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Penny Toler (born March 24 , 1966 ) was a Women's National Basketball Association basketball player. She is currently the general manager of the Los Angeles Sparks . COLLEGE YEARS Toler attended Long Beach State and was a All-American basketball player. She was also a member of two Final Four teams in 1987 and 1988. She was also considered one of the best ever collegiate players under Joan Bonvicini. In 1995 she was inducted into the Long Beach State Athletic Hall of Fame. WNBA CAREER Toler was a point guard allocated to the . Her shot was a side jumper. Toler also made the first free throw in the WNBA history. In November 1999 she retired as a player to become the general manager of the Los Angeles Sparks. Immediately after taking on a management role, she would assemble the Los Angeles Sparks roster that would become the championship team in 2001. Among all professional men or women sports league, Toler would become the fastest person to go from a player to general manager status to winning a championship in the short span of just 2 years. INTERNATIONAL CAREER By the time the WNBA launched, Toler had already spent 8 years playing basketball overseas. She has played five seasons in Italy , two seasons in Greece , and a season in Israel . While in Italy, she won a scoring title, two assist titles, and was MVP of the Italian all-star game. She was named to the United States Olympic basketball committee in 2004. VITAL STATISTICS
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