Valerie Still

Valerie Still (born 1961)

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. 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.

In 2019, Still was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

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College Source

USA Basketball Still was named to the team representing the US at the 1980 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. The USA team ended with a 7–2 record, which was a three-way tie for first place. The tie-breaker was point differential, and the USA did not win the tie-breaker, so ended up with the bronze medal.

William Still, the youngest brother of Peter Still and Levin Still Jr., arrived in 1844 from New Jersey to Philadelphia, and became prominent in the Vigilant Committee. Its mission was to provide aid to freedom seekers. William Still kept detailed records of arrivals and used his records to reunite families. Harriet Tubman was among those he worked with and recorded. In his records, he referred to her as “Moses” when she arrived with others, including her parents, who she had guided to freedom from the Maryland Eastern Shore.