Val Acuña

Hezy Val B. Acuña II (born August 8, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Muntinlupa Cagers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Val Acuña
No. 21 – Muntinlupa Cagers
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueMPBL
Personal information
Born (1986-08-08) August 8, 1986
Ilagan, Isabela, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
CollegeUniversity of the East
PBA draft2010: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2009–2010Philippine Patriots
2010–2013Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants / B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados / B-Meg Llamados
2013San Miguel Beermen (ABL)
2013–2014San Mig Coffee Mixers / San Mig Super Coffee Mixers
2014GlobalPort Batang Pier
2014–2015Blackwater Elite
2015–2016Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas / Pilipinas MX3 Kings
2016–2017Alab Pilipinas
2018–2019Batangas City Athletics
2019–2020Valenzuela Classic
2021MJAS Zenith–Talisay Aquastars
2022–2023Sta. Rosa Laguna Lions
2023–presentMuntinlupa Cagers
Career highlights and awards

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   GS Games started  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

[2]

PBA season-by-season averages
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 B-Meg Derby Ace 66.7.200.364.833.7.3.0.22.8
2011–12 B-Meg 141.6.273.286—.3.0.0.0.6
2012–13 San Mig Coffee 114.7.467.3001.000.5.0.0.01.7
2013–14 San Mig Super Coffee 137.2.326.231.571.5.6.2.03.1
2014–15 Blackwater 2213.8.289.304.5652.0.6.5.04.7
Career 667.7.303.293.6321.0.4.2.02.8

Season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Anta Rajah Cup Batangas City 171723.87.405.380.7002.881.240.410.1213.47

References
  1. Ateneo, UE rivals join forces for RP Patriots in ABL
  2. "Val Acuña Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.