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- ↑ 3 Former Florida Basketball Players Taken In WNBA Draft - Orlando Sentinel
- ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199706220PHO.html
- ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/PHO/1999_transactions.html
- ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/SEA/2000_transactions.html
- ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199908200PHO.html
- ↑ "Toni Foster WNBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
