Global InformationValerie Still information
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| Born | May 14, 1961 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Cherry Hill East (Cherry Hill, New Jersey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Kentucky (1979-1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1983–1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valerie Still (born 1961)[1][2] is an American former professional women's basketball player with the Washington Mystics of the WNBA and the Columbus Quest of the American Basketball League (ABL).[3]
During her four years at the University of Kentucky, she scored more points than any other basketball player, male or female, with 2,763 points.[4] Afterwards she went abroad, playing in Italy for 12 years (last team Famila Schio). During that time, she earned an Italian Professional Basketball Championship.
She returned to the United States in 1996 and was drafted by the Columbus Quest of the fledgling ABL. She led the Quest to back-to-back championships, and was named MVP of the Championship Series both times. When the ABL folded during its third season, she went on to play in the WNBA for the Washington Mystics.
In 1995, she married Rob Lock, also a former University of Kentucky basketball player. They met while Still was interviewing his teammate, Darryl Dawkins, on her television program in Italy. In 1996, they had a child named Aaron Lock. The couple divorced in 2007.
Her brother, Art Still, was a defensive end for the University of Kentucky Wildcats football team from 1973 to 1977 and went on to have a 12-year NFL career for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills, including 4 pro bowl appearances.
Still lives in Palmyra, New Jersey.[5]
In 2019, Still was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Now, as a 6'1" senior center at the University of Kentucky, Valerie Still finally has her own athletic identity. That was ensured when she tallied 30 points against Miami of Ohio on Dec. 5 and thereby surpassed Dan Issel's 2,138 to make her the school's alltime leading scorer. The game was halted so Still could receive a plaque, the game ball and applause.
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