Val Whiting

Quick Facts

Full Name	Val Whiting
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 9, 1972(1972-04-09)
Age	52
Birthplace	South Orange
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

Val Whiting Biography

Val Whiting is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 9, 1972 in South Orange, United States. Whiting was born on April 9, 1972 in South Orange, New Jersey. She grew up in East Orange, New Jersey, and eventually moved to Wilmington, Delaware during the 80’s. By middle school she was almost six feet tall and she even skipped the fourth grade. Being tall, awkward, and shy, she was subject to bullying. In an effort to fit in, she tried out for the middle school cheer squad but didn’t make the cut. She says, “Boys only seemed to like the girls that were popular and cheerleaders, so I thought that if I was popular, the bullying would go away.” She went into basketball after being cut from the cheerleading team. Despite her father playing college basketball, and her mother being offered a scholarship to play, they never mentioned the sport to her, and she wasn’t interested in the sport until her math teacher suggested that she tryout for her middle school team. In the beginning, she found basketball extremely confusing, even scoring for the wrong team once in a game. But she was undeterred by these minor setbacks. On weekends, as a requirement of her father, she would have 6 am workouts to work on her game, honing her skills, which she says she didn’t enjoy. She played streetball every weekend against grown men, the challenging situation helping her improve and develop grit. In one incident, she knocked down an adult man off of a rebound during a pick up game. Frustrated and angry, he said, “That’s not a girl, that’s a man.” Val recalls being extremely hurt by this remark, as she was only 13 years old, and was still trying to figure out what it meant to be female and an athlete.

o Currently 3rd all-time at Stanford and 15th in the Pac-12 o Both Stanford and conference leader at the time she graduated

o Currently 3rd all-time at Stanford and 10th in the Pac-12 o Stanford’s leader and second in conference history at the time she graduated.

o Currently 6th all-time at Stanford and 14th in the Pac-12 o Both Stanford and conference leader at the time she graduated

Val Whiting Net Worth

Val Whiting is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Val Whiting 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Valeria Olivia Whiting (born April 9, 1972) is a former professional basketball player.

Val Whiting didn’t begin to love the sport until tenth grade, which was also when she received her first college recruitment letter from Princeton. That moment was when she realized that she could play college basketball. Motivated, she pushed herself harder, attending multiple exposure camps. After these camps, the letters poured in as she gained the interest of many high level college basketball programs. Years later, one assistant coach even said that she would never be a great basketball player, only because of assumptions that she made of her during a high school tryout at Ursuline Academy. She says, “I’m glad that I didn’t hear that then, because at that point I was fragile, and it would’ve demotivated me. This happened during my freshman, and it was my first time being seen.” Her senior year, she averaged 30 points a game and 15 rebounds. Through her high school season she won four state championships, was a 3 time All-State Player, and a 2 time All-American. In addition, she was player of the year from her sophomore to senior season. In 1984, Whiting attended the Olympic Trials, to gain exposure to see what competition was like at the elite level. As the youngest player she says “It was difficult and it was out of my league.” She quotes, “I got my butt kicked”. At the Olympic Trial was where she first caught the attention of Stanford Women’s Basketball coaching legend, Tara Vanderveer. Whiting was a heavily recruited athlete, receiving letters from nearly every program in America, including the most elite. She was eventually awarded a full scholarship to Stanford University.

o Currently 6th all-time at Stanford and 16th in the Pac-12 o Both Stanford and conference leader at the time she graduated

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Facts & Trivia

Val Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Val Whiting celebrates birthday on April 9 of every year.

Top Facts about Val Whiting

1. Val Whiting is a retired American basketball player.
2. She played for Stanford University from 1990-1994.
3. Whiting was a two-time All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year.
4. She helped lead Stanford to three Final Four appearances.
5. Whiting was drafted by the Sacramento Monarchs in 1997.
6. She played professionally in Europe and Asia for several years.
7. In 2009, she was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.
8. Whiting now works as a motivational speaker and coach.
9. She has also worked as an analyst for ESPN and Fox Sports Net.
10. Whiting is known for her strong work ethic and leadership skills on and off the court.