Kristi Toliver

Kristi Toliver
Toliver with the Washington Mystics in 2019
Phoenix Mercury
TitleAssociate head coach
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1987-01-24) January 24, 1987
NationalityAmerican / Slovak
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight130 lb (59 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
CollegeMaryland (2005–2009)
WNBA draft2009: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Drafted byChicago Sky
Playing career2009–2023
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
Playing
2009Chicago Sky
2009–2010Raanana Hertzeliya
2010MKB Euroleasing Sopron
20102016Los Angeles Sparks
2010–2011Samsun Canik Belediyesi
2011–2014Dynamo Moscow
2014–2018UMMC Ekaterinburg
20172019Washington Mystics
20212022Los Angeles Sparks
2023Washington Mystics
Coaching
20182020Washington Wizards (assistant)
20212023Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
2024–presentPhoenix Mercury (associate head coach)
Career highlights
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

Toliver played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins, where she won an championship in 2006. In the 2009 WNBA draft, she was drafted 3rd overall by the Chicago Sky. She played most of her 14-year WNBA career with the Los Angeles Sparks and the Washington Mystics, winning a championship with each team in 2016 and 2019. During her 10-year international playing career, she won four consecutive Russian Women's Basketball Premier League championships with UMMC Ekaterinburg.

While still a player with the Mystics, she was an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards of the men's National Basketball Association (NBA). After a stint as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA, she was hired as associate head coach for the Mercury in 2024.