Val Acuña
{{short description|Filipino basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Val Acuña
| image =
| caption =
| number = 21
| position = Small forward / shooting guard
| team = GenSan Warriors
| nationality = Filipino
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|08|08}}
| birth_place = Ilagan, Isabela, Philippines
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 180
| high_school =
| 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
| team1 = Philippine Patriots
| years2 = 2010–2013
| team2 = Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants / B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados / B-Meg Llamados
| years3 = 2013
| team3 = San Miguel Beermen (ABL)
| 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 = 2024–2025
| team14 = South Cotabato / GenSan Warriors
| awards =
- 4× PBA champion (2012 Commissioner's, 2013 Governors', 2013–14 Philippine, 2014 Commissioner's)
- 2× ABL champion (2010, 2013)
- MPBL champion (2018)
- MPBL Finals MVP (2018)
}}
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).
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.[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]
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 player statistics legend}}
=PBA=
{{PBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2010}}
| align=left | B-Meg Derby Ace
| 6 || 6.7 || .200 || .364 || .833 || .7 || .3 || .0 || .2 || 2.8
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2011}}
| align=left | B-Meg
| 14 || 1.6 || .273 || .286 || — || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .6
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2012}}
| align=left | San Mig Coffee
| 11 || 4.7 || .467 || .300 || 1.000 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.7
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2013}}
| align=left | San Mig Super Coffee
| 13 || 7.2 || .326 || .231 || .571 || .5 || .6 || .2 || .0 || 3.1
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2014}}
| 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
{{end}}
=MPBL=
{{MPBL player statistics start}}
|-
| 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
{{end}}
External links
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Val-Acuna/Summary/41236 Val Acuña Player Profile - RealGM]
- [https://mpbl.web.geniussports.com/competitions/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2Fall%2Fperson%2F811287 Val Acuña - Genius Sports (MPBL)]
References
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{{Philippine Patriots 2009-10 ASEAN Basketball League Champions}}
{{2010 PBA draft}}
{{B-Meg Llamados 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 2013 ASEAN Basketball League Champions}}
{{San Mig Coffee Mixers 2013 PBA Governors Cup Champions}}
{{San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 2013-14 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions}}
{{MPBL Finals MVPs}}
{{Batangas City Athletics 2018 MPBL champions}}
}}
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