Basketball · United States · 1982–
Diana Taurasi Life & Career Timeline
Six Olympic golds and the standard for a generation of women’s basketball.
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Diana Taurasi combined college dominance, WNBA championships, international club titles and an unmatched six Olympic gold medals across a twenty-year professional career.
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Born in California
Diana Lorena Taurasi was born to an Argentine father and American mother and grew up in Chino.
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Source: www.fiba.basketballBegins at UConn
Taurasi joined the University of Connecticut and became the leader of a dominant college programme.
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Source: uconnhuskies.comFirst NCAA championship
UConn completed an unbeaten season and Taurasi won the first of three consecutive national titles.
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Source: uconnhuskies.comFirst pick in the WNBA Draft
The Phoenix Mercury selected Taurasi first overall.
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Source: www.wnba.comFirst Olympic gold
At twenty-two, Taurasi began an Olympic run that would extend across six editions.
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Source: www.fiba.basketballWNBA Rookie of the Year
She immediately established herself as the Mercury’s franchise player.
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Source: www.wnba.comFirst WNBA championship
Phoenix won the title and Taurasi added a major professional championship to her résumé.
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Source: www.wnba.comSecond Olympic gold
The United States completed another unbeaten Olympic tournament.
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Source: www.fiba.basketballWNBA MVP and champion
Taurasi won league MVP, the scoring title, a second championship and Finals MVP in one season.
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Source: www.wnba.comWorld champion
The United States won the FIBA Women’s World Cup, one of Taurasi’s three world titles.
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Source: www.fiba.basketballThird Olympic gold
Taurasi helped extend the United States’ Olympic winning tradition.
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Source: www.fiba.basketballThird WNBA title
Phoenix completed a record-setting season and Taurasi collected a second Finals MVP award.
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Source: www.wnba.comFourth Olympic gold
Her shooting and leadership remained central as the United States won again.
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Source: www.fiba.basketballWNBA career scoring leader
Taurasi passed Tina Thompson to become the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer.
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Source: www.wnba.comFifth Olympic gold
Taurasi and Sue Bird became the first basketball players to win five Olympic gold medals.
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Source: www.fiba.basketballFirst WNBA player to 10,000 points
A long-range shot carried Taurasi across a scoring threshold no WNBA player had reached.
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Source: www.wnba.comHistoric sixth Olympic gold
The United States won a one-point final and Taurasi became the first basketball player with six Olympic gold medals.
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Source: www.fiba.basketballRetires after twenty seasons
Taurasi announced the end of a career that reshaped the record books and the expectations around women’s basketball.
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