Kristi Toliver

Kristi Toliver
	File:Toliver 97.JPG
No. 20 – Los Angeles Sparks
Position	Guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	January 27, 1987 (age 38)
Nationality	American / Slovak
Listed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Career information
High school	Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
College	Maryland (2005–2009)
WNBA draft	2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
	Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009	Chicago Sky
2010–present	Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
	All-WNBA Second Team (2012); WNBA All-Star (2013); WNBA Most Improved Player (2012); 2× EuroCup Women champion (2013, 2014);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Kristi Toliver (born January 27, 1987) is an American-born basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA who also holds a Slovak passport. She is from Harrisonburg, Virginia. She is the daughter of former NBA referee, George Toliver, and Peggy Toliver.

High school

Kristi Toliver attended Harrisonburg High School, where she graduated from in 2005. Toliver received many accolades during her high school basketball career, including being honored as a McDonald's All-American, Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-American, Parade All-American, EA Sports All-American, and USA Today All-USA Basketball Team member. In addition, she was named Virginia State Gatorade Player of the Year and Virginia Ms. Basketball. She participated in the 2005 WBCA High School All-America Game^[1] and 2005 McDonald's All-American Game.

College

A standout player from the University of Maryland, Toliver was known for her ability to perform under pressure. In the 2006 National Championship game, Toliver, then a freshman, hit a game-tying three-pointer with only seconds remaining to force overtime against favored Duke, leading to a Maryland win and the school's first national championship in women's basketball.^[2]

Honors

National Champion (2005–06)
ACC Champion (2008–09)^[3]
ACC Player of the Year (2008–09)^[4]
ACC Preseason Player of the Year (2009)^[5]
Preseason Wade Trophy Candidate (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09)^[6]^[7]^[8]
State Farm Wade Trophy Finalist (2007–08, 2008–09)^[9]^[10]
Preseason Naismith Award Candidate (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09)^[11]^[12]^[13]
Midseason Naismith Award Candidate (2007–08, 2008–09)^[14]^[15]
Wooden Award Preseason Candidate (2007–08, 2008–09)^[16]^[17]
Wooden Award Midseason Candidate (2007–08, 2008–09)^[18]^[19]
Wooden Award Finalist (2007–08, 2008–09)^[20]^[21]
WBCA All-American (2008, 2009)^[22]^[23]
Associated Press All-American 2nd team (2008)^[24]
Associated Press All-American 1st team (2009)^[25]
Associated Press Preseason All-American (2009)^[26]
USBWA All-American (2008, 2009)^[27]^[28]
Wooden Award All-American Team (2009)^[29]

Sports Illustrated All-American 1st Team (2008)^[30]
ESPN.com Second Team All-American (2008, 2009)^[31]^[32]
CBSSportsline.com Second Team All-American (2008, 2009)^[33]
Lowe's All-Senior All-American 1st Team (2009)^[34]
Finalist for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (2009)^[35]
Nancy Lieberman Award winner (2008)^[36]
Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist (2007, 2008, 2009)^[37]^[38]^[39]
First Team All-ACC (2008, 2009)^[40]^[41]
Third Team All-ACC (2007)^[42]
Preseason WNIT Most Valuable Player (2007–08)^[43]
Preseason WNIT Champion (2007–08)^[43]
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (2006)
NCAA Albuquerque All-Tournament Team (2006)
Terrapin Classic All-Tournament Team (2006)
ACC All-Freshman Team (2006)^[44]
ACC Player of the Week (November 19, 2007, 2/11/08)
ACC Rookie of the Week (January 26, 2006, 2/6/06 [co])

Statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Maryland	33	24	28.8	.407	.404	.891	2.6	4.4	0.7	0.2	11.6
2006–07	Maryland	34	32	26.7	.490	.447	.877	2.4	4.7	1.1	0.1	12.3
2007–08	Maryland	37	37	34.4	.444	.371	.860	3.4	7.4	1.5	0.1	17.1
2008–09	Maryland	35	35	35.1	.449	.416	.857	3.2	4.9	1.3	0.3	18.4
Career		139	128	31.4	.447	.408	.866	2.9	5.4	1.1	0.2	15.0

WNBA

In the 2009 WNBA Draft, the Chicago Sky selected point guard Kristi Toliver with the 3rd pick.^[45] Toliver was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks just before the start of the 2010 season.^[46] On July 3, 2015, Kristi set a Los Angeles Sparks scoring franchise record with 43 points surpassing Lisa Leslie.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career high		League leader

Regular season

Postseason

International

2009–2010: Raanana Hertzeliya^[47]
2010: MKB Euroleasing Sopron
2010–2011: Samsun
2011–2014: Dynamo Moscow
2014–2015: UMMC Ekaterinburg

Notes

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External links

Los Angeles Sparks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From	Yrs
G/F	0	Beard, Alana	6' 1" (1.85m)	160 lb (73kg)	05-14-1982	Duke	12
F	10	Belyakova, Evgeniya	6' 0" (1.83m)	150 lb (68kg)	06-27-1986	Russia	R
G/F	17	Carson, Essence	6' 0" (1.83m)	163 lb (74kg)	07-28-1986	Rutgers	8
G	23	Dabović, Ana	6' 0" (1.83m)	157 lb (71kg)	08-18-1989	Serbia	1
F	28	Dubljević, Jelena	6' 3" (1.91m)	179 lb (81kg)	05-07-1987	Montenegro	R
G	12	Gray, Chelsea	5' 11" (1.8m)	170 lb (77kg)	10-08-1992	Duke	1
G	35	Knight, Whitney	6' 3" (1.91m)	156 lb (71kg)	01-09-1993	Florida Gulf Coast	R
C	42	Lavender, Jantel	6' 4" (1.93m)	185 lb (84kg)	11-12-1988	Ohio State	5
F	30	Ogwumike, Nneka	6' 2" (1.88m)	174 lb (79kg)	07-02-1990	Stanford	4
F/C	3	Parker, Candace	6' 4" (1.93m)	175 lb (79kg)	04-19-1986	Tennessee	8
G	20	Toliver, Kristi	5' 7" (1.7m)	130 lb (59kg)	01-27-1987	Maryland	7
C	21	Wauters, Ann	6' 4" (1.93m)	193 lb (88kg)	10-12-1980	Belgium	8

East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS \| West: DAL • LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA

Head coach: Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
Assistant coaches: Amber Stocks (Cincinnati)

Athletic trainer: Courtney Watson (California)

Strength and conditioning coach: Kelly Dormandy (Springfiled College)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

WNBA roster page

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Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2010	Los Angeles	2	0	22.5	.545	.600	1.000	0.0	4.0	0.5	0.0	3.00	8.0
2012	Los Angeles	4	4	34.3	.527	.417	.850	3.0	1.8	0.8	0.2	3.75	20.0
2013	Los Angeles	3	3	30.3	.289	.063	1.000	4.0	3.0	2.0	0.3	1.67	10.7
2014	Los Angeles	2	2	32.5	.409	.111	.667	1.5	6.5	0.5	0.0	2.00	10.5
Career	4 years, 1 team	11	9	30.7	.429	.238	.862	2.5	3.4	1.0	0.2	2.73	13.5

v t e 2009 WNBA Draft
First Round	Angel McCoughtry Marissa Coleman Kristi Toliver Renee Montgomery DeWanna Bonner Briann January Courtney Paris Kia Vaughn Quanitra Hollingsworth Chante Black Shavonte Zellous Ashley Walker Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
Second Round	Megan Frazee Rashanda McCants Danielle Gant Lyndra Littles Britany Miller Christina Wirth Whitney Boddie Abby Waner Ashley Paris Camille LeNoir Jelena Milovanović Shalee Lehning Sonja Petrović

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Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2009	Chicago	27	0	14.3	.453	.444	.913	1.4	1.9	0.4	0.1	1.63	7.6
2010	Los Angeles	34	0	20.7	.438	.349	.815	2.2	1.3	0.6	0.1	1.47	8.6
2011	Los Angeles	32	17	23.6	.423	.427	.907	1.9	2.9	0.7	0.0	2.06	11.2
2012	Los Angeles	34	33	31.5	.491	.424	.901	3.2	4.9	1.3	0.1	3.65	17.5
2013	Los Angeles	34	34	30.0	.457	.383	.831	2.6	3.4	1.3	0.2	1.91	14.1
2014	Los Angeles	27	21	28.5	.442	.393	.843	2.1	4.1	1.1	0.0	1.7	11.8
Career	6 years, 2 teams	188	109	25.0	.454	.404	.871	2.3	3.1	0.9	0.1	2.10	12.0