Junthy Valenzuela

Junthy Valenzuela
Valenzuela (left) in 2008
Personal information
Born (1979-06-05) June 5, 1979 (age 45)
Bogo, Cebu, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
CollegeSalazar Tech
PBA draft2000: Elevated
Selected by the Batang Red Bull Energizers
Playing career2000–2010
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number10
Career history
As player:
2000–2008Batang Red Bull Energizers / Batang Red Bull Thunder / Red Bull Barako
2008–2010Barangay Ginebra Kings
As coach:
2014–2015USC Warriors
Career highlights and awards

Junthy Valenzuela (born June 5, 1979) is a Filipino former basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), a former Red Bull Barako player. He was automatically pulled by Red Bull directly from the Philippine Basketball League.

On April 14, 2008, he was traded by the Red Bull Barako to the Barangay Ginebra Kings in exchange for a 2009 second round pick and a 2010 first round draft pick.[1]

After his PBA career came to an end, Valenzuela returned to Cebu to coach the University of San Carlos Warriors men's basketball team in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI), where he, as head coach, led the team to the 2014 CESAFI finals for the first time since 2007. He resigned as head coach in 2015 to manage his business in Asturias, Cebu.[2]

PBA 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

[3]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000 Red Bull 36 14.4 .366 .222 .391 2.1 .8 .6 .1 3.8
2001 Red Bull 50 23.7 .437 .345 .712 2.7 1.1 .5 .2 8.2
2002 Red Bull 41 18.2 .359 .342 .689 2.1 2.1 .8 .2 6.3
2003 Red Bull 40 20.3 .390 .278 .771 2.8 1.7 .6 .1 6.1
2004–05 Red Bull 66 20.5 .431 .220 .677 3.1 2.4 .7 .1 7.5
2005–06 Red Bull 67 20.6 .403 .194 .613 3.1 2.9 .7 .2 7.0
2006–07 Red Bull 49 23.4 .417 .351 .766 3.8 3.3 .6 .1 11.9
2007–08 Red Bull 55 26.2 .416 .271 .706 4.4 2.7 .9 .2 11.8
Barangay Ginebra
2008–09 Barangay Ginebra 12 17.5 .312 .259 .778 3.1 1.7 .6 — 5.9
2009–10 Barangay Ginebra 1 2.0 .000 .000 — — 1.0 — — —
Career 417 21.1 .407 .287 .698 3.1 2.3 .7 .1 8.0

References

  1. ^ Kings give up two draft picks for Red Bull enforcer Pba.ph, Retrieved on April 14, 2008
  2. ^ Badua, Snow (August 10, 2016). "After premature end to PBA career, Junthy Valenzuela is back in Cebu doing what he loves best". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. ^ [1] PBA-Online.net


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