Erika Valek
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April 9, 1982 Bucaramanga, Colombia |
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| Nationality | Colombian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Coronado (Lubbock, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Purdue (2000–2004) | ||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 23rd overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Detroit Shock | |||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | ||||||||||||
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Erika Yaneth Valek (born April 9, 1982) is a former college basketball player for the Purdue Boilermakers.
Born in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Valek 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.
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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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.
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