 Valenzuela (left) with the Barangay Ginebra Kings in 2008 | |
| Cebu Greats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 5, 1979 Bogo, Cebu, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Salazar Tech |
| PBA draft | 2000: Elevated |
| Selected by the Batang Red Bull Energizers | |
| Playing career | 2000–2010 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Coaching career | 2014–2015; 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 2000–2008 | Batang Red Bull Energizers / Batang Red Bull Thunder / Red Bull Barako |
| 2008–2010 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| As a coach: | |
| 2014–2015 | USC Warriors |
| 2025–present | Cebu Greats |
| Career highlights | |
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Junthy Valenzuela (born June 5, 1979) is a Filipino basketball coach and former player who serves as head 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.
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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]
