Nationality Colombian Name Erika Valek Position Point guard Number 33 Education Coronado High School | College Purdue (2000–2004) Height 1.68 m Listed height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Role Basketball Player | |
Born April 9, 1982 (age 42)
Bucaramanga, Colombia ( 1982-04-09 ) WNBA draft 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 23rd overall | ||
Erika valek
Erika Yaneth Valek (born April 9, 1982) is a former college basketball player for the Purdue Boilermakers.
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High school
Born in Bucaramanga, Colombia to Janeth and Juan Carlos Valek, she played for Lubbock Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored six points.
College
Valek, a point guard, won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the best women's college basketball player under 5'8" in 2004. She was also named to the 2003 All-Big Ten team and the 2003 NCAA East Regional all-tournament team.
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Professional
She was drafted in the 2004 WNBA Draft by the Detroit Shock and was traded with college teammate Shereka Wright and Sheila Lambert for Chandi Jones in a draft day deal to the Phoenix Mercury. Valek, however, was cut by the Mercury before the regular season and did not play for the team.