Val Acuña
Filipino basketball player
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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).
| 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 | |
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
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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |