Diana Taurasi is an American Basketball Participant. Diana Taurasi is a WNBA guard who led the College of Connecticut to 3 NCAA Championships. She additionally was capable of lead the Mercury to WNBA Championships within the yr 2007.
Beginning Info and Schooling
Diana Taurasi was born on June 11, 1982, in Glendale, California, USA. She is 39 years outdated and is underneath the astrological signal, Gemini. She holds American nationality and her full identify is Diana Lorena Taurasi.
Her father’s identify is Mario and her mom’s identify is Liliana. Likewise, Diana’s father was raised in Argentina. He was knowledgeable soccer participant in Italy and was capable of play for a number of years as a goalkeeper. Whereas her mom is is Argentinian as nicely. Her mother and father emigrated from Argentina to the USA even earlier than Diana was born. Furthermore, she additionally has an older sister whose identify is Jessika.
Relating to Diana’s instructional background and {qualifications}, she attended Don Antonio Lugo Excessive Faculty. Whereas she was in highschool, she participated in numerous basketball video games. She then went on to attend the College of Connecticut and began enjoying for the ladies’s basketball crew in the course of the 2000–2001 season. She even was capable of obtain many private accolades at UConn. And, she additionally was held in legendary standing by many Connecticut followers.
Profession and Skilled Life
Diana Taurasi was chosen first general within the 2004 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury which is a crew that went 8–26 within the 2003 season. And, she was capable of rating 22 factors in a 72–66 Mercury loss to the Sacramento Monarchs in her WNBA debut. She additionally was capable of win the WNBA Rookie of the 12 months Award. Likewise, 2006 could be a historic season for Diana Taurasi as she flourished underneath Westhead’s system. She led the league in scoring and incomes a 3rd straight journey to the All-Star Recreation. She even set a WNBA document with 121 three-pointers made in a single season.
Diana Taurasi lastly was capable of attain the WNBA playoffs within the yr 2007. Her victory on this recreation made her the seventh participant ever to win an NCAA title, a WNBA title, in addition to an Olympic gold medal. She additionally was a member of the USA girls’s 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 gold medal Olympic Basketball Groups. Likewise, within the 2009 season, she grew to become the WNBA MVP and later led the Phoenix Mercury to its second WNBA championship in three years.
Caption: Diana Taurasi enjoying basketball (Supply: espn.com)
Extra About Profession
And, whereas getting into the 2014 season, she was capable of attain the quantity two spot in profession factors per recreation, fifth place in profession factors and ninth in profession assists. Furthermore, within the yr 2017, Diana signed a multi-year contract extension with Mercury, and later in Could, she was capable of change into the primary participant in league historical past to succeed in 7,000 factors, 1,500 rebounds, and 1,500 assists following an 85–62 victory over the Indiana Fever.
She once more grew to become the primary participant in WNBA historical past to make 1,000 3-pointer within the 2018 season-opener on Could 18, 2018. Then in June of that very same yr, she grew to become the primary participant in WNBA historical past to attain 8,000 factors in an 80–74 victory towards the Liberty. Likewise, in February 2021, she re-signed with the Mercury on a 2-year deal. And, when she was 39 years outdated, she once more made historical past because the oldest participant in league historical past to attain an over 30 level recreation.
Worldwide Profession
Diana Taurasi’s worldwide profession began within the yr 2005 when she was capable of play for Dynamo Moscow. It’s a crew that had been dominant within the Russian league till the late 90s, and even the 2005 runner-up however was slowly declining at the moment. Her crew would go on to win 4 consecutive Euroleague championships from 2007 to 2010, and Diana grew to become Closing 4 MVP in 2009 and 2010.
Likewise, within the yr 2010, she performed for Turkish champion Fenerbahçe, serving to the crew to repeat profitable the nationwide league. Then, on Could 16, 2012, she signed a contract with UMMC Ekaterinburg, becoming a member of fellow WNBA star Candace Parker. The crew was capable of dominate nationwide and worldwide competitions, profitable the 2012–13 EuroLeague (second time for the membership), Russian Championship, and Russian Cup.
Diana Taurasi was again to UMMC within the yr 2015–2016, main the crew to its third (and her sixth private) Euroleague title, whereas additionally incomes MVP honors. Then once more in 2016–2017, she returned to UMMC, serving to the crew to its eleventh league championship.
Caption: Diana Taurasi profitable gold medal (Supply: self.com)
Nationwide crew profession
Diana Taurasi was a member of the USA Girls’s U18 crew which was capable of win the gold medal on the FIBA Americas Championship in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. In Could of the yr 2004, she was chosen to signify the US with the US Girls’s Nationwide Basketball crew on the 2004 Summer time Olympics in Athens, Greece. She was capable of assist the US seize the gold medal, defeating Australia within the championship recreation. She additionally represented the US as a member of the US Girls’s Nationwide Basketball crew on the 2008 Summer time Olympics in Beijing, China.
Taurasi grew to become one of many Nationwide crew members to signify the USA Basketball crew within the WNBA versus USA Basketball. She additionally was certainly one of 21 finalists for the US Girls’s Olympic Basketball Group Roster. She additionally was capable of play for Group USA within the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Throughout that point, she earned her fourth gold medal whereas serving to the USA beat Spain 101–72 within the ultimate gold medal recreation.
Relationship Standing
Diana Taurasi tied the knot with a former teammate Penny Taylor on Could 13, 2017, after 8 years of courting. The couple has two kids collectively and they’re a boy and a lady. Their son’s identify is Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor however their daughter’s identify shouldn’t be out there to us. Her spouse was the Phoenix Mercury Director of Participant Improvement and Efficiency on the time of their marriage ceremony.
Caption: Diana Taurasi alongside along with her spouse, Penny Taylor (Supply: Instagram)
Physique Measurements
Diana Taurasi has a peak of 6 toes and her weight is 74 Kg and her different physique measurements are 36-25-35 inches. Furthermore, Taurasi has brown hair and brown eyes.
Social Media and Internet Price
Diana Taurasi is fairly energetic on all of her social accounts. She owns her Instagram account underneath the identify “dianataurasi” and has garnered 226K followers on it. Likewise, her Twitter account is underneath the identify “DianaTaurasi” and has 89.2K followers till now. Taurasi additionally owns a Fb account and has mustered 251K followers on it.
In keeping with exactnetworth, Diana Taurasi has a internet value of $2 million and her major revenue supply is her profession as a basketball participant. She should have many different revenue sources as nicely.
