Diana Taurasi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Diana Taurasi
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 11, 1982(1982-06-11)
Age	42
Birthplace	Glendale
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Gemini

Diana Taurasi Biography

Diana Taurasi is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on June 11, 1982 in Glendale, California, United States. WNBA guard who played her team at the University of Connecticut to three NCAA Championships before being drafted first overall by the Phoenix Mercury in 2004. She was the one to lead Phoenix Mercury through WNBA Championships in 2007 and in 2009, in addition to being awarded WNBA MVP in 2007 and Finals MVP in 2009.

She was a guest in the movie Believe in Me with She made a cameo appearance in the film Believe in Me with Jeffrey Donovan..

Taurasi was a member of the USA Women’s U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. The event was held in July 2000, when the USA team defeated Cuba to win the championship. In the closest match of the tournament, the semifinal game against Brazil, Taurasi connected on seven of her eleven three-point attempts and ended the game with 26 points. She averaged 12.6 points per game and led the team with assists with 5.46 per game.

Following a highly decorated high school career, Taurasi enrolled at the University of Connecticut (UConn) and began playing for the women’s basketball team during the 2000–2001 season. Taking the court primarily at point guard and shooting guard, she led the team to three consecutive NCAA championships. Leading up to the final championship, her coach, Geno Auriemma, would declare his likelihood of winning with the claim, “We have Diana, and you don’t.”

The father of her, Mario, was a professional soccer player. She has a younger sister who is named Jessika. The year she was born, she got married to her former colleague Her father, Mario, was a professional soccer player. She has an older sister named Jessika. In 2017, she married former teammate Penny Taylor. They welcomed a son named Leo in March of 2018.. They welcomed their son Leo in the month of March in 2018.

Diana Taurasi Net Worth

Diana Taurasi is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Diana Taurasi 's net worth $1.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

During her time in Don Antonio Lugo High School in California She was awarded an award in 2000, the Naismith National High School Player Award and her 1999 as well as the 2000 Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year Awards.

She was named to 5 WNBA All-Star teams between 2005 between 2005 and 2011, and was the leader of the league with five times in that same period.

Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by Phoenix first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft. Taurasi has won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2004), three WNBA championships (2007, 2009, and 2014), one WNBA Most Valuable Player Award (2009), two WNBA Finals MVP Awards (2009 and 2014), four Olympic gold medals, (2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016), five scoring titles (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011), and three FIBA World Cups (2010, 2014, and 2018). She has also been selected to nine WNBA All-Star teams and ten All-WNBA teams. In 2011, she was voted by fans as one of the WNBA’s Top 15 Players of All Time. On June 18, 2017, Taurasi became the WNBA all-time leading scorer.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Diana Taurasi height 6 ft 0 in Diana weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Diana Taurasi Dating?

According to our records, Diana Taurasi married to Penny Taylor (m. 2017). As of December 1, 2023, Diana Taurasi’s is not dating anyone.

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Taurasi was a member of the USA women’s 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 gold medal Olympic Basketball Teams.

Facts & Trivia

Diana Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Diana Taurasi celebrates birthday on June 11 of every year.

Taurasi’s international career began in 2005 when she played for Dynamo Moscow, a team had been dominant in the Russian league until late 90s, and even 2005 runner-up, but was slowly declining at that time. The Euroleague tournament ended in the quarter-finals, where Dynamo was eliminated by former champions CSKA Samara. In 2006 Taurasi was recruited to play for the Russian team Spartak Moscow. The team had finished in eleventh place in the Russian league when Shabtai von Kalmanovich decided to buy the team. Kalmanovich was a successful business man with various interests, including women’s basketball. He had stopped in to see a local women’s basketball team in Yekaterinburg, and “literally fell in love with the point guard, Anna Arkhipova”. He ended up buying that team, but later decided to buy the Spartak Moscow Region team, and turn it into a top team. He arranged to add a number of top-notch players, who had earned seven Olympic medals between them. Many of the players were European, but the team also included Australian born Lauren Jackson and USA born Sue Bird and Taurasi.

Who is the highest paid WNBA player?

Who is the highest-paid player in the WNBA? In terms of base salaries, three athletes are tied for the highest-paid player in the WNBA: Seattle Storm stars Jewell Loyd and Breanna Stewart and Phoenix Mercury icon Diana Taurasi. Each had a salary of $228,094 for this season.

What happened Diana Taurasi?

Diana Taurasi, 40, will miss the rest of the year with a quad strain, the team announced on Monday. Yvonne “Vonnie” Turner signed a hardship contract with Phoenix to take Taurasi’s roster spot.

Who is the father of Diana Taurasi baby?

Personal life. Taylor was married in 2005 to Brazilian volleyball player Rodrigo Rodrigues Gil , but they later divorced. On 13 May 2017, she married fellow Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi. On 1 March 2018, the couple welcomed their first child when Taylor gave birth to their son Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor.

Is Diana Taurasi still married?

The celebrated player, who is arguably the GOAT in her field, frequently makes history on the court, but at home, Taurasi is happily settled down with wife and fellow athlete Penny Taylor.

How much was Brittney Griner paid to play in Russia?

And unless that changes, players being offered a better opportunity somewhere else may be tempted to pursue it, despite the risks. Griner, a 31-year-old WNBA star, had been heading to Russia to play basketball each winter — reportedly banking a $1-million US paycheque , more than quadruple what she made back home.