Val Whiting

Val Whiting
Personal information
Born (1972-04-09) 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
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

American Basketball League

Delaware

International play

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]

References


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