Erika Yaneth Valek (born April 9, 1982)[1] is a former college basketball player for the Purdue Boilermakers.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 9, 1982 Bucaramanga, Colombia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Coronado (Lubbock, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Purdue (2000–2004) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2004: 2nd round, 23rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Detroit Shock | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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High school
editBorn 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.[2]
College
editValek, a point guard, won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the best women's college basketball player under 5'8" in 2004.[3] She was also named to the 2003 All-Big Ten team and the 2003 NCAA East Regional all-tournament team.[1]
Purdue statistics
editSource[4]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | Purdue | 33 | 212 | 41.4 | 38.8 | 68.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| 2001-02 | Purdue | 30 | 228 | 40.5 | 37.8 | 79.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 7.6 |
| 2002-03 | Purdue | 35 | 490 | 44.0 | 39.6 | 82.8 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 14.0 |
| 2003-04 | Purdue | 33 | 289 | 41.2 | 36.5 | 76.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| Career | Purdue | 131 | 1219 | 42.2 | 38.3 | 78.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
Professional
editShe 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.[5] Valek, however, was cut by the Mercury before the regular season and did not play for the team.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Erika Valek - Women's Basketball". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
- ^ "Frances Pomeroy Naismith". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 30 Jun 2014.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 23 Sep 2015.
- ^ Associated Press. Phoenix set to rise from ashes with Taurasi, USA Today, April 17, 2004.
- ^ Pelton, Kevin. STORM: 2005 point guard prospects, WNBA.com, April 7, 2005.
External links
edit- Purdue profile Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
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