Colombian basketball player (born 1982)
Erika Yaneth Valek (born April 9, 1982)[ 1] is a former college basketball player for the Purdue Boilermakers .
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.[ 2]
College
Valek, 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
Source[ 4]
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
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 .[ 5] Valek, however, was cut by the Mercury before the regular season and did not play for the team.[ 6]
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