Diana Taurasi
CountryUnited States 
GenderFemale
BirthdayJun 11, 1982
BiographyDiana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for 20 seasons, spending her entire career with the Phoenix Mercury. Taurasi is widely recognized as one of the greatest women's basketball players ever. She rose to fame while playing college basketball at the University of Connecticut where she led the team to three consecutive NCAA championships.
Taurasi was drafted by Phoenix first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft and was the 2004 WNBA Rookie of the Year. She has won three WNBA championships (2007, 2009, and 2014), one WNBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award (2009), two WNBA Finals MVP Awards (2009 and 2014) and five scoring titles (2006, 2008–2011). She has also been selected to 10 WNBA All-Star teams and 14 All-WNBA teams (including 10 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. Also in 2021, fans selected her as the league's greatest player of all time. On June 18, 2017, Taurasi became the WNBA all-time leading scorer. As a member of the U.S. national team, she has won six Olympic gold medals (2004–2024) and three FIBA World Cups (2010, 2014, and 2018).
Her penchant for scoring in crucial situations has earned her the nickname "White Mamba", coined by Kobe Bryant. Taurasi is one of 11 women to win an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup, and a WNBA Championship.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Diana Taurasi. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Taurasi was drafted by Phoenix first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft and was the 2004 WNBA Rookie of the Year. She has won three WNBA championships (2007, 2009, and 2014), one WNBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award (2009), two WNBA Finals MVP Awards (2009 and 2014) and five scoring titles (2006, 2008–2011). She has also been selected to 10 WNBA All-Star teams and 14 All-WNBA teams (including 10 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. Also in 2021, fans selected her as the league's greatest player of all time. On June 18, 2017, Taurasi became the WNBA all-time leading scorer. As a member of the U.S. national team, she has won six Olympic gold medals (2004–2024) and three FIBA World Cups (2010, 2014, and 2018).
Her penchant for scoring in crucial situations has earned her the nickname "White Mamba", coined by Kobe Bryant. Taurasi is one of 11 women to win an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup, and a WNBA Championship.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Diana Taurasi. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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