23 Facts About Kristi Toliver

Kristi Renee Toliver was born on January 27,1987 and is an American-Slovak professional basketball coach and former player who is the associate head coach for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Kristi Toliver was the Virginia State Gatorade Player of the Year and Virginia Ms.

Kristi Toliver participated in the 2005 WBCA High School All-America Game and 2005 McDonald's All-American Game.

Kristi Toliver was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks just before the start of the 2010 season in exchange for a 2011 second round draft pick.

Kristi Toliver averaged 8.6 points per game in 34 games.

In 2013, Kristi Toliver re-signed with the Sparks to a multi-year deal once her rookie contract with the Sky expired.

Kristi Toliver finished the season averaging 12.4 points per game.

Kristi Toliver was ranked 4th in three-point field goal percentage while averaging 13.2 points per game during the regular season.

On June 24,2016, Kristi Toliver scored a season-high 25 points along with 7 three-pointers in a regular season game win against the Minnesota Lynx.

Kristi Toliver is currently the Sparks franchise leader in three-point field goal percentage and free-throw percentage.

In February 2017, Kristi Toliver signed with the Washington Mystics in free agency.

Kristi Toliver scored 32 points in the win while scoring 17 of them in the third quarter and made a WNBA-record 9 three-pointers.

Later on in the 2018 season, Kristi Toliver was voted into the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game, making it her second all-star appearance.

Kristi Toliver finished off the season with 13.9 points per game with career-highs in free throw shooting and minutes.

Kristi Toliver was voted into the WNBA All-Star game, making it her third all-star appearance.

Kristi Toliver continued to be on minutes restriction for the duration of the series until Game 4.

In February 2020, Kristi Toliver returned to the Sparks in free agency on a three-year deal.

From 2011 to 2014, Kristi Toliver played three off-seasons in Russia for Dynamo Moscow, winning back-to-back championships with the team in 2013 and 2014.

Kristi Toliver was a member of the Slovakian women's national basketball team in the EuroBasket Women 2015 qualification tournament in 2014 after receiving her Slovak citizenship.

From 2014 to 2016, Kristi Toliver has played for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia for two off-seasons and had won back-to-back championships with the team in 2015 and 2016.

Kristi Toliver played with teammate, Candace Parker in her first-offseason with the team.

On October 16,2018, Kristi Toliver became a full-time assistant coach for the Washington Wizards.

Kristi Toliver was the first active WNBA player to coach in the NBA.