Val Acuña Explained

Val Acuña
Number:21
Position:Small forward / shooting guard
League:MPBL
Team:South Cotabato Warriors
Nationality:Filipino
Birth Date:8 August 1986
Birth Place:Ilagan, Isabela, Philippines
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:180
College:UE
Draft Year Pba:2010
Draft Round Pba:2
Draft Pick Pba:13
Draft Team Pba:B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados
Career Start:2010
Years1:2009–2010
Years2:2010–2013
Team2:Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants / B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados / B-Meg Llamados
Years3:2013
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:San Mig Coffee Mixers / San Mig Super Coffee Mixers
Years5:2014
Team5:GlobalPort Batang Pier
Years6:2014–2015
Team6:Blackwater Elite
Years7:2015–2016
Team7:Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas / Pilipinas MX3 Kings
Years8:2016–2017
Team8:Alab Pilipinas
Years9:2018–2019
Team9:Batangas City Athletics
Years10:2019–2020
Team10:Valenzuela Classic
Years11:2021
Team11:MJAS Zenith–Talisay Aquastars
Years12:2022–2023
Team12:Sta. Rosa Laguna Lions
Years13:2023
Team13:Muntinlupa Cagers
Years14:2024–present
Team14:South Cotabato Warriors
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Hezy Val B. Acuña II (born August 8, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the South Cotabato Warriors of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Collegiate career

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

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

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PBA

|-| align=left | | align=left | B-Meg Derby Ace| 6 || 6.7 || .200 || .364 || .833 || .7 || .3 || .0 || .2 || 2.8|-| align=left | | align=left | B-Meg| 14 || 1.6 || .273 || .286 || — || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .6|-| align=left | | align=left | San Mig Coffee| 11 || 4.7 || .467 || .300 || 1.000 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.7|-| align=left | | align=left | San Mig Super Coffee| 13 || 7.2 || .326 || .231 || .571 || .5 || .6 || .2 || .0 || 3.1|-| align=left | | align=left | Blackwater| 22 || 13.8 || .289 || .304 || .565 || 2.0 || .6 || .5 || .0 || 4.7|-class=sortbottom| align=center colspan=2 | Career| 66 || 7.7 || .303 || .293 || .632 || 1.0 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 2.8

MPBL

|-| align=left | 2018| align=left | Batangas City| 17 || 17 || 23.9 || .407 || .379 || .700 || 2.9 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 13.4|-| align=left | 2018–19| align=left | Batangas City| 29 || 24 || 17.5 || .326 || .301 || .563 || 2.1 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 8.0|-| align=left rowspan=2 | 2019–20| align=left | Batangas City| 13 || 12 || 23.4 || .286 || .256 || .714 || 3.3 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 7.7|-| align=left | Valenzuela| 13 || 7 || 23.3 || .374 || .342 || .762 || 2.9 || 0.9 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 13.1|-| align=left | 2023| align=left | Muntinlupa| 15 || 8 || 17.4 || .338 || .317 || .870 || 1.9 || 1.5 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 9.7|- class=sortbottom| align=center colspan=13 | Source: Val Acuña via Genius Sports (MPBL)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gmanews.tv/story/175384/ateneo-ue-rivals-join-forces-for-rp-patriots-in-abl Ateneo, UE rivals join forces for RP Patriots in ABL
  2. Web site: Val Acuña Player Profile - PBA-Online.net . PBA-Online.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324221744/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Val-Acua/396/ . March 24, 2016 .