Junthy Valenzuela
Valenzuela (left) with the Barangay Ginebra Kings in 2008
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| Cebu Greats | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 5, 1979 Bogo, Cebu, Philippines |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Salazar Tech |
| PBA draft | 2000: Elevated |
| Drafted by | Batang Red Bull Energizers |
| Playing career | 2000–2010 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Coaching career | 2014–2015; 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| Playing | |
| 2000–2008 | Batang Red Bull Energizers / Batang Red Bull Thunder / Red Bull Barako |
| 2008–2010 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| Coaching | |
| 2014–2015 | USC Warriors |
| 2025 | Cebu Greats |
| 2026–present | Cebu Greats (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
| 4x PBA champion (2001 Commissioner's, 2002 Commissioner's, 2005-06 Fiesta, 2008 Fiesta) 2× PBA All-Star (2004, 2008) PBA All-Defensive Team (2005) CESAFI champion (2015) | |
Junthy Valenzuela (born June 5, 1979) is a Filipino basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Cebu Greats of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Before coaching, Valenzuela played profesional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), when he was elevated directly from the Philippine Basketball League, by the then-expansion team Red Bull Barako.
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] Valenzuela returned to coaching in organized basketball in 2025 after being tapped to coach the Cebu Greats of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[3]
PBA 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 |
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
- Back to citation Kings give up two draft picks for Red Bull enforcer Pba.ph, Retrieved on April 14, 2008
- Back to citation 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.
- Back to citation Badua, Snow (June 23, 2025). "Junthy, Quinahan answer call to restore lost pride for Cebu team". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- Back to citation PBA-Online.net