Toni Foster
Personal information
Born (1971-10-16) October 16, 1971
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1[1] in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarshall (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeIowa (1989–1993)
WNBA draft1997: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
PositionForward
Career history
1997–1999Phoenix Mercury
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Toni Foster (born October 16, 1971) is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA. She was the eighth pick in the 1997 WNBA draft, being selected by the Phoenix Mercury.[2]

College

Foster played for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

WNBA

Foster was selected with the 8th overall pick in the 1997 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury. Her debut game was played on June 22, 1997 in a 76 - 59 win over the Charlotte Sting where she recorded 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists.[3] During the 1999 season, Foster was waived by the Mercury on June 9, 1999 but was signed to them again over a month later on July 19 and finished the season with the team.[4]

She was drafted to the Seattle Storm on December 15, 1999 during the expansion draft. However, Foster never played for the Storm and was waived 6 months later on May 15, 2000.[5]

Foster played 54 games in her WNBA career, all 54 of them being played with the Mercury. Her final game ever was played on August 20, 1999 in a 62 - 70 loss to the Utah Starzz where she recorded 4 points and 1 assist.[6]

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

WNBA

Source[7]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1997Phoenix28°28°26.3.468.167.7046.11.01.9.81.98.8
1998Phoenix16513.6.467–.7671.91.2.9.3.94.9
1999Phoenix1004.2.583–.688.8.1.0.1.42.5
Career 543318.4.473.167.7173.9.91.2.51.36.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1997Phoenix1129.0.333–.5005.01.03.0.01.07.0
1998Phoenix608.3.300–1.0001.3.8.7.0.31.7
Career 71111.3.316–.8331.9.91.0.0.42.4

References

  1. ↑ https://articles.latimes.com/1997/aug/29/sports/sp-27011 It'll Be New York, Houston in the WNBA's First Final - Los Angeles Times
  2. ↑ 3 Former Florida Basketball Players Taken In WNBA Draft - Orlando Sentinel
  3. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199706220PHO.html
  4. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/PHO/1999_transactions.html
  5. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/SEA/2000_transactions.html
  6. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199908200PHO.html
  7. ↑ "Toni Foster WNBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 16 September 2023.


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