4 |
| 2018–19 | Batangas City | 29 | 24 | 17.5 | .326 | .301 | .563 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
| 2019–20 | Batangas City | 13 | 12 | 23.4 | .286 | .256 | .714 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| Valenzuela | 13 | 7 | 23.3 | .374 | .342 | .762 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 13.1 | |
| 2023 | Muntinlupa | 15 | 8 | 17.4 | .338 | .317 | .870 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 9.7 |
External links
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Ateneo, UE rivals join forces for RP Patriots in ABL
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Ilocano people
- Filipino men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Isabela (province)
- Filipino expatriate basketball people in Thailand
- UE Red Warriors basketball players
- Philippine Patriots players
- Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots draft picks
- Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots players
- NorthPort Batang Pier players
- Blackwater Bossing players
- Pilipinas MX3 Kings players
- San Miguel Alab Pilipinas players
- Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters players
- Val City Magic players
- Muntinlupa Cagers players
- GenSan Warriors players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Filipino men's 3x3 basketball players
- PBA 3x3 players
- 21st-century Filipino sportsmen