Diana Taurasi: Basketball

 Taurasi is a professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury.

Website: http://www.dianataurasi.com/

The Spartalk Moscow in Paris: Interview with Taurasi.

Taurasi takes spelling bee quiz.

Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird at ESPN studio interview

In Taurasi's early career she was awarded with the 2000 Cheryl Miller Award, presented by the Los Angeles Times to the best player in Southern California. She continued her career at the University of Connecticut where she was point guard and shooting guard. She lead the Huskies to three National Championships. Throughout her career Taurasi was awarded with many accolades including the 2003 and 2004 Naismith College Player of the Year awards, the 2003 Wade Trophy, and the 2003 Associated Press Player of the Year award. She was taken the #1 seed in the 2005 WNBA Draft to the Phoenix Mercury. Her first year in the WNBA, Taurasi took home Rookie of the Year and was named First Team All-WNBA. The following season she was named WNBA-All Star starter. In the off season, she went to Russia to compete for the Dynamo. She was selected to the NCAA's 25th Anniversary Team, named to her third WNBA All-Star Team, and leads the league in scoring. She broke the league's single season scoring record. During the summer of 2011, Taurasi will represent the US in Brazil at the Women's World Championships. Off the court, Taurasi is one of a few selected to have her own signature shoe. She also was featured on the cover of the 2010 ESPN Magazine in "the Body" issue. 

 

Articles Tagged with "Diana Taurasi" on WomenTalkSports.com:

• Tamika Catchings caught in a rare Olympic moment in Team USA women's basketball photo
• London 2012: Candace Parker Headlines All-Olympic Team Awards
• USA Women's Basketball Vs. France Preview: Three Keys For The 2012 Olympic Final
• USA Women's Basketball Vs. Czech Republic: Why Poor Three Point Shooting Is Not A Fatal Flaw In The 2012 Olympics
• 2012 Olympics Basketball Preview: United States
• USA Women's Basketball vs. Brazil - Final Score: 99-67
• Monday Open Thread: USA vs. Brazil Men's/Women's Doubleheader Starting at 5:30 PM ET/2:30 PM PT On ESPN2
• USA Basketball Women’s National Team ready to face Brazil
• Three more days of the WNBA before the Olympic break
• Taurasi out indefinitely with hip flexor injury
• Injury Updates For Seimone Augustus & Diana Taurasi, Commentary On Women In Sports
• Overseas Update: Tidbits from Turkey
• It's Taurasi, not a double-standard
• Shock and Awe: Defending champs Seattle Storm fall to Phoenix Mercury 77-75
• Mercury Vs. Storm: Post Game Reactions and Quotes
• My Top 15 WNBA Players ballot

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