Diana Taurasi is an American personality who is a professional female basketball player. Taurasi has earned the honor of being named the first basketball player in UConn history to achieve simultaneous points, assists and rebounds, setting the record of 2,000 points, 600 assists and 600 rebounds in a basketball profession. Taurasi has remained a key member of the U.S. women’s team throughout 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016, earning gold medals in professional basketball games while representing the U.S. She also earned a bronze medal for her team while playing in the 2001 US Junior World Championship. Diana has received several accolades, awards and accolades, especially in the 2004 season such as:
- The Honda Sports Award
- Naismith College Player of the Year award
- Nancy Lieberman Award
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
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Diana Taurasi early life
At present, Taurasi is a 40-year-old female athlete due to her birth in 1982. Therefore, she has the honor of being named the second oldest active player in the Women’s National Basketball Association [WNBA]† Diana Taurasi was born on June 11, 1982 and grew up in Chino, California where she got her education and training and played basketball while developing a passion for the same. She is a graduate student of Don Antonio Lugo High School and played with good records and accolades throughout her high school. Diana’s father’s name is Mario who has remained a professional footballer in Italy and played football for several years while holding the position of goalkeeper. Her mother’s name is Liliana, an Argentine. Before Diana was born, her parents Mario and Liliana Taurasi moved from Argentina to the United States. Diana shares her childhood and childhood with her older sister Jessika. She was admitted to the University of Connecticut (UConn, 2000-2004) and began playing for the women’s basketball team in 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 time in her business, there were shorter players in the starting five on her team, so she had to play forward. However, she usually plays guard. In 2005 Diana suffered an ankle injury. She was chosen by the US National Basketball Team Player Selection Committee to represent the US at the 2012 London Olympics. Taurasi played for Team USA at the 2016 Olympics in Rio and earned her fourth gold medal in the final. Taurasi was a key member of the US Olympic women’s team that won a gold medal in 2020 in Tokyo and achieved a record fifth gold medal. She joins US Olympic teammate Sue Bird as the only two Olympic basketball players of each gender to have won five Olympic gold medals.
Diana Taurasi Biography |
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| Real name | Diana Lorena Taurasic |
| Date of birth | June 11, 1982 |
| Age (from 2022) | 40 years |
| Birthplace | Glendale, California, United States |
| Profession | Basketball player |
| Secondary school | † |
| Qualification | † |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 6′ 0” – in Centimeters – 183 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 74kg – in pounds – 163 pounds |
| Hair colour | Light brown |
| eye color | Light brown |
Family |
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| Father | Mario Taurasic |
| Mother | Liliana Taurasi |
| Sister | Jessica Taurasic |
| Brother | † |
Relationship status |
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| Marital status | Married |
| Affair | no |
| Is she a lesbian? | Yes |
| Who is her husband? | Penny Taylor |
| Children | Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor, Isla Taurasi-Taylor |
Diana Taurasi Private life
Diana has brought to the fore her eight-year relationship with her former teammate. Diana is known to be married to her former teammate Penny Taylor. Once in her interview, she said that she felt good after meeting her close friends and relatives, and because of that, she is excited about her upcoming married life. On March 1, 2018, the two former teammates, who exchanged marriage rituals, welcomed their first child when Taylor gave birth to a son named Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor.
Diana Taurasi Networth
She is one of the top 11 women to win an Olympic gold medal, along with other record-winning championships such as an NCAA championship, a FIBA World Cup gold, and a WNBA championship. Diana has a net worth of $3.5 million. It is certain that Diana Taurasi, who has devoted many years to her basketball games, must have earned more than this because of her association with WNBA and other foreign teams. In 2021, Diana earned the honor of being named the WNBA’s highest paid salary producer with a net worth of $228,000 for the specific WNBA season when she played abroad for teams in Russia.
trivia
- Diana Lorena Taurasi is proud of her ancient and cultural Latin roots. Diana’s parents first moved to the US and then married and later settled permanently in America.
- She is an avid fan of football games, but already during her childhood, her father encouraged her to play basketball, so she started playing basketball when she was in the sixth grade.
- Diana Lorena Taurasi grew up in an environment where speaking Spanish was common and as a mother tongue for the whole family. Today she is an avid lover of Spanish music and Italian food.