Diana Taurasi is a 42-year-old American professional basketball player, born on June 11, 1982. She was the first pick of the 2004 WNBA Draft by Phoenix Mercury as their point guard. Taurasi is also known as “White Mamba”, a moniker given to her by Kobe Bryant. She is married to former Australian professional basketball player Penny Taylor, and they have two kids.
Diana Taurasi has witnessed many victories and achieved numerous accolades, including being a three-time NCAA Champion in 2002, 2003, and 2004, winning the Nancy Lieberman Award in 2003 and 2004, being named the Big East Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004, being the 2003 USBWA Women's National Player of the Year, a two-time Naismith College Player of the Year, and winning the 2003 Wade Trophy.
Diana Taurasi’s Rings
Diana Taurasi has won 3 rings. As of September 2024, Taurasi won three WNBA Championships in 2007, 2009, and 2014, all with the Phoenix Mercury. She achieved the 2009 WNBA MVP and the 2009 and 2014 WNBA Finals MVP. She has played in the WNBA All-Star Game for the past ten years. She was the 2014 WNBA Assist Leader, a six-time WNBA Peak Performer in 2006, 2007, 2009-2011, and 2014, and a five-time WNBA Scoring Champion in 2006, and from 2008 to 2011.
During her international career, she represented the United States. She and her team won nine gold medals: 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball Championship in Athens, the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball Championship in Beijing, the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball Championship in London, the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Championship in Rio de Janeiro, the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball Championship in Tokyo, the 2010 FIBA Women's World Championship in the Czech Republic, the 2014 FIBA Women's World Championship in Turkey, and the 2018 FIBA Women's World Championship in Spain. At the 2006 FIBA Women's World Championship, they achieved a bronze medal.
Taurasi has also played overseas basketball for Dynamo Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball, Galatasaray Medical Park, and UMMC Ekaterinburg in the EuroLeague Women, the Russian League, and the Turkish National League, and won several championships.
FAQ's On Diana Taurasi
A. Diana Taurasi is 6 ft (1.83m) tall.
A. Diana Taurasi has been in six Olympic games, as of September 2024.
A. Diana Taurasi is from the United States. Her mother is from Argentina and her father is from Italy. They moved to the U.S. before Taurasi was born.
A. Mario Taurasi and Liliana Taurasi are Diana Taurasi's parents.
A. Diana Taurasi averaged 15.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game in four seasons college career at UConn from 2000 to 2004.
