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Erika Valek
College	Purdue
Sport	Basketball
Position	point guard
Jersey #	33
Career	2000–2004
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight
Nationality	Colombian
Born	April 9, 1982 (age 27); Bucaramanga, Colombia
High school	Coronado High School

Erika Yaneth Valek (born April 9, 1982 in Bucaramanga, Colombia) is a former college basketball player for the Purdue Boilermakers.

[edit] High school

Valek played for Lubbock Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas, where she was named a WBCA All-American.^[1] She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored six points.^[2]

[edit] 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.^[4]

[edit] 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]

[edit] Notes

^ "2000 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/00-HSAA.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
^ "2000 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/upload/2000HSAAG.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
^ "The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/pomeroyaward.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
^ Bio: Erika Valek.
^ Associated Press. set to rise from ashes with Taurasi, USA Today, April 17, 2004.
^ Pelton, Kevin. 2005 point guard prospects, WNBA.com, April 7, 2005.

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[HS_All-Americans-0] "2000 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/00-HSAA.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-30.

[box_score-1] "2000 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/upload/2000HSAAG.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-30.

[Frances_Pomeroy_Naismith-2] "The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/pomeroyaward.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

[bio-3] Bio: Erika Valek.

[usatoday-4] Associated Press. set to rise from ashes with Taurasi, USA Today, April 17, 2004.

[wnba-5] Pelton, Kevin. 2005 point guard prospects, WNBA.com, April 7, 2005.

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[edit] High school

[edit] College

[edit] Professional

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links