page_title: Valerie Ogoke
hierarchical_section_title: Valerie Ogoke
caption_attribution_description: English: Canberra Capitals versus the Adelaide Lighting at the AIS Arena on 9 November 2012.
context_page_description: Valerie Ogoke is an American basketball forward playing professionally in Australia for the Canberra Capitals. She played high school basketball for St. Mary's Academy, before going on to play university basketball for Loyola Marymount University from 2004 to 2008. While with the LMU team, she participated in a game in Australia against the Australian Institute of Sport team. After finishing university, where she majored in accounting, she played in the Western Australian State Basketball League for the South West Slammers. In 2012, following a three-week trial, she signed with the Canberra Capitals in Australia's Women's National Basketball League.
context_section_description: Valerie Ogoke (born 10 September 1986) is an American basketball forward playing professionally in Australia for the Canberra Capitals.  She played high school basketball for St. Mary's Academy, before going on to play university basketball for Loyola Marymount University (LMU) from 2004 to 2008.  While with the LMU team, she participated in a game in Australia against the Australian Institute of Sport team.  After finishing university, where she majored in accounting, she played in the Western Australian State Basketball League for the South West Slammers.  In 2012, following a three-week trial, she signed with the Canberra Capitals in Australia's Women's National Basketball League.
caption: Before a Canberra Capitals game
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