Diana Taurasi is an American personality who is a professional female basketball player. Taurasi has earned the honor of being called the first basketball player in UConn history to achieve simultaneous points, assists, and rebounds, making the record of 2,000 points, 600 assists, and 600 rebounds in a basketball profession. Taurasi has remained an important member of the USA women’s team in the years 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016, achieving gold medals in the professional basketball games while representing the USA. She also earned a bronze medal for her team while playing in the 2001 U.S. Junior World Championship. Diana has been the recipient of various accolades, honors, and awards, especially in the season 2004, such as:
- The Honda Sports Award
- Naismith College Player of the Year award
- Nancy Lieberman Award
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
Early Life
At present, Taurasi is a 40 years old female athlete because of her birth in 1982. Consequently, she holds the honor of being called the second-oldest active player in the Women’s National Basketball Association [WNBA]. Diana Taurasi was born on June 11, 1982, and brought up in Chino, California, where she received her education, and schooling and played basketball while developing a passion for the same. She is a graduate student of Don Antonio Lugo High School and played throughout her high school maintaining good records and accolades.
Diana’s father’s name is Mario, who has remained a professional soccer player based in Italy and played soccer for several years while being in the position of goalkeeper. Her mother’s name is Liliana who is an Argentinian. Before Diana was born, her parents Mario and Liliana Taurasi moved from Argentina to the United States. Diana shares her childhood and infancy stages with her older sister named Jessika. She got herself admitted to the University of Connecticut (UConn, 2000-2004) and began playing for the women’s basketball team during the 2000–2001 season.
Diana Taurasi Career
Taurasi was selected first in the 2004 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury, a team that went 8–26 in the 2003 season. At that period in her profession, there were shorter players in the starting five on her team so she had to play forward. However, she mostly plays guard. In 2005, Diana got an ankle injury. She was chosen by the USA Basketball women’s national team player selection committee to represent the US at the 2012 Olympics in London.
Taurasi played for Team USA at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, earning her fourth gold medal in the final. Taurasi was a key member of the gold medal-winning 2020 US women’s Olympic team in Tokyo, achieving a record fifth gold medal. She joins US Olympic teammate Sue Bird as the only two Olympic basketball players of any gender to win five Olympic gold medals.
Diana Taurasi Biography |
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| Real Name | Diana Lorena Taurasi |
| Birth Date | 11 June 1982 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 40 Years |
| Birth Place | Glendale, California, United States |
| Profession | Basketball Player |
| College | – |
| Qualification | – |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 6’ 0” – in Centimeters – 183 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 74 kg – in Pounds – 163 lbs |
| Hair Color | Light Brown |
| Eye Color | Light Brown |
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Family |
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| Father | Mario Taurasi |
| Mother | Liliana Taurasi |
| Sister | Jessika Taurasi |
| Brother | – |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Affair | No |
| Is she a Lesbian? | Yes |
| Who is her spouse? | Penny Taylor |
| Children | Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor, Isla Taurasi-Taylor |
Personal Life
Diana has been bringing forward her eight years of dating relationship with her former teammate. It is known that Diana has been wedded to her former teammate named Penny Taylor. Once in her interview, she said that she used to feel great after meeting up with her close friends and family members, and thereby she is excited about her upcoming marriage life. On 1st March 2018, the two former teammates, who exchanged the rituals of marriage, welcomed their first child when Taylor gave birth to a son named Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor.
Diana Taurasi Networth
She is one of 11 top women who all won an Olympic gold medal, along with other record-making winning championships like an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold, and a WNBA Championship. Diana has a net worth of $3.5 million. It is for sure that Diana Taurasi, who has given many years to her basketball games, must have earned more than this because of her association with WNBA and other overseas teams. Back in 2021, Diana earned the honor of being called the WNBA’s highest-paid salary producer with a worth of $228,000 for the particular WNBA season when she played overseas for teams in Russia.
Trivia
- Diana Lorena Taurasi feels proud because of her old and cultural Latin roots. Diana’s parents first relocated to the US and then got married and later permanently got settled in America.
- She is an avid lover of soccer games, but all during her childhood her dad encouraged her to pursue basketball, so she started playing basketball when she was in 6th grade.
- Diana Lorena Taurasi was brought up in an environment where speaking in Spanish was normal and was like a mother tongue for the whole family. Today, she is an avid lover of Spanish music and Italian food.
