Diana Taurasi Biography
Diana Taurasi (Diana Lorena Taurasi) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and UMMC Ekaterinburg of Russia.
Diana Taurasi Age
Diana Lorena Taurasi was born on June 11, 1982, in Glendale, California, United State. she is 36 years old as of 2018.
Diana Taurasi Family
Diana was born in Glendale and later raised in Chino, California to Liliana Taurasi and Mario Taurasi who was a former professional soccer player in Italy. She has an elder sister by the name Jessika.
Diana Taurasi Wife|Diana Taurasi Married
She married her former teammate Penny Taylor in 2017, and the couples were later blessed with a son Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor on March 1, 2018.
Diana Taurasi Height
- Height: 1.83 m
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Diana Taurasi Lesbian
Dianna Taurasi, is a lesbian. She married to Penny Taylor her former teammate.
Diana Taurasi Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1.5. million and an annual salary of $500. thousand.
Diana Taurasi Stats
WNBA regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2004 | Phoenix | 34 | 34 | 33.2 | .416 | .330 | .710 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 18.0 |
| 2005 | Phoenix | 33 | 33 | 33.0 | .410 | .313 | .801 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 16.0 |
| 2006 | Phoenix | 34 | 34 | 33.9 | .452 | .397 | .781 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 25.3 |
| 2007† | Phoenix | 32 | 32 | 32.0 | .440 | .367 | .835 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 19.2 |
| 2008 | Phoenix | 34 | 34 | 31.9 | .446 | .360 | .870 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 24.1 |
| 2009† | Phoenix | 31 | 31 | 31.5 | .461 | .407 | .894 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 20.4 |
| 2010 | Phoenix | 31 | 31 | 32.2 | .427 | .374 | .912 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 22.6 |
| 2011 | Phoenix | 32 | 32 | 30.2 | .449 | .395 | .903 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 21.6 |
| 2012 | Phoenix | 8 | 8 | 20.8 | .436 | .395 | .900 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 2013 | Phoenix | 32 | 32 | 32.3 | .456 | .347 | .854 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 20.3 |
| 2014† | Phoenix | 33 | 33 | 32.3 | .454 | .365 | .874 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | Phoenix | 33 | 33 | 29.8 | .396 | .350 | .909 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 17.8 |
| 2017 | Phoenix | 31 | 31 | 28.5 | .400 | .384 | .912 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 17.9 |
| 2018 | Phoenix | 33 | 33 | 30.0 | .446 | .383 | .925 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 20.7 |
| Career | 431 | 431 | 31.3 | .435 | .369 | .868 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 19.8 |
WNBA Postseason
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2007† | Phoenix | 9 | 9 | 33.2 | .504 | .390 | .731 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 19.9 |
| 2009† | Phoenix | 11 | 11 | 32.9 | .451 | .365 | .893 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 22.3 |
| 2010 | Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 31.3 | .473 | .542 | .818 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 18.5 |
| 2011 | Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 31.2 | .398 | .286 | .929 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 20.0 |
| 2013 | Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 37.2 | .333 | .176 | .950 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 20.8 |
| 2014† | Phoenix | 8 | 8 | 32.4 | .492 | .386 | .853 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 21.9 |
| 2016 | Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 30.7 | .515 | .432 | .970 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 23.6 |
| 2017 | Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 31.8 | .409 | .353 | .769 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 17.2 |
| 2018 | Phoenix | 7 | 7 | 35.3 | .477 | .419 | .864 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 21.0 |
| Career | 59 | 59 | 33.0 | .454 | .375 | .877 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 20.8 |
Diana Taurasi Uconn
Taurasi became UConn’s first two-time national player of the year in 2004. the University of Connecticut, is a public land grant, National Sea Grant and National Space Grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, United States
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Diana Taurasi College
Taurasi enrolled at the University of Connecticut (UConn) and began playing for the women’s basketball team during the 2000–2001 season. She played Point guard and shooting guard
Diana Taurasi Instagram
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Diana Taurasi News
Taurasi adapting to being a parent
Published: 5:12 a.m. ET April 27, 2018
Source: www.usatoday.com
Diana Taurasi admits that she’s learning on the fly about being a parent.
The WNBA great’s wife Penny Taylor gave birth to Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor on March 1. The two parents will celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary next month.
“There’s no book, no pamphlet, no advice, a lot of it is trial by fire,” Taurasi said in a phone interview this week while playing with USA Basketball in Seattle. “I’m lucky to have Penny around, she keeps the ship afloat.”
Having a baby boy has definitely changed Taurasi’s perspective on life.
“It’s incredible,” she said. “He’s changed our lives the last two months in such a great way. Every day to see that little face, see him smile. When he puts on a pound and gets a little bigger, it makes you really happy.”
Longtime friend and U.S. teammate Sue Bird knows Taurasi will be a great mom.
“I think to some degree, motherhood changes you because of responsibilities and priorities kind of shift in your life. But the Diana that people see on the court — the competitor, she’s fierce, she’s definitely got a lot of personalities — I think everyone would be surprised that she definitely has a soft side, even though she doesn’t show it a lot,” Bird said. “That’s all that you’re seeing with her as a mom. It has always been there. Her friends know it, her family knows it. So it has been a natural fit for her to be a mother.”
Taurasi has spent the last few days in Seattle training with USA Basketball. It’s been a chance for her to get some of the rust off after leaving her Russian team in December because of a back issue. She scored 14 points in the Americans’ 83-46 exhibition win over China on Thursday night.
“I feel 100 percent normal, well as normal as a 35-year-old can feel,” she said. “It’s been really nice to get on the court with these guys, I feel refreshed.”
Getting away from home has also allowed Taurasi to get some rest. A luxury she hasn’t had much of since the baby was born.
“Sleep is something I don’t get much of these days,” Taurasi said. “I’m running on empty, but it’s all for the cause of a good little boy.”
While Taurasi has been away, Taylor took their son to the Mercury’s training facility in Phoenix — his first time in the gym.
“He already loves basketball, he’s been watching the playoffs since he was born,” Taurasi said.
Someday soon, he’ll get to watch Taurasi play.
“We just got to get him some Beats headphones to block out some of the noise,” she said.
The headphones also might serve to block out some of the colorful languages that Taurasi has been known to say on the court.
“I hope he learns it from me at least,” she said laughing. “He’ll learn when to use it, how to use it, and the right inflection when using it.”
The Mercury will have a lot of little ones around this summer as forward DeWanna Bonner has young twins.
“It’s going to be kid Coachella in Phoenix this summer,” Taurasi said.