Kristi Toliver
Toliver with the Washington Mystics in 2019 | |
| Phoenix Mercury | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 24, 1987 Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| 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: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Chicago Sky |
| Playing career | 2009–2023 |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2009 | Chicago Sky |
| 2009–2010 | Raanana Hertzeliya |
| 2010 | MKB Euroleasing Sopron |
| 2010–2016 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2010–2011 | Samsun Canik Belediyesi |
| 2011–2014 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2014–2018 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
| 2017–2019 | Washington Mystics |
| 2021–2022 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2023 | Washington Mystics |
Coaching | |
| 2018–2020 | Washington Wizards (assistant) |
| 2021–2023 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Phoenix Mercury (associate head coach) |
| Career highlights | |
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| 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.