While playing for another Russian team, Dynamo Kursk, Bird and Taurasi met with Kalmanovich for the first time in 2006. Taurasi wasn't particularly effective from the field Monday, but she converted on all 10 of her free throws to lead the team in scoring. Taurasi agreed Monday with the Mercury on a multi-year contract, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Beyond her exceptional talent, Diana Taurasi’s impact touches everybody around her By Gina Mizell & Cody Cunningham Penny Taylor was naturally intrigued to meet the Phoenix Mercury’s 2004 top-overall draft pick. She's now averaging 18.2 points and 5.0 assists over 28.7 minutes per game this year. However, neither Bird, 40, nor Taurasi, 38, have spent much time thinking of this as a farewell to the red, white and blue. Full Site Menu. “In the decisive Game 5 finale,” Sports Illustrated’s Jackie McCallum wrote in her Nov. 2009 piece. Taurasi is now a seven-time All-Star, a record nine First Team All-WNBA selections, a three-time WNBA champion and the 2009 WNBA MVP. Taurasi posted 27 points (8-14 FG, 8-13 3Pt, 3-3 FT), three assists and two rebounds over 25 minutes in Thursday's win against the Fever. They include three NCAA national championships at the University of Connecticut, … “I … Diana Taurasi; National Team Women; Featured Content Article Dawn Staley to Lead Experienced Staff into 2021 AmeriCup Action 2018-21 USA Basketball Women’s National Team head coach Dawn Staley has been tabbed to head up the 2021 USA AmeriCup Team coaching staff. Guided the Huskies to three consecutive national championships https://www.teamusa.org/usa-basketball/athletes/Diana-Taurasi 45.2, 2006), Ranked seventh in the WNBA in three-point field goal percentage, shooting a career-best 40.7 percent (prev. Members of the U.S. women's basketball team, including Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Elena Delle Donne, will participate in a revamped training program ahead of the 2020 Olympics. Diana Taurasi is returning to the Phoenix Mercury for her 17th WNBA season. TOTAL NUMBER OF STORM PLAYERS RECEIVING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTAL NUMBER OF STORM PLAYERS IN THE PROS. They got married on May 13, 2017, and Penny Taylor gave birth to their child, a son Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor, on March 1, 2018. Spent 2010-11 offseason playing for Fenerbahce in Istanbul, Turkey, Spent 2009-10 offseason playing for Spartak Moscow in Russia where she led the league in scoring with 24.9 points per game, Spent 2008-09 offseason playing for Spartak Moscow in Russia where she led the league in scoring with 20.5 points per game, Spent 2007-08 offseason playing for Spartak Moscow in Russia, Spent 2006-07 offseason playing for Spartak Moscow in Russia, Spent 2005-06 offseason playing for Dynamo in Russia, Born Diana Lurena Taurasi, goes by the nickname “Dee”, Married to former Mercury legend, Penny Taylor, Son, Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor, was born March 2018, Mother Lili is from Argentina and father Mario Taurasi, once a pro soccer goalie, hails from Taurasi, Italy, Spanish is the language of choice spoken in the Taurasi household, Scored 3,047 career points at Don Lugo High School in Chino, CA, Received the 2000 Cheryl Miller Award, presented by the LA Times to the best player in Southern California, Lists “Above the Rim” as her favorite basketball movie and “Duck Tales” as her favorite cartoon growing up, Would like to play one-on-one against Magic Johnson, First car was a 1986 Toyota Corolla that was “the ugliest thing”, In 2006, launched official website: dianataurasi.com, Copyright 2021 NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Played in just eight games (4-4 Mercury record), the fewest of her nine-year WNBA career… Had never played fewer than 31 games in her previous eight seasons. Full Site Menu. Free shipping. Taurasi (18.7 ppg/4.2 rpg/4.5 apg) and Diggins-Smith (17.7/3.3/4.2) made the Associated Press All-WNBA second team and showed especially in the second half of … The 2002 roster was starred by Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Swin Cash and reigned superior in the 2017 Hartford Courant readers poll for best UConn squad. Taurasi was close to committing to … Coaches. Taurasi had 23 points (7-18 FG, 4-15 3Pt, 5-7 FT), 12 rebounds and four assists over 29 minutes in Sunday's win against the Lynx. Next year she was selected for the 2001 USA Junior World Championship (U19) Team, finishing third in Brno, Czech Republic. Diana Taurasi Basketball. Mercury star Diana Taurasi has agreed to return to Phoenix on a multiyear deal, the team announced. Diana Taurasi; National Team Women; Featured Content Article Dawn Staley to Lead Experienced Staff into 2021 AmeriCup Action 2018-21 USA Basketball Women’s National Team head coach Dawn Staley has been tabbed to head up the 2021 USA AmeriCup Team coaching staff. No WNBA games will be played Wednesday in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake. They got married on May 13, 2017, and Penny Taylor gave birth to their child, a son Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor, on March 1, 2018. Diana Taurasi USA National Team • Diana became a member of the 2000 USA Junior World Championship under 18 teams, winning gold with a 5-0 record at the FIBA Americas Championship, beating Cuba in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The team continued to dominate with victory margins exceeding 20 points in the first five games. Greatest Of All Time, face of the franchise re-commits to Mercury Three-time WNBA Champion, nine-time WNBA All-Star, two-time WNBA Finals MVP and 2009 WNBA MVP Diana Taurasi today signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Mercury, the team has announced. However, she mainly plays guard. Diana Taurasi 2000 Connecticut Huskies UCONN Mercury WNBA PSA Rarest Rookie. Other Finders: Draft Finder, Head2Head Finder, Player Comparison Finder. Look for Taurasi to once again serve as a starter in the backcourt alongside Skylar Diggins-Smith. Other Finders: Draft Finder, Head2Head Finder, Player Comparison Finder. Following her collegiate career, Taurasi was selected first overall in the 2004 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury, a team that went 8–26 in the 2003 season. The Storm’s most elite travel team became Team Taurasi, sponsored by 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist Diana Taurasi of the WNBA Phoenix Mercury. Taurasi has been a solid contributor for the Mercury this season, but she was on another level Sunday as she powered the team to a one-point victory. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. Team Finders: Season Finder, Game Finder, Team Streak Finder, Team Score Finder, Team Rivalry Finder. 8 ‘BRYANT’ jersey in remembrance of Kobe on what would have been his 42nd birthday, Recorded her 300th-career block in the Mercury’s win on September 1, 2020 at Las Vegas, Only player in WNBA history with at least 8,000 career points, 1,500 rebounds, 1,500 assists, 1,000 three-point field goals and 300 blocks…only 10 NBA guards have such numbers in league history (James Harden is the only active one entering 2021), Averaged 18.7 points on the season, marking the 13th time in her career she’s led the Mercury in scoring…finished eighth in the league in scoring, marking the 14th season she has finished in the top-ten in scoring average in the WNBA (2012 and 2019 are the only two seasons she has finished outside the top-ten, missing 26 games due to injury in 2012 and 28 games in 2019 due to injury), One of only two players In the WNBA In 2020 to rank in the top-10 in both scoring (eighth) and assists (eighth) per game, joining teammate, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Became the first player in WNBA history to average at least 18 points, four rebounds, 3 assists and three three-point make per game for a season, Named to All-WNBA Second Team for the fourth time in her career (10-time First Team selection), Played in 19 of the Mercury’s 22 games in Bradenton, Fla., missing the three games from August 10-14 due to a back Injury suffered on August 8 against Seattle, Dished a season-high 10 assists on July 21 against Las Vegas…12 games with four or more assists, 10 games with five or more assists, Recorded at least one assist in all but one of the 19 games she played in (did not record one in season opener on July 25 against Los Angeles), Recorded two double-doubles on the season (July 31 vs. Las Vegas, 22 points, 10 assists; August 30 at Minnesota, 23 points, 12 rebounds)…Seventh double-double with points/rebounds and 13th double-double with points/assists, tying Lindsay Whalen for most points/assists double-doubles in WNBA history, Led the league in made three-pointers with 61…10th time in her 16-year career she has led league in three-point makes (no NBA player has ever led the league in made three-pointers more than five times…Steph Curry has most, leading NBA five straight seasons), Averaged a league-best 3.2 three-point makes per game in 2020, the fourth time In WNBA history a player has averaged at least three three-pointers per game, all of which have been done by Taurasi (2020, 2018, 2017, 2006), Made 28 three-pointers in five consecutive games from August 23-September 3, setting a WNBA record for most three-pointers over a five-game span, Shot 36.5-percent (61-of-167) from the three-point line marking the 12th season she has shot 35-percent or better from beyond the arc, Recorded at least one three-pointer in 17 of the 19 games she played in…made four or more three-pointers in eight games…made seven or more three-pointers in three games…matched her career high in three-pointers with eight on September 3 against Indiana (has done so four times), Recorded eight 20+ point games and now owns a WNBA-record 228 for her career, 76 more than second place (Cappie Pondexter), Scored 30 or more points two times (34, August 23 at Washington; 32, September 1 at Las Vegas) and now has a WNBA-record 49 30-point games in her career, 17 more than second place (Angel McCoughtry), Scored in double-figures in 16 of her 19 games times including 13 straight from July 31-September 3, Recorded her 300th-career block in the Mercury’s win on September 1 at Las Vegas, Led the team In scoring during the playoffs, averaging 25.5 ppg In the two games, her highest scoring playoff average in her career…shot 47.6-percent from three-point range and 47.1-percent from the field during the playoffs…also averaged a playoff career-best 7.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds, Her 10 three-pointers in the postseason increased her WNBA record for most career three-point field goals to 176, With the Mercury’s 1-1 record in the playoffs, Taurasi’s record in winner-take-all games (single elimination games, Game 3’s in best-of-three series and Game 5’s in best-of-five series) in the WNBA Playoffs improved to 14-2 during her WNBA career…now holds a 20-7 career record in elimination games in the WNBA Playoffs, including an 8-2 mark on the road, Teamed with Skylar Diggins-Smith to become the first set of teammates to each have 20+ points, 5+ assists and 3+ three-point field goals in the same playoff game on September 15 against Washington, Underwent back surgery on April 24, 2019, causing her to miss the first 13 games of the season, Made 2019 season debut on July 12 at Connecticut, finishing with five points, three rebounds and four assists, Following season debut on July 12, missed the Mercury’s next 12 games with a hamstring injury…missed one game on August 20 due to suspension, Scored a season-high 12 points to go along with four assists and four rebounds on August 25 against Chicago after missing previous 13 games due to injury and one-game suspension, Dished a season-high 10 assists in the Mercury’s win at New York on August 27…followed up that game with eight assists in Atlanta on August 29, After appearing in six games in 2019, including five straight from August 25-September 3, missed the Mercury’s final two regular season games due to her hamstring, Knocked down just one three-pointer in 2019, and now stands at a WNBA-best 1,103 in her career, Did not play in the Mercury’s lone playoff game on September 11 due to her hamstring, Averaged 20.7 points on the season, leading the Mercury in scoring for the 12th time in her 14-year career…finished third in the league in scoring, marking the 13th season she has finished in the top-ten in scoring average in the WNBA (2012 season was her only season outside the top-ten, missed 26 games due to injury)…highest scoring average since 2013 when she also averaged 20.3 ppg, Only four players in NBA history have averaged 20+ points in a season at age 36 or older (Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan)…Cynthia Cooper is the only other WNBA player to do so, Ranked in the top-five in both scoring (third) and assists (fourth), the only player in the league to do so in 2018, Became the first player in WNBA history to reach 8,000 career points on June 5, 2018 at New York, Became first player in WNBA history to make 1,000 career three-pointers in 399th career game during season opener on May 18 against Dallas…Only three players in NBA history reached 1,000 career three-point field goal makes in 400 games or less (Steph Curry – 396 games, Klay Thompson – 372 games, Damian Lillard – 385 games)…only player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career made three-pointers, Became WNBA’s all-time leader in made field goals on July 5 against Connecticut, passing Tina Thompson (2,630)…now stands at 2,721 in her career, Named to All-WNBA First Team for the tenth time in her career (three-time Second Team selection)…most First Team selections in WNBA history, Appeared in her ninth WNBA All-Star game and was voted a starter for the ninth time…has played in every All-Star game that has taken place during the 14 years she has been in the WNBA, Played in 33 games in 2018 missing only the July 25 game vs. Chicago (suspension), Recorded five 20+ point, 8+ assists games in 2018, giving her 16 in her career…she has the most 20+ point, 8+ assists games since entering the league in 2004, Dished a career-high 14 assists in back-to-back games on August 12 against Los Angeles and August 17 against Atlanta, Recorded her 12th 100+ assist season of her career…only Sue Bird (16), Ticha Penicheiro (14) and Lindsay Whalen (13) have recorded more, Led the league in made three-pointers with 106…eighth time she’s made 80 or more three-pointers in a season…ninth time in her 14-year career she has led league in three-point makes (no NBA player has ever led the league in made three-pointers more than five times…Steph Curry has most, leading NBA five straight seasons)…second time in WNBA history a player has made 100+ three-pointers in a season, both by Taurasi (121 in 2006), Averaged 3.2 made three-pointers per game, becoming the only player in WNBA/NBA history to average over three three-pointers per game in a season at age 36 or older, Shot 38.3-percent (106-of-277) from the three-point line marking the 11th season she has shot 35-percent or better from beyond the arc, Made her first seven three-point attempts at New York on June 26 to become the first player in WNBA history to begin a game seven-for-seven from behind the arc, Recorded 20 20+ point games and now owns a WNBA-record 220 for her career, Scored 30 or more points two times (33, July 19 vs. Las Vegas; 37, August 1 at Las Vegas) and now has a WNBA-record 46 30-point games in her career, Scored in double-figures 30 times, including 12 straight to close the season, Named Western Conference Player of the Month twice in 2018 for the months of June and August…has won the award four times in her career, accounting for all four times a Mercury player has won the award in franchise history, Ranked third on the team in scoring during the playoffs, averaging 21.0 ppg in seven games…shot 41.9-percent from three-point range and 47.7-percent from the field during the playoffs…also averaged team-high 6.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds, Her 26 three-pointers in the postseason increased her WNBA record for most career three-point field goals to 166…most three-pointers she’s made in the postseason since 2009 when she made 31 in 11 games…averaged a career-best 3.7 three-pointers per game in the seven playoff games, Averaged 17.9 points on the season, marking just the second time in her 13-year career she did not lead the Mercury in scoring (Griner – 21.9 ppg)…finished eighth in the league in scoring, marking the 12th season she has finished in the top-ten in scoring average in the WNBA (2012 season was her only season outside the top-ten, missed 26 games due to injury)..highest scoring average since 2013, Became the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer on June 18 at the Staples Center while playing the Los Angeles Sparks…basket came with 45.3 seconds remaining in the second quarter while playing in her 377th-career game…moved past Tina Thompson (7,488 points in 496 career games), Became the WNBA’s all-time leader in three-point field goals on June 1, 2017 at Chicago, surpassing Katie Smith’s old record of 906…her eight three-pointers in the game matched a then WNBA record for most three-pointers in a game (Taurasi has done so three times), Named to All-WNBA Second Team for the third time in her career (nine-time First Team selection), Appeared in her eighth WNBA All-Star game this season and was voted a starter for the eighth time…has played in every All-Star game that has taken place during the 13 years she has been in the WNBA, Played in 31 games in 2017 missing the May 23 game vs. New York (suspension), July 16 game at Minnesota (rest) and August 24 game vs. Los Angeles (rest), Dished a season-high seven assists on August 10 at Dallas…10 games with four or more assists, four games with five or more assists, Recorded at least one assist in 29 of the 31 games she appeared in, Became the first player in WNBA history to achieve 7,000 career points, 1,500 rebounds and 1,500 assists on May 17 against Indiana, Led the league in made three-pointers with 96…seventh time she’s made 80 or more three-pointers in a season…eighth time in her 13-year career she has led league in three-point makes (no NBA player has ever led the league in made three-pointers more than five times…Steph Curry has most, leading NBA five straight seasons), Shot 38.4-percent (96-of-250) from the three-point line marking the 10th season she has shot 35-percent or better from beyond the arc…highest three-point percentage she has had since 2012 season (39.5-percent), Recorded at least one three-pointer in 29 of the 31 games she played in…made four or more three-pointers in 11 games…made six or more three-pointers in five games, Recorded nine 20+ point games and now owns a WNBA-record 200 for her career, Scored 30 or more points four times (37, June 1 at Chicago; 34, July 19 vs. Indiana; 21, July 25 at Atlanta; 33, August 4 at Connecticut) and now has a WNBA-record 44 30-point games in her career, Scored in double-figures 26 times including 18 straight from May 17 – July 25, Picked up one WNBA Player of the Week Award (June 4), giving her a total of 20 such awards in her career which is third-most in WNBA history (T. Charles-27, Catchings-22, L. Jackson-18), Ranked second on the team in scoring during the playoffs, averaging 17.6 ppg, her lowest scoring playoff average in her career…shot 35.3-percent from three-point range and 40.9-percent from the field during the playoffs…also averaged 3.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds, Her 12 three-pointers in the postseason increased her WNBA record for most career three-point field goals to 140, With the Mercury’s wins in the first and second round of the playoffs, Taurasi’s record in winner-take-all games (single elimination games, Game 3’s in best-of-three series and Game 5’s in best-of-five series) in the WNBA Playoffs improved to 11-0 during her WNBA career…now holds a 15-5 career record in elimination games in the WNBA Playoffs, including a 7-0 mark on the road, Averaged 17.8 points to lead the Mercury in scoring for the 11th time in her 12-year career…..finished seventh in the league in scoring, marking the 11th season she has finished in the top-ten in scoring average in the WNBA (2012 season was her only season outside the top-ten, missed 26 games due to injury)..highest scoring average since 2013, Became fastest player in WNBA history to reach 7,000 career points on June 24 at Washington, doing so in 348 games, Finished season as the third-leading scorer in WNBA history (7,311), trailing only Tamika Catchings (7,380) and Tina Thompson (7,488), both of whom are now retired, Named to All-WNBA Second Team for the second time in her career (nine-time First Team selection), Won her fourth Olympic gold medal with Team USA at the Rio Olympics, Played in 33 games missing only the July 16 game vs. San Antonio (suspension), Finished ninth in the league in assists per game with 3.9…eighth time in career she finished in top 10 in assists per game in league, One of only two players in the league to rank in the top nine in scoring and assists in 2016 (Maya Moore), Dished a season-high nine assists on May 31 vs. Connecticut…11 games with six or more assists, 15 games with five or more and 17 games with four or more, Recorded at least one assist in 31 of the 33 games she appeared in, Became only the second player in WNBA history to make 900 career three-pointers on September 18 at San Antonio…trails Katie Smith’s record for most career made three-pointers by six, Led the league in made three-pointers with 89…sixth time she’s made 80 or more three-pointers in a season..seventh time in her 12-year career she has led league in three-point makes (no NBA player has ever led the league in made three-pointers more than five times…Steph Curry has most, leading NBA five straight seasons), Shot 35-percent (89-of-252) from the three-point line marking the ninth season she has shot 35-percent or better from beyond the arc, Recorded 11 20+ point games and now owns a WNBA-record 191 for her career, Scored 30 points twice in back-to-back games (31, June 9 vs. San Antonio; 31, June 12 vs. Chicago) and now has a WNBA-record 40 30-point games in her career, Scored in double-figures 28 times including 17 straight from May 18 – July 9, Picked up one WNBA Player of the Week Award (June 27), giving her a total of 19 such awards in her career which is third-most in WNBA history (Catchings-22, T. Charles-20, L. Jackson-18), Led the team in points during the playoffs, averaging 23.6…..shot 43.2-percent from the three-point line and 51.5-percent from the field during the playoffs…..also averaged 2.8 assists and 2.6 rebounds and shot 97-pecent (32-of-33) from the free throw line, Her 23.6 ppg in playoffs was the most points she’s averaged in playoffs in career (seven playoff appearances), while her 97-percent free throw mark and 51.4-percent shooting mark were both playoff career highs as well, Moved into first place on the WNBA’s career list for most three-point field goals in WNBA Playoff history (128) after making 16 during 2016 playoffs…entered season tied with Becky Hammon at 112, Scored a playoff-high 30 points in an elimination game in Round 2 of playoffs at New York…knocked down four three-pointers in the game, Averaged 16.2 points to lead the Mercury in scoring for the second consecutive season and the 10th time in her 11-year career….. finished seventh in the league in scoring, marking the 10th season she has finished in the top-ten in scoring average in the WNBA (2012 season was her only season outside the top-ten, missed 26 games due to injury), Named to All-WNBA First Team for the ninth time in her career, Named to the WNBA All-Star team for the seventh time in her career…..scored four points in 17 minutes at the game played in Phoenix, Played in 33 games missing only the August 13 game at Atlanta (coach’s decision, rest), First player in WNBA history to lead the league in assists after having led the league in points in their career, Has averaged 5.9 assists over the last two seasons…..set a career-high with 6.2 assists per game in 2013 and averaged a WNBA-best 5.6 assists in 2014…..only two seasons in hercareer with more than 4.7 assists per game, Seventh season she has averaged in the topten in the WNBA in assists, Recorded a career-high 12 assists on June 20 vs. Tulsa, Shot 36.5-percent (62-of-170) from the threepoint line marking the eighth season she has shot better than 35-percent from beyond the three-point line, Recorded ten 20-point games and now owns a WNBA-record 180 for her career, Scored 30 points once (32, July 6 at Los Angeles) and now has a WNBA-record 38 30-point games in her career. 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