Kristi Toliver

Kristi Toliver
No. 20 – Los Angeles Sparks
Position	Guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	January 27, 1987 (age 37)
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Career information
College	Maryland
NBA draft	2009: 3rd overall
	Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career	2009–present
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Kristi Toliver (born January 27, 1987) is an American basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. She is from Harrisonburg, Virginia, and has an older sister, Carli. She is the daughter of former NBA referee, George Toliver, and Peggy Toliver.

High school

Attended Harrisonburg High School and graduated in 2005. At HHS she was a member of the Symphonic Band, and Student Government Secretary. Toliver was named a WBCA All-American.^[1] She participated in the 2005 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored nine points.^[2]

College

A standout player from the University of Maryland, Toliver was known for her shooting and propensity to produce in clutch situations, as shown in the 2006 National Championship game when Toliver, then a freshman, hit a game-tying three-pointer to send the game into overtime against Duke, eventually leading to a win and Maryland's first national championship.^[3]

Honors

National Champion (2005–06)
ACC Champion (2008–09)^[4]
ACC Player of the Year (2008–09)^[5]
ACC Preseason Player of the Year (2009)^[6]
Preseason Wade Trophy Candidate (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09)^[7]^[8]^[9]
State Farm Wade Trophy Finalist (2007–08, 2008–09)^[10]^[11]
Preseason Naismith Award Candidate (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09)^[12]^[13]^[14]
Midseason Naismith Award Candidate (2007–08, 2008–09)^[15]^[16]
Wooden Award Preseason Candidate (2007–08, 2008–09)^[17]^[18]
Wooden Award Midseason Candidate (2007–08, 2008–09)^[19]^[20]
Wooden Award Finalist (2007–08, 2008–09)^[21]^[22]
WBCA All-American (2008, 2009)^[23]^[24]
Associated Press All-American 2nd team (2008)^[25]
Associated Press All-American 1st team (2009)^[26]
Associated Press Preseason All-American (2009)^[27]
USBWA All-American (2008, 2009)^[28]^[29]
Wooden Award All-American Team (2009)^[30]

Sports Illustrated All-American 1st Team (2008)^[31]
ESPN.com Second Team All-American (2008, 2009)^[32]^[33]
CBSSportsline.com Second Team All-American (2008, 2009)^[34]
Lowe's All-Senior All-American 1st Team (2009)^[35]
Finalist for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (2009)^[36]
Nancy Lieberman Award winner (2008)^[37]
Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist (2007, 2008, 2009)^[38]^[39]^[40]
First Team All-ACC (2008, 2009)^[41]^[42]
Third Team All-ACC (2007)^[43]
Preseason WNIT Most Valuable Player (2007–08)^[44]
Preseason WNIT Champion (2007–08)^[44]
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (2006)
NCAA Albuquerque All-Tournament Team (2006)
Terrapin Classic All-Tournament Team (2006)
ACC All-Freshman Team (2006)^[45]
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	TO
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.^[46] Toliver was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks just before the start of the 2010 season.^[47]

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 best	°	League leader

Regular season


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
Career	3 years, 2 teams	93	21	19.8	.435	.407	.870	1.9	2.0	0.5	0.0	1.72	9.2

Postseason


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
Career	1 year, 1 team	2	0	22.5	.545	.600	1.000	0.0	4.0	0.5	0.0	3.00	8.0

International

2009–2010: Raanana Hertzeliya^[48]
2009–2010: MKB Euroleasing Sopron
2010–2011: Samsun
2011–2012: Dynamo Moscow

Notes

External links

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[HS_All-Americans-1] "2005 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. Retrieved November 1, 2009.

[box_score-2] "2005 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. Retrieved November 1, 2009.

[3] "Maryland Rallies Past Duke In OT, 78–75". Retrieved July 6, 2009.

[4] ttp://www.theacc.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030809aab.html

[5] Camille, Powell. The Washington Post. March 6, 2009.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/terrapins-insider/2009/03/kristi_toliver_named_acc_playe.html

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[9] ttp://www.wbca.org/releases/200809SFWTWadeWatch.htm

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[28] ttp://www.umterps.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040308aaa.html

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[30] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=4037332

[31] ttp://www.umterps.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aaa.html

[32] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=3292414

[33] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=3974883

[34] ttp://www.cbssports.com/ncaawbasketball/story/10060437

[35] ttp://www.seniorclassaward.com/news/view/oklahoma_center_courtney_paris_wins_2008_09_womens_basketball_lowes_senior_/

[36] ttp://www.umterps.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020509aaa.html

[37] "Toliver named the 2008 Nancy Lieberman Award Top Point Guard". April 5, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2008.

[38] ttp://www.umterps.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022007aac.html

[39] ttp://www.umterps.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/021408aaa.html

[40] ttp://www.pointguard.org/press2009.htm

[41] ttp://www.theacc.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030308aac.html

[42] ttp://www.theacc.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030209aab.html

[43] ttp://www.theacc.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022607aai.html

[umterps.com-44] ttp://www.umterps.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/111807aab.html

[45] ttp://www.theacc.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022806aap.html

[46] ttp://www.wnba.com/draft2009/toliver_coleman_090409.html

[47] ttp://www.wnba.com/sparks/media/Kristi_Toliver_Release_5.13.10.pdf

[48] ttp://www.safsal.co.il/earticle.aspx?id=15009

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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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