General
Played three seasons at Troy before transferring to Georgia Tech … Named third team All-Sun Belt in 2026 … Helped lead Troy to 20-plus win seasons each season as a Trojan, including Sun Belt regular-season and tournament titles in both 2025 and 2026 to become the conference’s first back-to-back regular-season champion in 11 years … Played in 98 games with 44 starts as a Trojan, averaging 7.9 points per game … Shot 72.1 percent from the free throw line at Troy.
2025-26 (junior at Troy)
All-Sun Belt third team … Moved into a starting role with 39 games and 29 starts … Averaged 29.2 minutes per game … Led Troy in scoring at 14.8 points and assists with 4.4 per game … Tallied 25 games with three or more assists … Scored 10 or more points in 27 games and 20 or more in eight contests … Also led Troy with 169 made free throws, breaking Troy’s all-time single-season record … Scored a career-high 29 points vs. West Georgia … Dished out a career-high 14 assists vs. Arkansas State … Picked up Sun Belt Player of the Week accolades on Jan. 20 after averaging 18.0 points, 8.5 assists and 2.5 steals for the week … Tallied 14 points in Troy’s NCAA Tournament first round game vs. Nebraska.
2024-25 (sophomore at Troy)
Saw game action in 34 outings, earning the start in three … Averaged 4.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 16.8 minutes per game … Logged a pair of double-figure scoring outings with a season-high 15 points at West Georgia and 10 points against Georgia Southern … Second on the team in total assists (64) and assists per game … Dished out a career-high six assists against UTSA … Compiled 20 games with two-plus assists and 12 games of three or more.
2023-24 (freshman at Troy)
Took the floor in 31 games with 12 starts … Averaged 4.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game … Shot 45.2 percent from the field, including 38.8 percent from three and 47.5 percent at the line … Logged a season-high 16 points at Arkansas State on 6-12 shooting … Finished with three double-figure scoring games.
Prep
Played 30-plus minutes in 12 of 14 games for Zentro Basket Madrid to average 12.8 points on 52.3 percent shooting and 32.9 percent from 3-point range … Averaged five rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 2022-23 … Competed in the World Cup Qualifier and on the FIBA Mexico national team … In 2023, Valdes played the United States in the World Cup Qualifier, adding two points and a steal in five minutes … In 2021, competed in the Centrobasket U17 Championship, leading the team to a title appearance on 13.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 3.6 steals.
