Val Whiting
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 9, 1972 South Orange, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Ursuline Academy (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| College | Stanford (1989–1993) |
| WNBA draft | 1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Shock | |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 52 |
| Career history | |
| 1996–1997 | San Jose Lasers |
| 1997–1998 | Seattle Reign |
| 1999 | Detroit Shock |
| 2001–2002 | Minnesota Lynx |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Valerie Olivia Whiting (born April 9, 1972) (now named Val Raymond) is a former professional basketball player.
Early life
She went into basketball after being cut from the cheerleading team. In the beginning, she found basketball confusing, even scoring for the wrong team once in a game. On weekends she would work on her game.
Basketball career
High School
Whiting attended Ursuline Academy. She won four state championships and earned All-American and All-State honors. She was awarded a full scholarship to Stanford University.
College
Whiting won two NCAA championships and went to the Final Four three years. At the end of her last year, she graduate as the school's second all-time leading scorer and all-time leader in rebounds and blocks.
Awards and honors
College
- Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame (inducted in 2000)
- In 2010 she was named one of the Top 25 NCAA Players of the Past 25 years.
- Two-time Kodak All-American
- Pac-10 Player of the Year (1992–93)
- All-Pac-10 Team (1992 and 1993)
American Basketball League
- All-Star
- All-ABL Selection
Delaware
- The Hall of Fame of Delaware Women
- The Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame
- Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame
- Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.
International play
- Was named to USA Basketball Pan-American Games Team in 1995[1]
Personal life
Raymond earned a BS in Biological Sciences from Stanford.[2] She deferred her acceptance to University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine due to her love of basketball. She played overseas, is a mother and wife, and became a business owner after basketball.[3]