7× Russian National League champion (2007, 2008, 2013–2017)
3× Russian Cup winner (2013–2014, 2017)
3× Russian League Player of the Year (2007, 2008, 2009)
Turkish National League champion (2011)
Turkish Cup winner (2012)
3× NCAA champion (2002–2004)
2× NCAA Tournament MOP (2003, 2004)
Wade Trophy (2003)
2× Honda Sports Award (2003, 2004)
2× Naismith Award (2003, 2004)
USBWA Women's National Player of the Year (2003)
AP College Player of the Year (2003)
2× Nancy Lieberman Award (2003, 2004)
2× Big East Player of the Year (2003, 2004)
4× USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year (2006, 2010, 2012, 2016)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
Team
2008 Beijing
Team
2012 London
Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Team
2020 Tokyo
Team
World Championship
2010 Czech Republic
2014 Turkey
2018 Spain
2006 Brazil
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), a historic five Olympic gold medals (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020),[1] one WNBA Most Valuable Player Award (2009), two WNBA Finals MVP Awards (2009 and 2014), five scoring titles (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011), and three FIBA World Cups (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 WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time, and was named by the league to its 20th and 25th anniversary teams, respectively the WNBA Top 20@20 in 2016 and The W25 in 2021.[2] Also in 2021, she was selected by fans as the league's greatest player of all time.[3] 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.[4] On August 3, 2023, Taurasi became the first player to score 10,000 career points. Her penchant for scoring in crucial situations has earned her the nickname "White Mamba", coined by Kobe Bryant.[5] Taurasi is one of 11 women to win an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup, and a WNBA Championship.
^"The Olympic history of UConn's Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi". CT Post. August 8, 2021. Archived from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
^"WNBA Continues Celebration Of Landmark 25th Season, Names Greatest Players In League History, "The W25"" (Press release). WNBA. September 5, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
^"Diana Taurasi Voted By Fans As WNBA's Greatest Player of All Time" (Press release). WNBA. October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^"Taurasi becomes WNBA all-time leading scorer". ESPN.com. June 18, 2017.
^"Calling it a 'bittersweet moment,' Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi scores season-high 34 while wearing Kobe Bryant's No. 8". espn.com. August 24, 2020.
Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association...
respectively. The franchise has been home to players such as former UConn DianaTaurasi, Rutgers grad Cappie Pondexter, former Temple power forward Candice...
five gold medals, with the other player being her US Olympic teammate DianaTaurasi. Bird publicly confirmed on June 16, 2022 that she would retire from...
marks in assists and three-pointers, held by Temeka Johnson of LSU and DianaTaurasi of UConn, respectively. In the Final Four, she posted 21 points, nine...
historic season for the Mercury with the combination of Brittney Griner, DianaTaurasi and Candice Dupree as the dominant Big 3 to carry the team plus the...
the WNBA All Star game. On 16 September 2007, Penny Taylor along with DianaTaurasi and Cappie Pondexter led the Phoenix Mercury to the WNBA championship...
won the silver and bronze medals respectively. Americans Sue Bird and DianaTaurasi are the all-time leader for the most Olympic medals in basketball, with...
were in the first round of the draft; five players—Sue Bird in 2002, DianaTaurasi in 2004, Tina Charles in 2010, Maya Moore in 2011, and Breanna Stewart...
the WNBA include five-time champion Sue Bird, her Olympic teammate DianaTaurasi (the only two basketball players of either gender to earn five Olympic...
seasons. No other players have won the award in consecutive seasons, but DianaTaurasi, Sylvia Fowles, and Breanna Stewart have won the award twice. While...
offseason in 2014. American DianaTaurasi of the WNBA played with the team for ten years. In February 2015, it was reported that Taurasi was resting for the summer...
these. Some stand-out shooting guards currently in the WNBA include DianaTaurasi and Seimone Augustus. Examples of NBA shooting guards are given below...
having had five players combine for a total of nine awards (Bird, DianaTaurasi, Renee Montgomery, Moriah Jefferson and Bueckers). The only other programs...
tournament, with a total of 51 points, matching the number scored by DianaTaurasi in her tournament debut. Her strong performance continued in the NCAA...
due to the new playoff format. During a loss in Game 1, Moore passed DianaTaurasi for most points scored in WNBA Finals history (262). Facing a 2–1 deficit...
University of Virginia, Chamique Holdsclaw of the University of Tennessee, DianaTaurasi and Maya Moore of UConn, Seimone Augustus of Louisiana State University...
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