Valeria Olivia Whiting (born April 9, 1972) (also known as Val Whiting-Raymond) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player.
"[3][4] Whiting was a pre-med student at Stanford, where she earned a BS in Biological Sciences.
She deferred her acceptance to University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in order to play basketball in Brazil and Italy.
[8] After graduating from Stanford, Whiting postponed going to medical school in order to play more basketball.
They recruited both Whiting and her Stanford teammate Jennifer Azzi for the San Jose Lasers.
[12] In order to get Whiting, the Reign traded to the Lasers another player plus $20,000 and a third-round draft pick.