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Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional
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player for the
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of the
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(WNBA). She was drafted by Phoenix first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft. Taurasi has won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (
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), three WNBA championships (
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, and
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), a historic five Olympic gold medals (
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and
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), one
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(
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), two WNBA Finals MVP Awards (
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and
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), five scoring titles (
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,
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,
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), and three
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s (2010, 2014, and 2018). She has also been selected to ten WNBA All-Star teams and fourteen All-WNBA teams (including ten first-team selections). In 2011, she was voted by fans as one of the
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, and was named by the league to its 20th and 25th anniversary teams, respectively the
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in 2016 and
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in 2021. Also in 2021, she was selected by fans as the league's greatest player of all time. On June 18, 2017, Taurasi became the WNBA all-time leading scorer and on June 27, 2021, became the first player to surpass 9,000 points. Taurasi is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, male or female. Her penchant for scoring in crucial situations has earned her the nickname "White Mamba", coined by
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. Taurasi is one of 11 women to win an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold and a WNBA Championship.


Early life

Taurasi grew up in
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, where she attended and played basketball at
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. Taurasi's father, Mario, was raised in Argentina. He was a professional soccer player in Italy and played for several years as a goalkeeper. Taurasi's mother, Liliana, is Argentinian. Mario and Liliana Taurasi emigrated from Argentina to the United States before Diana was born. She has an older sister named Jessika.


High school career

Taurasi attended
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, where she was the recipient of the 2000
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Award, presented by the ''
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'' to the best player in Southern California. She was also named the 2000 Naismith and ''
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'' National High School Player of the Year, and the 1999 and 2000 Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year. Taurasi finished her prep career ranked fourth in state history with 3,047 points. Taurasi was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored twelve points, and earned MVP honors.


College

Following a highly decorated high school career, Taurasi enrolled at the
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and began playing for the women's basketball team during the 2000–2001 season. Taking the court primarily at
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and
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, she led the team to three consecutive
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. Leading up to the final championship, her coach,
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, would declare his likelihood of winning with the claim, "We have Diana, and you don't." Taurasi also received many personal accolades at UConn including the 2003 and 2004
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awards, the 2003
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, the 2003 and 2004
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and the 2003
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Player of the Year award. In addition to the national recognition she received while at UConn, Taurasi was held in legendary status by many Connecticut fans. For example, state senator Thomas Gaffey nominated her to join
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as the state's heroine. She averaged 15.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in her collegiate career. During her time at UConn, her team compiled a record of 139 wins and 8 losses. In 2006, Taurasi was a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.


WNBA career

Following her collegiate career, Taurasi was selected first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft by the
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, a team that went 8–26 in the 2003 season. At times in her career, she had to play
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because there were shorter players in the starting five on her team. However, she mainly plays
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. Also, right before the 2004 season, the Mercury acquired all-star
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in a
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, to strengthen their roster. In her WNBA debut, Taurasi scored 22 points in a 72–66 Mercury loss to the
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. For the season, the rookie averaged 17.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Although the Mercury did not qualify for the playoffs, Taurasi was named to the Western Conference All Star team and won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award. In 2005, Taurasi averaged 16.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game while battling an ankle injury. She was an All Star for the second straight year, but the Mercury faded down the stretch and again missed the playoffs. Former
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coach
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became the Mercury's head coach prior to the 2006 season and brought his up-tempo style to Phoenix. Their roster was further bolstered by the addition of rookie
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, the #2 overall selection in the
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, forming a Big 3 of Taurasi, Pondexter and Taylor. 2006 would be an historic season for Taurasi as she flourished under Westhead's system, leading the league in scoring and earning a third straight trip to the All Star Game. She broke Katie Smith's league records for points in a season (741 during the 2006 season). In 2006, Taurasi averaged a WNBA record 25.3 points, 4.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game, including a career-high 47 points in a triple overtime regular season victory against the
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(a then league record). During that game she made a WNBA record 8 three-pointers (which has since been tied by
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). Taurasi also set a WNBA record with 121 three-pointers made in a single season. The Mercury finished 18–16, but after losing a tie-breaker with Houston and Seattle, missed the playoffs. In 2007, Taurasi finally reached the WNBA playoffs. In the first round, the Mercury eliminated the
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two games to none. Next, they swept the
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in a hard-fought two-game series and Taurasi advanced to her first
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, against the defending champion
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. Taurasi, Pondexter and Taylor led the Mercury to their first WNBA title. With this victory Taurasi became the seventh player ever to win an NCAA title, a WNBA title, and an Olympic gold medal. Others who had achieved this were
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,
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,
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, and fellow Huskies
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, Kara Wolters, and
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, with further players added to the list in following years. Taurasi was a member of the USA women's 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 gold medal Olympic Basketball Teams. In the 2009 season, Taurasi was named the WNBA MVP and later led the Phoenix Mercury to its second WNBA championship in three years by beating the Indiana Fever, three games to two, as Taurasi was named the WNBA Finals MVP. Taurasi is one of only two players (the other being
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), to win the season scoring title, the season MVP award, a WNBA Championship and the finals MVP in the same season. In 2011, alongside being selected to her 7th All-WNBA First Team, she was voted one of the Top 15 players in the fifteen-year history of the WNBA by fans. In 2012, Taurasi had an injury-riddled season, playing only eight games. She had to sit out the rest of the season with a strained left
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. The Mercury proceeded to finish the season 7–27 as the second worst team in the league. In 2013, Taurasi returned healthy for the season, she played 32 games and averaged 20+ ppg for the sixth time in her career. The Mercury finished 3rd in the western conference with a 19–15. They defeated the
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2–1 in the first round, advancing to the conference finals, but would lose to the
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in a 2-game sweep. Entering the 2014 season, Taurasi reached the number two spot in career points per game, fifth place in career points, and ninth in career assists. In the 2014 season, with a supporting cast of all-star power forward
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(who was traded to the Mercury in 2010), rising star
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(who was drafted 1st overall in the 2013 WNBA draft) and the arrival of new head coach
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, the Phoenix Mercury finished 29–5, setting the record for most wins in a regular season, earning the top seed in the western conference. In the playoffs they advanced all the way to the WNBA Finals where they would sweep the
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earning Taurasi her 3rd championship. Taurasi also won the WNBA Finals MVP for the second time in her career. On February 3, 2015, Taurasi announced that she would sit out the 2015 WNBA season at the request of her Russian Premier League team,
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. The team offered to pay Taurasi more than her WNBA salary to skip the 2015 WNBA season. For the 2014 WNBA season, Taurasi made just under the league maximum of $107,000. But she makes 14 times that – approximately $1.5 million – playing overseas. Taurasi returned to the Mercury for the 2016 WNBA season. Taurasi averaged 17.8 ppg helping the Mercury to another playoff berth with a 16–18 record. With the WNBA's new playoff format in effect, the Mercury were the number 8 seed in the league, facing the Indiana Fever in the first round. The Mercury advanced to the second round beating the Fever in the first round elimination game as Taurasi scored 20 points. During that game, Taurasi made her 113th playoff career three-pointer, becoming the all-time WNBA leader in playoff career three-pointers made (passing
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). In the second round elimination game, the Mercury beat the
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advancing to the semifinals (the last round before the WNBA finals) with Taurasi scoring a game-high 30 points in the win. In the semi-finals, the Mercury would face the championship defending
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in the best-of-5 series and would be swept 3 games to 0. In May 2017, Taurasi signed a multi-year contract extension with the Mercury. Later that month, Taurasi became the first player in league history reach 7,000 points, 1,500 rebounds and 1,500 assists following an 85–62 victory over the Indiana Fever. On June 18, 2017, Taurasi became the WNBA's all-time leading scorer, passing
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's old record. Taurasi would be selected into the
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, making it her eighth career all-star game appearance. The Mercury would finish with an 18–16 record as the fifth seed in the league. In the first round elimination game, Taurasi 14 points in a 79–69 win over the Seattle Storm. In the second round elimination game, the Mercury defeated the
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88–83, Taurasi scored 23 points in the win. The Mercury advanced past the second round for the second season in a row, but were eliminated by the
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in a 3-game sweep. In the 2018 season-opener on May 18, 2018, against the
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, Taurasi became the first player in WNBA history to make 1,000 3-pointers. On June 5, 2018, Taurasi became the first player in WNBA history to score 8,000 points in an 80–74 victory against the Liberty. On July 8, 2018, Taurasi became the league's all-time leader in field goals made in an 84–77 victory against the Connecticut Sun, surpassing
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. Taurasi would also earn her ninth career all-star appearance after being voted into the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game. On August 1, 2018, Taurasi scored a season-high 37 points in a 104–93 victory against the
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. The Mercury finished off the season 20–14 with the number 5 seed in the league. In the first round elimination game, the Mercury defeated the Dallas Wings 101–83. Taurasi scored 26 points in the win. In the second round elimination game, the Mercury defeated the Connecticut Sun 96–86, advancing to the semi-finals for the third year in a row, they would face off against the Seattle Storm. Down 2–0, the Mercury came back to tie up the series 2–2. In game 5, the Mercury lost 94–84, ending their season. In April 2019, the Mercury announced that Taurasi's spouse,
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, had been hired as an assistant coach. Taurasi started the 2019 WNBA season on the injured list after undergoing back surgery. Taurasi would continue to be hobbled throughout the season, this time with a hamstring injury which limited her to only 6 games played for the season with very minimal playing time. Without a healthy Taurasi, the Mercury barely made the playoffs as the number 8 seed with a 15–19 record. The Mercury were eliminated in the first round elimination game 105-76 by the
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. In September 2019, Taurasi—who remained under contract with the Mercury—confirmed that she intended to play for the team in 2020. In 2020, the season was delayed and shortened to 22 games in a bubble at
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due to the
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. Taurasi would come back healthy for the season and played 19 of the 22 games, on August 23, 2020, Taurasi scored a season-high 34 points in an 88–87 victory over the
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while honoring the late
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on his birthday by wearing number 8 along with his last name on her jersey. The Mercury had finished 13–9 as the number 5 seed, they defeated the Washington Mystics 85–84 in the first round elimination game, however they would get eliminated by the
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in the second round elimination game by a final score of 80–79. In February 2021, Taurasi re-signed with the Mercury on a 2-year deal. Taurasi injured her ankle and broke a bone in her foot late in the Mercury's 2021 season and opted to sit out due to the injury in the first single elimination game against the
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. She returned for the second round single elimination game against the reigning champions
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which the Mercury won in overtime. In the best of five semi final series against the
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. Taurasi led her team to a tie series after a Game 1 loss (by 4 points) making history. At 39 years old, Taurasi made history as the oldest player in league history to score an over 30 point game. She put up 37 points on 10 of 13 shooting — including eight of 11 attempted three-pointers. Her eight three-pointers were the second-most made in a playoff game in the WNBA's postseason history. Phoenix Mercury coach,
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, noted that Taurasi still had pain in her ankle but managed to play through it and play through it she did, playing her heart out in a Game 3 win and Game 4 loss. On Oct.8, 2021, shortly before the birth of her daughter Taurasi led her team to a 87-84 Game 5 win making her 16-2 overall in win or take all games with 24 points, a crucial late game block and 14 clutch 4th quarter points.


Overseas career

Taurasi's international career began in 2005 when she played for
Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...
, a team that had been dominant in the Russian league until the late 90s, and even the 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
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. In 2006 Taurasi was recruited to play for the Russian team
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. 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 Lauren Jackson and Americans
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and Taurasi. The team would go on to win four consecutive Euroleague championships from 2007 to 2010, and Taurasi was named Final Four MVP in 2009 and 2010. In 2010 Taurasi played for Turkish champion Fenerbahçe, helping the team to repeat winning the national league. On December 24, 2010, Taurasi's lawyers revealed that she had tested positive for a mild stimulant; according to her lawyer, Howard Jacobs, the positive test came from an "A" sample, and that testing had been requested on a second "B" sample. Jacobs also was quick to point out that the substance Taurasi tested positive for "was not a steroid or recreational drug." Until the "B" sample could be tested, Taurasi was provisionally suspended from the Turkish league. In a statement, the Turkish basketball association revealed that the WADA-list banned substance was
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. On February 16, 2011, Taurasi was finally cleared of doping allegations. ABC News indicated Taurasi was absolved from all doping allegations and could rejoin her Istanbul team following the retraction of the Turkish laboratory on its earlier finding on the former UConn star's urine samples. In the 2011–2012 season Taurasi played for
Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
, the other major team from
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and Fenerbahçe's long time rival; Taurasi joined WNBA stars
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,
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, Tina Charles and
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. The team ended winning the
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but lost to Fenerbahçe in the League Final and was eliminated in the Final Eight quarter-final round of the
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again losing a decisive match to Fenerbahçe. On May 16, 2012, Taurasi signed a contract with
UMMC Ekaterinburg BC Ekaterinburg (russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. In reaction to the 2022 Russian inv ...
, joining fellow WNBA star
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. The team dominated national and international competitions, winning the 2012–13 EuroLeague (second time for the club), Russian Championship and Russian Cup. Season 2013–2014 saw the UMMC team repeating in winning Russian Championship and Cup, but falling short in Eurolegue competition, losing in the semifinal game against eventual champion
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; these occurrences repeated in 2014–2015 season with UMMC losing in the Euroleague final against Czech's
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, in a game where Taurasi had to sit out with a broken hand. The injury and the consequent loss in the Euroleague final had a big role in the decision of UMMC club to offer Taurasi a deal to skip her 2015 WNBA season to rest. Taurasi chose to accept the deal, giving up the WNBA title defense and returning to Phoenix Mercury only in 2016; her decision spread a big debate in the United States about salary policies in women's basketball compared to Europe and China, where women's teams receive governmental support. In 2015–2016, Taurasi was back to UMMC, leading the team to its third (and her sixth personal) Euroleague title, while also earning MVP honors. In 2016–2017, Taurasi would once again return to UMMC, helping the team to its eleventh league championship. Though expected to play through the end of the 2017–2018 season with the team, Taurasi announced her retirement from European competition in December 2017.


National team career

Taurasi was a member of the United States women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in
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,
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. The event was held in July 2000, when Team USA 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. Taurasi has also earned a bronze medal as a member of the 2001 U.S. junior World Championship team, and a gold medal as a member of the 2000 U.S. Women's junior World Championship qualifying team. On May 12, 2004, Taurasi was selected to compete at the
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in
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with the United States national team. She helped Team USA capture the gold medal, defeating Australia in the championship game. Taurasi represented the United States as a member of the 2008 Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Games in
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, China, where she started all eight games and helped lead the USA to the gold medal. Taurasi was the second leading scorer on the U.S. national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship held in São Paulo, Brazil. The Americans earned the bronze medal. Taurasi was invited to the USA Basketball women's national team training camp in the fall of 2009. The team selected to participate at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics was primarily chosen from these players. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team traveled to
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, Russia, where they competed in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational. Taurasi was named as one of the national team members to represent the U.S. national team in the WNBA versus USA Basketball. This game replaces the WNBA All-Star game with WNBA All-Stars versus USA Basketball, as part of the preparation for the
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to be held in the
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during September and October 2010. Taurasi was selected to be a member of the national team for the World Championships. The team was coached by
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. Because many team members were still playing in the WNBA until just prior to the event, the team had only one day of practice with the entire team before leaving for
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and
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. Even with limited practice, the team managed to win its first game against Greece by 26 points. The team continued to dominate with victory margins exceeding 20 points in the first five games. Several players shared scoring honors, with
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,
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,
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, Taurasi, Lindsay Whalen, and
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all ending as high scorer in the first few games. The sixth game was against undefeated Australia — Team USA jumped out to a 24-point lead and ultimately prevailed 83–75. The Americans won their next two games by over 30 points, before facing the host team, the Czech Republic, in the championship game. Team USA had a five-point lead at halftime, which the Czech team then cut to three points, but never got closer. The U.S. team went on to win the championship and gold medal. Taurasi led the team in scoring with 12.0 points per game and was second on the team with 23 assists. Taurasi was one of 21 finalists for the 2012 US women's Olympic team roster. The twenty WNBA players, plus collegiate player (
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), were selected by the USA Basketball women's national team plater selection committee to compete for the final roster which represented the US at the 2012 Olympics in London. Taurasi would win her third gold medal as the United States defeated France for the gold medal. Taurasi played for Team USA at the
2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...
in Rio, earning her fourth gold medal while helping the United States overcome Spain 101–72 in the final. Taurasi was a key member of the gold medal-winning 2020 US women's Olympic team in Tokyo, earning Taurasi a record fifth gold medal. Taurasi joins US Olympic teammate
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as the only two Olympic basketball players of any gender to win five Olympic gold medals.


Personal life

Taurasi is married to former teammate
Penny Taylor Penelope Jane Taylor (born 24 May 1981) is an Australian retired professional basketball player and assistant coach. During her 19-year career, Taylor spent the most time with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, where she won three championships. ...
. After 8 years of dating, Taurasi wed her former teammate, who at the time was the
Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the league ...
Director of Player Development and Performance on May 13, 2017. She later told ''People'' magazine in an interview “It was the most amazing and beautiful day of our lives. To be able to share our love with family and close friends meant the world to us.” On March 1, 2018, Taylor gave birth to the couple's son, Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor. Taylor expected to give birth to the couple's second child on October 6, 2021, but the baby was late. After a Game 4 loss of the semifinals, Taurasi played in a winner-take-all Game 5 that would decide whether the Phoenix Mercury would play in the 2021 WNBA finals. After a Game 5 win on October 8, 2021, Taurasi had a message for Taylor in her post-game interview, closing it with "Hold it in babe, I'm coming". Taurasi then flew from Las Vegas, where the game took place, back to Phoenix, arriving in time to witness Taylor give birth on October 9, 2021, at 4:24am to the couple's first daughter.


Career statistics


University of Connecticut

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, 39 , , 39 , , 29.0 , , .494 , , .440 , , .828 , , 4.1 , , 5.3 , , 1.3 , , 1.2 , , 2.1 , , 14.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;",
Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
, 37 , , 37 , , 31.9 , , .476 , , .350 , , .815 , , 6.1 , , 4.4 , , 0.9 , , 1.2 , , 3.1 , , 17.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;",
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, 35 , , 35 , , 31.9 , , .456 , , .390 , , .795 , , 4.0 , , 4.9 , , 1.5 , , 0.8 , , 2.4 , , 16.2 , - style="background:skyBlue;" , style="text-align:left;", Career , , 144 , , 125 , , 29.3 , , .469 , , .392 , , .819 , , 4.4 , , 4.5 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , 2.5 , , 15.0


WNBA regular season

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
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, 31 , , 31 , , 28.5 , , .400 , , .384 , , .912 , , 3.0 , , 2.7 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 2.0 , , 17.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 33 , , 33 , , 30.0 , , .446 , , .383 , , style="background:#D3D3D3", .925° , , 3.5 , , 5.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 2.5 , , 20.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 6 , , 6 , , 21.4 , , .103 , , .042 , , .944 , , 3.2 , , 5.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 2.1 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
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, 19 , , 19 , , 28.1 , , .409 , , .365 , , .912 , , 4.2 , , 4.5 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 2.7 , , 18.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...
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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 16 , , 16 , , 28.4 , , .366 , , .339 , , .861 , , 4.4 , , 4.9 , , 0.2 , , 0.6 , , 2.9 , , 15.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...
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WNBA Postseason

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...
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2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...
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, 11 , , 11 , , 32.9 , , .451 , , .365 , , .893 , , 5.9 , , 3.8 , , 0.7 , , 1.3 , , 3.0 , , style="background:#D3D3D3", 22.3° , - , style="text-align:left;",
2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
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, 4 , , 4 , , 31.3 , , .473 , , .542 , , .818 , , 5.3 , , 3.8 , , 1.8 , , 0.8 , , 4.0 , , 18.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
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, 5 , , 5 , , 31.2 , , .398 , , .286 , , .929 , , 3.2 , , 2.4 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 2.4 , , 20.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
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, 5 , , 5 , , 37.2 , , .333 , , .176 , , .950 , , 5.2 , , 6.0 , , 1.6 , , 0.2 , , 3.0 , , 20.8 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;",
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 8 , , 8 , , 32.4 , , .492 , , .386 , , .853 , , 4.3 , , 5.8 , , 1.0 , , 0.5 , , 3.9 , , 21.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 5 , , 5 , , 30.7 , , .515 , , .432 , , .970 , , 2.6 , , 2.8 , , 0.2, , 0.6 , , 2.0 , , 23.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
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, 5 , , 5 , , 31.8 , , .409, , .353 , , .769 , , 2.8 , , 3.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , , 17.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 7 , , 7 , , 35.3 , , .477, , .419 , , .864 , , 4.4 , , 6.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 2.2 , , 21.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
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, 2 , , 2 , , 35.0 , , .471 , , .476 , , 1.000 , , 4.0 , , 7.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , , 25.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...
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, 10 , , 10 , , 30.5 , , .391 , , .347 , , .884 , , 3.5 , , 2.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 3.0 , , 17.6 , - style="background:skyBlue;" , style="text-align:left;", Career , , 71 , , 71 , , 32.7 , , .446 , , .374 , , .881 , , 4.3 , , 4.1 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , 2.7 , , 20.5


Euroleague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;",
Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...
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Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * WB ...
, 12 , , 12 , , 29.3 , , .417 , , .438 , , .652 , , 5.3 , , 2.1 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 1.9 , , 13.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * WB ...
, 14 , , 14 , , 30.6 , , .485 , , .481 , , .872 , , 4.9 , , 4.4 , , 1.3 , , 0.6 , , 2.4 , , 16.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;",
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * WB ...
, 17 , , 17 , , 31.9 , , .485 , , .457 , , .831 , , 5.6 , , 3.8 , , 1.4 , , 0.3 , , 4.0 , , 20.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;",
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * WB ...
, 16 , , 16 , , 30.3 , , .496 , , .446 , , .853 , , 5.7 , , 3.8 , , 1.6 , , 0.3 , , 2.7 , , 24.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , 7 , , 7 , , 33.7 , , .492 , , .515 , , .886 , , 5.4 , , 4.7 , , 1.1 , , 0.0 , , 2.4 , , 24.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;",
Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
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UMMC Ekaterinburg BC Ekaterinburg (russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. In reaction to the 2022 Russian inv ...
, 17 , , 17 , , 29.2 , , .439 , , .394 , , .895 , , 4.4 , , 4.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 2.4 , , 15.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;",
UMMC Ekaterinburg BC Ekaterinburg (russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. In reaction to the 2022 Russian inv ...
, 14 , , 14 , , 29.5 , , .500 , , .481 , , .789 , , 3.3 , , 5.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 2.4 , , 15.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;",
UMMC Ekaterinburg BC Ekaterinburg (russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. In reaction to the 2022 Russian inv ...
, 14 , , 14 , , 31.0 , , .479 , , .511 , , .844 , , 4.2 , , 5.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.1 , , 2.3 , , 16.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",
UMMC Ekaterinburg BC Ekaterinburg (russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. In reaction to the 2022 Russian inv ...
, 19 , , 19 , , 32.1 , , .461 , , .432 , , .905 , , 5.0 , , 4.2 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 2.6 , , 20.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",
UMMC Ekaterinburg BC Ekaterinburg (russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. In reaction to the 2022 Russian inv ...
, 15 , , 15 , , 23.6 , , .488 , , .455 , , .865 , , 1.9 , , 2.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 1.1 , , 17.9 , - style="background:skyBlue;" , style="text-align:left;", Career , , 172 , , 172 , , 30.0 , , .466 , , .455 , , .826 , , 4.5 , , 3.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 2.4 , , 18.2


Filmography


See also

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UConn Huskies women's basketball The UConn Huskies women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, in NCAA Division I women's basketball competition. They completed a seven-season tenure in the America ...
* 2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team *
List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games A small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction ever competes in multiple Games. 849 athletes (260 women and 589 men) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Beiji ...
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List of Connecticut women's basketball players with 1000 points The UConn Huskies women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, in NCAA Division I women's basketball competition. They completed a seven-season tenure in the America ...
* List of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball players with 500 assists *
List of WNBA career scoring leaders The following is a list of the players who have scored the most points during their WNBA careers. Scoring leaders All statistics are up to date as of August 17, 2022. Progressive list of scoring leaders This is a progressive list of scoring ...
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List of WNBA career assists leaders The following is a list of the players who have achieved the most assists during their WNBA careers. Statistics are accurate as of the end of the 2022 regular season. Progressive list of assist leaders This is a progressive list of assist ...
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List of Women's National Basketball Association season scoring leaders The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in every given season. See also * WNBA Peak Performers The Women's National Basketball Association Peak Perform ...


References


Further reading

* Kelli Anderson
"The Trials Of Diana Taurasi,"
''Sports Illustrated,'' September 12, 2011.


External links

* * *
fenerbahce.org Profile

galatasaray.org Bio
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