| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1971-10-16)October 16, 1971 (age 53) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Nationality |  American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1[1] in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Marshall (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Iowa (1989–1993) |
| WNBA draft | 1997: 1st round, 8th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Phoenix Mercury |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1999 | Phoenix Mercury |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Toni Foster (born October 16, 1971) is an American former professionalbasketball player in theWNBA. She was the eighth pick in the1997 WNBA draft, being selected by thePhoenix Mercury.[2]
Foster played for head coachC. Vivian Stringer and theIowa Hawkeyes. Foster helped the Hawkeyes reach the NCAA tournament each season she played in Iowa City, culminating with a trip to theprogram's first-ever Final Four to cap her career. During her four-year career, Toni was a force on the defensive end. She established a school-record for blocks in a career (now 6th on the list) and finished number two on the career rebounds list (now 6th).
Foster was selected with the 8th overall pick in the1997 WNBA Draft by thePhoenix Mercury. Her debut game was played on June 22, 1997 in a 76 - 59 win over theCharlotte 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 theSeattle 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 theUtah Starzz where she recorded 4 points and 1 assist.[6]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Iowa | 29 | - | - | 47.2 | 0.0 | 55.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | - | 6.8 |
| 1990–91 | Iowa | 30 | - | - | 55.4 | 0.0 | 67.4 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | - | 15.8 |
| 1991–92 | Iowa | 29 | - | - | 55.2 | 0.0 | 70.1 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - | 15.4 |
| 1992–93 | Iowa | 31 | - | - | 52.6 | 0.0 | 66.9 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | - | 15.7 |
| Career | 119 | - | - | 53.4 | 0.0 | 65.6 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | - | 13.5 | |
| Statistics retrieved fromSports-Reference.[7] | |||||||||||||
Source[8]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Phoenix | 28° | 28° | 26.3 | .468 | .167 | .704 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | .8 | 1.9 | 8.8 |
| 1998 | Phoenix | 16 | 5 | 13.6 | .467 | – | .767 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .9 | .3 | .9 | 4.9 |
| 1999 | Phoenix | 10 | 0 | 4.2 | .583 | – | .688 | .8 | .1 | .0 | .1 | .4 | 2.5 |
| Career | 54 | 33 | 18.4 | .473 | .167 | .717 | 3.9 | .9 | 1.2 | .5 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 29.0 | .333 | – | .500 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1998 | Phoenix | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | .300 | – | 1.000 | 1.3 | .8 | .7 | .0 | .3 | 1.7 |
| Career | 7 | 11 | 11.3 | .316 | – | .833 | 1.9 | .9 | 1.0 | .0 | .4 | 2.4 |
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