Hezy Val B. Acuña II (born August 8, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Sta. Rosa Laguna Lions of the

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Collegiate career

Acuña played straight out of the

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Red Warriors in the

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, where he played for five seasons (

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and

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). He was also part of the Warriors team that finished runner-up to the

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in the

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

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third overall in the second round over Ford Arao and

Jai Reyes Jose Antonio Gonzales Reyes (born February 25, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He previously played for the Ateneo de Manila University ...

. He previously played for the

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in the ABL.Ateneo, UE rivals join forces for RP Patriots in ABL
/ref> In 2015, Acuña returned to the ABL after signing a contract with the

Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas Pilipinas MX3 Kings were a Filipino basketball team that played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The team only played one season in the ABL, mainly because of financial difficulties after Manny Pacquiao pulled out his financial support from th ...

(now the

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MPBL career statistics

Season

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References

External links

MPBL Profile
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