What is Diana Taurasi's ethnicity?

Last Modified Sep 24, 2024 11:44 GMT
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Diana Taurasi is an American professional basketball player. She was the first pick by Phoenix Mercury in the 2004 WNBA Draft as their point guard and she has been playing for Mercury since then.

Taurasi played basketball overseas and won the EuroLeague six times, the Russian National League seven times, and the Turkish National League one time. She is married to Penny Taylor, a former Australian professional basketball player, and they have two kids together. As of July 2024, Diana Taurasi has three WNBA Championships to her credit in 2007, 2009, and 2014. She won the 2009 WNBA MVP as well as the 2009 and 2014 WNBA Finals MVP titles. She received many honors in 2003 and 2004, including the Naismith College Player of the Year, the Big East Player of the Year, the NCAA Tournament MOP, and many more. The NCAA Championship was won by Taurasi and her team in 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Diana Taurasi's Ethnicity

Diana Taurasi was born to parents, Mario Taurasi and Liliana Taurasi on June 11, 1982, in Glendale, California, in the United States, and is 42 years old, as of September 2024. According to an interview Diana Taurasi shared with ESPN, Taurasi's mother, Liliana Taurasi, is from Argentina, and her father, Mario Taurasi, is from Italy and was raised in Argentina. She shared that she is 90% Argentine and Italian and 10% American. Her family speaks Spanish at home, and she enjoys barbecues and pizza with eggs, a little spaghetti with sauce, gnocchi, mate, and wine. According to her, she has the Latino and Italian spirit.

FAQ's On Diana Taurasi

A. Diana Taurasi has an older sibling, named Jessika.

A. Diana Taurasi's net worth is $3.5 million as updated on April 29, 2024, in Celebrity Net Worth.


A. Diana Taurasi has two kids, a daughter, Isha Taurasi-Taylor, and an elder son, Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor.


A. Diana Taurasi’s jersey number is #3.

A. In the 2024 WNBA season, Taurasi averaged 14.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game over 29.0 minutes.

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