Maryland women’s basketball’s Kristi Toliver is a WNBA All-Star for the 2nd time

Kristi Toliver remains one of the most iconic players in Maryland women’s basketball history. She scored 2,078 points and recorded 751 assists from 2005-09 in College Park, and hit the signature shot in the Terps’ national title game victory over Duke in 2006.

On Tuesday, Toliver was officially selected to her second WNBA All-Star team.

Toliver is averaging 14 points and 4.2 assists per game while shooting 36.8 percent from three-point range and a staggering 91.7 percent from the free-throw line. The Mystics are 13-9, good for the best record in the Eastern Conference and the fourth-best mark in the 12-team league.

Seven other Terps are on active WNBA rosters, including Toliver’s teammate, forward Tianna Hawkins. While none of the other Maryland products were named All-Stars this year, Connecticut’s Alyssa Thomas is averaging 11.1 points and 9.4 rebounds in 12 games so far.

The WNBA All-Star Game will be July 28 in Minneapolis.

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