Diana Taurasi

Diana Taurasi
	Taurasi in 2018
No. 3 – Phoenix Mercury
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	June 11, 1982; Chino, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	163 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High school	Don Antonio Lugo; (Chino, California)
College	UConn (2000–2004)
WNBA draft	2004: 1st round, 1st overall pick
	Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–present	Phoenix Mercury
2005–2006	Dynamo Moscow
2006–2010	Spartak Moscow
2010–2011	Fenerbahçe
2011–2012	Galatasaray Medical Park
2012–2017	UMMC Ekaterinburg
Career highlights and awards
	3× WNBA champion (2007, 2009, 2014); 2× WNBA Finals MVP (2009, 2014); WNBA MVP (2009); 10× WNBA All-Star (2005–2007, 2009, 2011, 2013–2014, 2017–2018, 2021); 10× All-WNBA First Team (2004, 2006–2011, 2013, 2014, 2018); 4× All-WNBA Second Team (2005, 2016, 2017, 2020); WNBA Rookie of the Year (2004); 5× WNBA scoring champion (2006, 2008–2011); WNBA assists leader (2014); 6× WNBA Peak Performer (2006, 2007, 2009–2011, 2014); WNBA 15th Anniversary Team (2011); WNBA 20th Anniversary Team (2016); WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021); 6× EuroLeague champion (2007–2010, 2013, 2016); 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
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championship

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), 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. Also in 2021, she was selected by fans as the league's greatest player of all time. 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. 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. Taurasi is one of 11 women to win an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup, and a WNBA Championship.

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