Diana Lorena Taurasi is an American professional basketball player, she was born on 11 June 1982. She plays for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by Phoenix first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft. In 2011, she was voted by fans as one of the WNBA’s Top 15 Players 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 9000 points. Today we will discuss about Diana Taurasi: College| Net Worth| Married| Facts.
Diana Taurasi: College| Net Worth| Married| Facts…
Taurasi grew up in Chino, California, where she attended and played basketball at Don Antonio Lugo High School. Taurasi’s father, Mario, was born in Italy and raised in Argentina. He was a professional soccer player in Italy and played for several years as a goalkeeper. Taurasi’s mother, Liliana, is Argentinian. Mario and Liliana Taurasi emigrated from Argentina to the United States before Diana was born. She has an older sister named Jessika.
College
Following a highly decorated high school career, Taurasi enrolled at the University of Connecticut (UConn) and began playing for the women’s basketball team during the 2000–2001 season. Taking the court primarily at point guard and shooting guard, she led the team to three consecutive NCAA championships. Leading up to the final championship, her coach, Geno Auriemma, would declare his likelihood of winning with the claim, “We have Diana, and you don’t.”
Net Worth
Diana Taurasi is a professional basketball player and has a net worth of $1.5 million and annual salary of $500 thousand. Diana Taurasi has earned her net worth through her basketball career with the WNBA and UMMC Ekaterinburg of Russia for the team Phoenix Mercury, as well as her U.S.A. and International basketball career.
| Net Worth: | $1.5 Million |
| Salary: | $500 Thousand |
| Date of Birth: | Jun 11, 1982 (39 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Height: | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| Profession: | Athlete, Basketball player |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
Married
On May 13, 2017, Taurasi married Phoenix Mercury Director of Player Development and Performance Penny Taylor; Taylor is a former teammate of Taurasi’s. On March 1, 2018, the couple welcomed their first child when Taylor gave birth to son Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor.
Facts
Taurasi was a member of the USA Women’s U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. The event was held in July 2000, when the USA team defeated Cuba to win the championship. In the closest match of the tournament, the semifinal game against Brazil, Taurasi connected on seven of her eleven three-point attempts and ended the game with 26 points. She averaged 12.6 points per game and led the team with assists with 5.46 per game.
