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 The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's regional professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 30 teams. Founded in 2017 by eight-division boxing world champion and then-Senator Manny Pacquiao, the MPBL is ...

(MPBL) and

Pilipinas Super League The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines. History The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) was founded in December 2021 by former officials the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, namely its former CEO Ro ...

(PSL). Acuña is a six-time professional champion in both the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

(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

Acuña played straight out of the

University of the East The University of the East (), also known as UE, is a private university located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the "largest university in Asia" when i ...

Red Warriors in the

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, where he played for five seasons (

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

and

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

). He was also part of the Warriors team that finished runner-up to the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles 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 The 2010 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Basketball Association Draft, rookie draft was an event held at Market! Market! in Taguig on August 29, 2010 that allowed PBA teams to Draft (sports), draft players from the amateur ran ...

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. In 2015, Acuña returned to the ABL after signing a contract with the Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas (now the Pilipinas MX3 Kings).

Career statistics

PBA

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MPBL

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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Batangas City Batangas, sometimes called Batangas City and officially called the City of Batangas (), is a component city and capital of the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 351,437 people. Batangas City ...

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, 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 ,

, 13 , , 12 , , 23.4 , , .286 , , .256 , , .714 , , 3.3 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 7.7 , - , align=left ,

Valenzuela Valenzuela may refer to: Places * Valenzuela, Paraguay * Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines * Valenzuela, Spain * Valenzuela de Calatrava, Spain * Valenzuela, Louisiana Other uses * Valenzuela (surname), including a list of people with the ...

, 13 , , 7 , , 23.3 , , .374 , , .342 , , .762 , , 2.9 , , 0.9 , , 0.9 , , 0.3 , , 13.1 , - , align=left ,

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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Muntinlupa Muntinlupa (), officially the City of Muntinlupa (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population o ...

, 15 , , 8 , , 17.4 , , .338 , , .317 , , .870 , , 1.9 , , 1.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 9.7

External links

Val Acuña Player Profile - RealGM

Val Acuña - Genius Sports (MPBL)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Acuna, Val 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 Hotshots draft picks Magnolia 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