| Erika Valek | |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Number: | 33 |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Nationality: | Colombian |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| Highschool: | Coronado (Lubbock, Texas) |
| College: | Purdue (2000–2004) |
| Draft League: | WNBA |
| Draft Year: | 2004 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 23 |
| Draft Team: | Detroit Shock |
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Erika Yaneth Valek (born April 9, 1982)[1] is a former college basketball player for the Purdue Boilermakers.
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.
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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| Year !Team | GP !Points | FG% !3P% | FT% !RPG | APG !SPG | BPG !PPG | - | 2000-01 | 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 |
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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.