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{{short description|American basketball player (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Diana Taurasi
| image = Diana Taurasi 2024 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Taurasi in 2024
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| position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[Point guard]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 163
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|11}}
| birth_place = [[Glendale, California]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Don Antonio Lugo High School|Don Antonio Lugo]]<br>([[Chino, California]])
| college = [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]] (2000–2004)
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 2004
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 1
| draft_team = [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| career_start = 2004
| career_end = 2024
| years1 = {{WNBA Year|2004}}–{{WNBA Year|2024}}
| team1 = [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| years2 = 2005–2006
| team2 = [[Dynamo Moscow (women's basketball)|Dynamo Moscow]]
| years3 = 2006–2010
| team3 = [[WBC Spartak Moscow Region|Spartak Moscow]]
| years4 = 2010–2011
| team4 = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)|Fenerbahçe]]
| years5 = 2011–2012
| team5 = [[Galatasaray women's basketball team|Galatasaray Medical Park]]
| years6 = 2012–2017
| team6 = [[UMMC Ekaterinburg]]
| highlights = * 3× [[WNBA Championship|WNBA champion]] ([[2007 WNBA Finals|2007]], [[2009 WNBA Finals|2009]], [[2014 WNBA Finals|2014]])
* 2× [[WNBA Finals MVP Award|WNBA Finals MVP]] ([[2009 WNBA Finals|2009]], [[2014 WNBA Finals|2014]])
* [[WNBA MVP Award|WNBA MVP]] ({{WNBA Year|2009}})
* 11× [[WNBA All-Star Game|WNBA All-Star]] ([[2005 WNBA All-Star Game|2005]]–[[2007 WNBA All-Star Game|2007]], [[2009 WNBA All-Star Game|2009]], [[2011 WNBA All-Star Game|2011]], [[2013 WNBA All-Star Game|2013]], [[2014 WNBA All-Star Game|2014]], [[2017 WNBA All-Star Game|2017]], [[2018 WNBA All-Star Game|2018]], [[2021 WNBA All-Star Game|2021]], [[2024 WNBA All-Star Game|2024]])
* 10× [[All-WNBA Team|All-WNBA First Team]] ({{WNBA Year|2004}}, {{WNBA Year|2006}}–{{WNBA Year|2011}}, {{WNBA Year|2013}}, {{WNBA Year|2014}}, {{WNBA Year|2018}})
* 4× [[All-WNBA Team|All-WNBA Second Team]] ({{WNBA Year|2005}}, {{WNBA Year|2016}}, {{WNBA Year|2017}}, {{WNBA Year|2020}})
* [[WNBA Rookie of the Year]] ({{WNBA Year|2004}})
* 5× [[List of Women's National Basketball Association season scoring leaders|WNBA scoring champion]] ({{WNBA Year|2006}}, {{WNBA Year|2008}}–{{WNBA Year|2011}})
* [[List of Women's National Basketball Association season assists leaders|WNBA assists leader]] ({{WNBA Year|2014}})
* 6× [[WNBA Peak Performers|WNBA Peak Performer]] ({{WNBA Year|2006}}, {{WNBA Year|2007}}, {{WNBA Year|2009}}–{{WNBA Year|2011}}, {{WNBA Year|2014}})
* [[WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time|WNBA 15th Anniversary Team]] ({{WNBA Year|2011}})
* [[WNBA Top 20@20|WNBA 20th Anniversary Team]] ({{WNBA Year|2016}})
* [[The W25|WNBA 25th Anniversary Team]] ({{WNBA Year|2021}})<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-continues-celebration-of-landmark-25th-season-names-greatest-players-in-league-history-the-w25/ |title=WNBA Continues Celebration Of Landmark 25th Season, Names Greatest Players In League History, "The W25" |publisher=WNBA |date=September 5, 2021 |accessdate=October 18, 2021}}</ref>
* 6× [[EuroLeague Women|EuroLeague]] champion (2007–2010, 2013, 2016)
* 7× [[Russian Women's Basketball Premier League|Russian National League]] champion (2007, 2008, 2013–2017)
* 3× Russian Cup winner (2013–2014, 2017)
* 3× [[Russian Gold Basket awards|Russian League Player of the Year]] (2007, 2008, 2009)
* [[Women's Basketball Super League|Turkish National League]] champion (2011)
* [[Turkish Women's Cup Basketball|Turkish Cup]] winner (2012)
* 3× [[List of NCAA Women's Division I Basketball champions|NCAA champion]] ([[2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2002]]–[[2004 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2004]])
* 2× [[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player|NCAA Tournament MOP]] (2003, 2004)
* [[Wade Trophy]] (2003)
* 2× [[Honda Sports Award]] (2003, 2004)
* 2× [[Naismith College Player of the Year]] (2003, 2004)
* [[USBWA Women's National Player of the Year]] (2003)
* [[Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year|AP College Player of the Year]] (2003)
* 2× [[Nancy Lieberman Award]] (2003, 2004)
* 2× [[Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year|Big East Player of the Year]] (2003, 2004)
* 2× First-team All-American – [[Associated Press|AP]] (2003, 2004)
* 3× [[Women's Basketball Coaches Association|Kodak]] All-American (2002–2004)
* 2× All-American –[[United States Basketball Writers Association|USBWA]] (2003, 2004)
* Second-team All-American – AP (2002)
* 3× First-team All-[[Big East Conference|Big East]] (2002–2004)
* [[Big East women's basketball tournament|Big East tournament]] MOP (2001)
* Big East All-Freshman Team (2001)
* [[Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award|Naismith Prep Player of the Year]] (2000)
* 4× [[USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year]] (2006, 2010, 2012, 2016)
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| medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Women's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{bkw|USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris]]|[[Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 FIBA World Championship for Women|2010 Czech Republic]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 FIBA World Championship for Women|2014 Turkey]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup|2018 Spain]]|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 FIBA World Championship for Women|2006 Brazil]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup|FIBA Under-19 World Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2001 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women|2001 Czech Republic]]|[[United States women's national under-19 basketball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship|FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|2000 Argentina|[[United States women's national under-19 basketball team|Team]]}}
| stat1label      = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value      = 10,646 (18.8 ppg)
| stat2label      = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value      = 2,210 (3.9 rpg)
| stat3label      = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value      = 2,394 (4.2 apg)
| stats_league    = WNBA
}}
'''Diana Lorena Taurasi''' (born June 11, 1982) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. She played 20 seasons in the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA), spending her entire WNBA career with the [[Phoenix Mercury]]. A global basketball icon, Taurasi helped grow the visibility of the [[women's basketball|women's game]] and is credited with elevating the standard of play in the WNBA. She is often considered the greatest player in women's basketball history and holds the all-time WNBA scoring record. She is the most decorated Olympic athlete in any team sport, winning six Olympic gold medals with the [[United States women's national basketball team]].

Taurasi was the top [[college recruiting|recruit]] in her class and earned national player of the year honors at [[Don Antonio Lugo High School]] in her hometown of [[Chino, California]]. She played [[college basketball]] for [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]], whom she led to three consecutive [[NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|national titles]]. She was twice named national college player of the year and is regarded as one of the greatest collegiate players of all time. Selected [[List of first overall WNBA draft picks|first overall]] by the Mercury in the [[2004 WNBA draft]], Taurasi quickly emerged as the league's best scorer and gained a reputation for her [[Clutch (sports)|clutch]] scoring ability and competitiveness, which earned her the nickname "'''White Mamba'''".  Her accolades in the WNBA include three league championships, two Finals Most Valuable Player awards, one MVP award, five scoring titles, 10 All-WNBA First Team selections, and 11 All-Star selections. Taurasi is the WNBA all-time leader in points, three-pointers, field goals, and free throws. She was also a decorated player overseas, playing in Russia and Turkey and winning six [[EuroLeague Women]] titles.

Internationally, Taurasi was a central figure on the United States women's national team, and with former college teammate [[Sue Bird]] established it as one of the greatest sports dynasties. She won six Olympic gold medals and three FIBA World Cup championships, and is a four-time recipient of the [[USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year]] award. Taurasi holds the team record for games played in the Olympics (44) and scored the second-most points in team history.

==Early life==
Taurasi was born in [[Glendale, California]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/news/wnba-diana-taurasi-announces-retirement |title=Three-time WNBA champion Diana Taurasi announces retirement after 20 seasons |access-date=October 6, 2025}}</ref> and grew up in [[Chino, California]]. Taurasi's father, Mario, was raised in Argentina. He was a professional soccer player in Italy and played for several years as a goalkeeper.<ref>{{cite book |title=Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary |editor=David L. Porter |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-313-30952-6}}</ref> Taurasi's mother, Liliana, is Argentine. Mario and Liliana Taurasi emigrated from Argentina to the United States before Diana was born. She has an older sister named Jessika.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diana Taurasi |url=https://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/TA/Diana-Taurasi.aspx?pg=203 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210710142532/https://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/TA/Diana-Taurasi.aspx?pg=203 |archive-date=2021-07-10 |website=[[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|Team USA]]}}</ref>

Taurasi attended [[Don Antonio Lugo High School]], where she graduated in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2021 |title=Don Lugo High grad Diana Taurasi, the WNBA's All-Time leading scorer, signs contract extension with the Phoenix Mercury |url=https://www.championnewspapers.com/sports_and_recreation/article_309134a2-64b6-11eb-96fa-1369ce012280.html}}</ref><ref>Landon Brown, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160524134309/http://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2016/05/23/taurasi-meets-high-schooler-who-shattered-her-record/ "Taurasi Meets High Schooler Who Shattered Her Record,"] Cronkite News, Arizona PBS, May 23, 2016.</ref> In high school, Taurasi was the recipient of the 2000 [[Cheryl Miller]] Award, presented by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' to the best player in Southern California.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/diana_taurasi/bio.html |title=Diana Taurasi |publisher=WNBA |access-date=July 22, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121031927/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/diana_taurasi/bio.html |archive-date=November 21, 2011}}</ref> She was also recognized as the 1999 and 2000 Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year, the 2000 Naismith and "[[Parade Magazine]]" National High School Player of the Year. With 3,047 points, Taurasi concluded her prep career ranked fourth in state history. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) designated Taurasi a distinct American.<ref name="WBCA HS AA"/> She participated in the 2000 [[Women's Basketball Coaches Association#WBCA High School All-America Game|WBCA High School All-America Game]], where she scored twelve points and earned MVP honors.<ref name="WBCA Box Scores"/><ref name="WBCA MVP"/>

==College career==
[[File:DianaTaurasiWhiteHouse.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Taurasi (right) with President [[George W. Bush]] at a [[White House]] ceremony for the [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship|national champion]] 2002–03 [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut Huskies]]]]
Following a highly decorated high school career, Taurasi enrolled at the [[University of Connecticut]] (UConn) and began playing for the [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|women's basketball team]] during the 2000–2001 season primarily as a [[point guard]] and [[shooting guard]]. After a poor shooting performance in UConn's [[2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2001 Final Four]] loss to Notre Dame, Taurasi vowed, "We will not lose another tournament game while I'm wearing this uniform." They proceeded to win three straight national titles. Leading up to the final championship win, her coach, [[Geno Auriemma]], would declare his likelihood of winning with the claim, "We have Diana, and you don't."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2004/03/03-30-04tdc/03-30-04dsports-column-01.asp |title=UConn's Taurasi proves why she's best in nation |access-date=July 22, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040408173331/http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2004/03/03-30-04tdc/03-30-04dsports-column-01.asp |archive-date=April 8, 2004}}</ref>

Taurasi also received many personal accolades at UConn, including the 2003 and 2004 [[Naismith College Player of the Year]] awards, the 2003 [[Wade Trophy]],<ref name="Wade Trophy"/> the 2003 and 2004 [[Honda Sports Award]] and the 2003 [[Associated Press]] Player of the Year award.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/4-21-04-Taurasi-wins-sports-award-11696175.php |title=4/21/04 Taurasi wins sports award |last=Cacciola |first=Scott |date=2004-04-21 |website=New Haven Register |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/basketball |title=Basketball |website=CWSA |language=en |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> Additionally, Taurasi received honors and praise within the state of Connecticut. For example, state senator [[Thomas Gaffey]] nominated her to join [[Prudence Crandall]] as the state's heroine.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/2003/ncaa_tourney/news/2003/04/09/taurasi_stateheroine_ap/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012083837/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/2003/ncaa_tourney/news/2003/04/09/taurasi_stateheroine_ap |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 12, 2008 |title=Senator nominates UConn's Taurasi for state heroine |access-date=July 22, 2009 |work=CNN}}</ref>

She averaged 15.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in her collegiate career. During her time at UConn, her team compiled a record of 139 wins and eight losses. In 2005,  after taking a break from school to enter the WNBA draft, play in the Olympics, and then return to finish her first season in the WNBA, Taurasi went back to [[University of Connecticut|UConn]] and earned her bachelor's degree. As a [[First-generation college students in the United States|first-generation college student]], the first in her family to graduate from college, Taurasi said that earning her college degree "meant just as much as any championship ring, banner or gold medal."<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 28, 2005 |title=WNBA notebook: It was back to school for Taurasi |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/wnba-notebook-it-was-back-to-school-for-taurasi/}}</ref>

In 2006, Taurasi was a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/103008aaa.html |title=Women's Basketball 1995 National Championship Team to be Recognized as "Huskies of Honor" |website=uconnhuskies.com |access-date=July 24, 2009 |archive-date=August 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807164447/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/103008aaa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2025, the [[Associated Press]] selected Taurasi as one of the greatest collegiate players in the women’s poll era alongside [[Caitlin Clark]], [[Cheryl Miller]], [[Candace Parker]], and [[Breanna Stewart]] as the starting five players.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Feinberg |first1=Doug|title=The greatest women’s college basketball players: Who made the list? |url=https://apnews.com/article/womens-college-basketball-22242d784a4720456af59ae4d4b56660 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=October 16, 2025|access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref>

==WNBA career==
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=== 2004–2006: WNBA beginnings ===
Following her collegiate career, Taurasi was selected first overall in the [[2004 WNBA draft]] by the [[Phoenix Mercury]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 WNBA Draft |url=https://www.wnba.com/draft2004/ |access-date=2021-12-22 |website=WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA |language=en}}</ref> a team that went 8–26 in the 2003 season. In her WNBA debut, Taurasi scored 22 points in a 72–66 Mercury loss to the [[Sacramento Monarchs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/s/2004/0520/1806064.html |title=ESPN.com: WNBA – Taurasi impressive in debut, but not successful |website=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> For her rookie season, she averaged 17.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Although the Mercury did not qualify for the playoffs, Taurasi was named to the Western Conference All-Star team and won the [[WNBA Rookie of the Year Award]].

In 2005, Taurasi averaged 16.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game while battling an ankle injury. She was an All-Star for the second straight year, but the Mercury faded down the stretch and again missed the playoffs. Former [[NBA]] coach [[Paul Westhead]] became the Mercury's head coach heading into the 2006 season and brought his up-tempo style to Phoenix. Taurasi went on to have a historic season under Westhead's coaching, leading the league in scoring and earning a third straight trip to the All-Star Game. She broke [[Katie Smith|Katie Smith's]] league record for points in a season with 741 points. In 2006, Taurasi averaged a WNBA record 25.3 points, 4.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game, including a then-league record 47 points in a triple overtime regular season victory against the [[Houston Comets]]. During that game, she made a then-WNBA record eight three-pointers. Taurasi also set a WNBA record with 121 three-pointers in a single season. The Mercury finished 18–16 but missed the playoffs after losing a tie-breaker with Houston and Seattle.

=== 2007–2009: Two WNBA championships ===
In 2007, Taurasi reached the WNBA playoffs for the first time. In the first round, the Mercury eliminated the [[Seattle Storm]] two games to none. Next, they swept the [[San Antonio Silver Stars]], and Taurasi advanced to her first [[WNBA Finals]], against the defending champion [[Detroit Shock]]. The Mercury went on to win their first WNBA title. With this victory, Taurasi became the seventh player ever to win an NCAA title, a WNBA title, and an Olympic gold medal.

In the 2009 season, Taurasi was named the WNBA MVP and later led the Phoenix Mercury to its second WNBA championship in three years by beating the Indiana Fever, three games to two, as Taurasi was named the WNBA Finals MVP. Taurasi was the second player, after [[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke]], to win the season scoring title, the season MVP award, a WNBA Championship and the finals MVP in the same season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/recap?gameId=291009011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013195147/http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/recap?gameId=291009011 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2009 |title=Taurasi, Pondexter lead Mercury to second title in three years |date=October 9, 2009 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=October 10, 2009}}</ref>

=== 2010–2013: Injury and return ===
[[File:Diana Taurasi 2 cropped.jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Young woman wearing a purple shiny warmup suit|Taurasi in 2013]]
In 2011, after being selected to her seventh All-WNBA First Team,<ref name="wnba.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/playoffs/2011/allwnba_team_111004.html |title=Playoffs 2011 |publisher=WNBA.com |date=October 7, 2011 |access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> Taurasi was voted one of the Top 15 players in the fifteen-year history of the WNBA by fans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/allstar/2011/top15_072311.html |title=AllStar 2011 |publisher=WNBA.com |access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> In 2012, Taurasi had an injury-riddled season, playing only eight games. She had to sit out the rest of the season with a strained left [[hip flexor]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.northjersey.com/sports/strained-hip-flexor-sidelines-taurasi-1.421111 |title=North Jersey News and Information {{pipe}} NorthJersey.com}}</ref> The Mercury proceeded to finish the season 7–27 as the second-worst team in the league.

In 2013, Taurasi returned healthy for the season, and she played 32 games and averaged over 20 points per game for the sixth time in her career. The Mercury finished third in the Western Conference with a 19–15 record. They defeated the [[Los Angeles Sparks]] 2–1 in the first round, advancing to the conference finals, but would lose to the [[Minnesota Lynx]] in a two-game sweep.

=== 2014: Third WNBA championship ===
Entering the 2014 season, Taurasi reached the number two spot in career points per game, fifth place in career points, and ninth in career assists. In the 2014 season, with a supporting cast of all-star power forward [[Candice Dupree]], rising star [[Brittney Griner]] and new head coach [[Sandy Brondello]], the Phoenix Mercury finished 29–5, setting the record for most wins in a regular season and earning the top seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, they advanced to the WNBA Finals, where they would sweep the [[Chicago Sky]], earning Taurasi her third championship. Taurasi also won the WNBA Finals MVP for the second time in her career.

=== 2015–2016: WNBA sit out and return ===
On February 3, 2015, Taurasi announced that she would sit out the [[2015 WNBA season]] at the request of her Russian Premier League team, [[UMMC Ekaterinburg]]. The team offered to pay Taurasi more than her WNBA salary to skip the 2015 WNBA season. For the [[2014 WNBA season]], Taurasi made just under the league maximum of $107,000. However, she made 14 times that – approximately $1.5 million – playing overseas.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-04 |title=WNBA loses star Diana Taurasi for season because of big Russia payday |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-wnba-diana-taurasi-to-skip-season-for-russian-team-20150203-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-04 |title=Russian team offering Diana Taurasi more than her WNBA salary ... to rest |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/02/diana-taurasi-sit-out-wbna-season |website=For The Win |language=en-US |access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Prada |first=Mike |date=2015-02-03 |title=Russian team pays Taurasi to sit out WNBA season |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/2/3/7973177/diana-taurasi-sit-out-wnba-season-russian-salary |website=SBNation.com |language=en |access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-03 |title=Taurasi opts for rest, to skip WNBA season |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/12272047/diana-taurasi-opts-sit-2015-wnba-season |website=ESPN.com |language=en |access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref>

Taurasi returned to the Mercury for the 2016 WNBA season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com/arizona/story/phoenix-mercury-diana-taurasi-to-sit-out-2015-wnba-season-020315 |title=Mercury's Diana Taurasi to rest, sit out 2015 WNBA season – FOX Sports |date=February 3, 2015}}</ref> She averaged 17.8 points per game, helping the Mercury to another playoff berth with a 16–18 record. With the WNBA's new playoff format in effect, the Mercury were the number eight seed in the league, facing the Indiana Fever in the first round. The Mercury advanced to the second round, beating the Fever in the first-round elimination game as Taurasi scored 20 points. During that game, Taurasi made her 113th playoff career three-pointer, passing [[Becky Hammon]] as the all-time WNBA leader in playoff career three-pointers made.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/news/diana-taurasi-sets-wnba-record-postseason-three-pointers/ |title=Diana Taurasi Sets WNBA Record For Most Postseason Three-Pointers – WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA}}</ref> In the second-round elimination game, the Mercury beat the [[New York Liberty]] and advanced to the semi-finals with Taurasi scoring a game-high 30 points in the win. In the semi-finals, the Mercury were swept by the defending champions, the [[Minnesota Lynx]], in the best-of-five series.

=== 2017: WNBA all-time leading scorer ===
[[File:Taurasi8-20180601.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|alt=Young woman wearing orange football uniform shooting a field goal|Taurasi became the WNBA's all-time highest scorer in 2017]]
In May 2017, Taurasi signed a multi-year contract extension with the Mercury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/news/mercury-taurasi-agree-multi-year-extension/ |title=Mercury, Taurasi Agree to Multi-Year Extension – WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA}}</ref> Later that month, Taurasi became the first player in league history reach 7,000 points, 1,500 rebounds and 1,500 assists following an 85–62 victory over the Indiana Fever.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/news/diana-taurasi-sets-new-benchmark/ |title=Diana Taurasi Makes History – WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA}}</ref> On June 18, 2017, Taurasi became the WNBA's all-time leading scorer, passing [[Tina Thompson]]'s record.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/19673382/phoenix-mercury-star-diana-taurasi-becomes-wnba-all-scoring-leader |title=Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi becomes WNBA's all-time scoring leader |work=Espn.com |date=June 18, 2017 |access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/18/sports/basketball/diana-taurasi-wnba-record.html |agency=Associated Press |title=Diana Taurasi Breaks W.N.B.A. Scoring Record |date=June 18, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 2, 2018}}</ref> Taurasi would be selected into the [[2017 WNBA All-Star Game]], making it her eighth career All-Star game appearance. The Mercury would finish with an 18–16 record as the fifth seed in the league. In the first-round elimination game, Taurasi scored 14 points in a 79–69 win over the Seattle Storm. In the second-round elimination game, the Mercury defeated the [[Connecticut Sun]] 88–83, with Taurasi scoring 23 points in the win. The Mercury advanced past the second round for the second season in a row but were eliminated by the [[Los Angeles Sparks]] in a three-game sweep.

=== 2018: Continued success ===
In the 2018 season-opener on May 18, 2018, against the [[Dallas Wings]], Taurasi became the first player in WNBA history to make 1,000 3-pointers. On June 5, 2018, Taurasi became the first player in WNBA history to score 8,000 points in an 80–74 victory against the Liberty.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/23704306/phoenix-mercury-guard-diana-taurasi-becomes-first-wnba-player-score-8000-points |title=Mercury's Diana Taurasi reaches 8,000-point milestone |website=[[ESPN]] |date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> Then on July 8, 2018, Taurasi became the league's all-time leader in field goals made in an 84–77 victory against the Connecticut Sun, surpassing [[Tina Thompson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theuconnblog.com/2018/7/8/17546382/diana-taurasi-becomes-wnbas-all-time-field-goal-leader |title=Diana Taurasi Becomes WNBA's All-Time Field Goal Leader |website=theuconnblog.com |date=July 8, 2018}}</ref> Taurasi would also earn her ninth career All-Star appearance after being voted into the [[2018 WNBA All-Star Game]]. On August 1, 2018, Taurasi scored a season-high 37 points in a 104–93 victory against the [[Las Vegas Aces]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/sportsxchange/taurasi-s-points-push-mercury-past-aces/article_3e7fb683-c51c-5468-a188-a358bc84254d.html |title=Taurasi's 37 points push Mercury past Aces |website=gwinnettprepsports.com}}</ref> The Mercury finished off the season 20–14 with the number five seed in the league. In the first-round elimination game, the Mercury defeated the Dallas Wings 101–83. Taurasi scored 26 points in the win. In the second-round elimination game, the Mercury defeated the Connecticut Sun 96–86, advancing to the semi-finals for the third year in a row. In the series against the Seattle Storm, the Mercury came back from 0–2 to tie the series 2–2. In game 5, the Mercury lost 94–84, ending their season.

=== 2019–2020: Injury and COVID-19 ===
[[File:Diana Taurasi 2.jpg|thumb|left|Taurasi in 2019]]
In April 2019, the Mercury announced that Taurasi's wife, [[Penny Taylor]],<ref name="tau" /> had been hired as an assistant coach.<ref name="PT">{{Cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/wnba/mercury/2019/04/26/penny-taylor-returning-phoenix-mercury-assistant-coach/3564530002/ |title=Penny Taylor returning to Phoenix Mercury as assistant coach |website=azcentral}}</ref> Taurasi started the 2019 WNBA season on the injured list after undergoing back surgery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://highposthoops.com/2019/04/25/diana-taurasi-out-10-12-weeks-after-undergoing-back-procedure/ |title=Diana Taurasi out for 10–12 weeks after undergoing back procedure |author=Kim Doss |date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> A hamstring injury limited her to only six games with very minimal playing time. Without a healthy Taurasi, the Mercury barely made the playoffs as the number eight seed with a 15–19 record. The Mercury were eliminated in the first-round elimination game 105–76 by the [[Chicago Sky]]. In September 2019, Taurasi confirmed that she intended to play for the team in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/wnba/mercury/2019/09/12/diana-taurasi-brittney-griner-return-phoenix-mercury-2020/2301838001/ |title=Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner plan to return for Phoenix Mercury in 2020 |website=azcentral}}</ref><ref name="PT" />

In 2020, the season was delayed and shortened to 22 games in a bubble at [[IMG Academy]] due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Taurasi would come back healthy for the season and played 19 of the 22 games. On August 23, 2020, Taurasi scored a season-high 34 points in an 88–87 victory over the [[Washington Mystics]] while honoring the late [[Kobe Bryant]] on his birthday by wearing number 8 along with his last name on her jersey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wnba.com/video/diana-taurasi-scores-34-pts-while-wearing-no-8-jersey-honoring-kobe-bryant-august-23-2020/ |title=Diana Taurasi Scores 34 PTS While Wearing No. 8 Jersey, Honoring Kobe Bryant (August 23, 2020) |website=WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/wnba/mercury/2020/08/23/taurasi-honoring-kobe-bryant-scores-34-mercury-win-over-washington/3424815001/ |title=Diana Taurasi, honoring Kobe Bryant, scores 34 in Mercury win over Washington |first=Jeff |last=Metcalfe |website=The Arizona Republic}}</ref> The Mercury had finished 13–9 as the number five seed and defeated the Washington Mystics 85–84 in the first round elimination game; however, they were eliminated by the [[Minnesota Lynx]] in the second-round elimination game by a final score of 80–79.

=== 2021–2024: Final seasons ===
In February 2021, Taurasi re-signed with the Mercury on a two-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/wnba/mercury/2021/02/01/diana-taurasi-re-signing-multi-year-contract-phoenix-mercury/4328919001/ |title=Diana Taurasi re-signs multi-year contract with Phoenix Mercury |first=Jeff |last=Metcalfe |website=The Arizona Republic}}</ref> She injured her ankle and broke a bone in her foot late in the [[2021 Phoenix Mercury season|2021 season]] and opted to sit out of the first-round elimination game against the [[New York Liberty]]. She returned for the second-round elimination game against the reigning champions [[Seattle Storm]], which the Mercury won in overtime. In the best-of-five semi-final series against the [[Las Vegas Aces]], Taurasi led her team to a tie series after a Game 1 loss. During that game, Taurasi, aged 39, made history as the oldest player in league history to score an over 30-point game. Her eight three-pointers were the second-most made in a playoff game in the [[WNBA|WNBA's]] postseason history. The Mercury would go on to win the semi-finals in Game 5.

In August 2023, Taurasi became the first player in WNBA history to score 10,000 career points.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taurasi Becomes First WNBA Player To Score 10k Career Pts |url=https://sports-statistics.com/wnba/diana-taurasi-becomes-first-wnba-player-to-score-10k-career-points/ |website=Sports-statistics.com |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2025, Taurasi, who was 42 at the time, retired.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taurasi officially announces retirement |url=https://mercury.wnba.com/news/taurasi-officially-announces-retirement |website=[[Phoenix Mercury]] |access-date=7 March 2025 |date=25 February 2025}}</ref>

==Overseas career==
=== 2005–2010: Russian Premier League ===
Taurasi's international career began in 2005 when she played for [[Dynamo Moscow (women's basketball)|Dynamo Moscow]], a team that had been dominant in the Russian league until the late 90s. Their 2005 EuroLeague tournament ended in the quarter-finals, where Dynamo was eliminated by former champions [[CSKA Samara]]. In 2006, Taurasi was recruited to play for the Russian team [[WBC Spartak Moscow Region|Spartak Moscow]]. The team had finished in 11th place in the Russian league when [[Shabtai Kalmanovich|Shabtai von Kalmanovich]] decided to buy the team.<ref name="SI Kalmanovic"/> The team would go on to win four consecutive EuroLeague championships from 2007 to 2010, and Taurasi was named Final Four MVP in 2009 and 2010.<ref name=Hoopfeed/>

=== 2010–2012: Turkish Super League ===
In 2010, Taurasi played for the Turkish team [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)|Fenerbahçe]], helping the team to repeat winning the national league. On December 24, 2010, Taurasi's lawyers revealed that she had tested positive for a mild stimulant. According to her lawyer, [[Howard Jacobs]], the positive test came from an "A" sample and testing had been requested on a second "B" sample. Until the "B" sample could be tested, Taurasi was provisionally suspended from the Turkish league.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/24/sports/basketball/24taurasi.html |title=Positive Test for Taurasi, Ex-UConn Star |access-date=December 24, 2010 |work=The New York Times |date=December 24, 2010}}</ref> In a statement, the [[Turkish Basketball Federation]] revealed that the [[World Anti-Doping Agency|WADA]]-list banned substance was [[modafinil]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/24/AR2010122402993.html |title=Taurasi tested positive for modafinil |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 25, 2010 |access-date=December 25, 2010}}</ref> On February 16, 2011, Taurasi was cleared of doping allegations as the test was found to be a [[False positives and false negatives|false positive]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=12941260 |title=WADA Could Suspend Turkish Lab in Taurasi Case |access-date=February 17, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the 2011–2012 season, Taurasi played for [[Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)|Galatasaray]], the other major team from [[Istanbul]] and Fenerbahçe's long-time rival. Taurasi joined WNBA stars [[Epiphanny Prince]], [[Sylvia Fowles]], [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Tina Charles]] and [[Ticha Penicheiro]]. The team ended up winning the [[Turkish Women's Cup Basketball|Turkish Cup]] but lost to Fenerbahçe in the League Final and was eliminated in the Final Eight quarter-final round of the [[2011–12 EuroLeague Women|2011–12 EuroLeague]], again losing a decisive match to Fenerbahçe.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

=== 2012–2017: UMMC Ekaterinburg ===
On May 16, 2012, Taurasi signed a contract with [[UMMC Ekaterinburg]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lovewomensbasketball.com/2012/05/16/ummc-ekaterinburg-sign-diana-taurasi/ |title=UMMC Ekaterinburg sign Diana Taurasi |website=lovewomensbasketball.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716012633/http://lovewomensbasketball.com/2012/05/16/ummc-ekaterinburg-sign-diana-taurasi/ |archive-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref> joining fellow WNBA star [[Candace Parker]]. The team dominated national and international competitions, winning the [[2012–13 EuroLeague Women|2012–13 EuroLeague]], Russian Championships and Russian Cup.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} The UMMC team repeated their Russian Championship and Cup win in the 2013–2014 season but fell short in EuroLegue competition, losing in the semifinal game against eventual champion [[Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)|Galatasaray]]. This was repeated in the 2014–2015 season, with UMMC losing in the EuroLeague final against the Czech Republic's [[USK Praha (women's basketball)|USK Praha]], in a game where Taurasi had to sit out with a broken hand.<ref>{{cite web |title=UMMC Left Reeling From Taurasi Absence |url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_wfqSw967JYoHB7OCm4Xlm0.articleMode_on.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513032012/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_wfqSw967JYoHB7OCm4Xlm0.articleMode_on.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref>

The injury and the resulting loss in the EuroLeague final played a large role in the decision of UMMC club to offer Taurasi a deal to skip the 2015 WNBA season to rest. Taurasi accepted the deal, giving up her WNBA title defense but returning to the Phoenix Mercury in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Russian team paid Diana Taurasi to sit out 2015 WNBA season |date=February 3, 2015 |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/2/3/7973177/diana-taurasi-sit-out-wnba-season-russian-salary |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> Her decision caused a debate in the United States about salary policies in women's basketball compared to Europe and China, where women's teams receive governmental support.<ref>{{cite web |title=Diana Taurasi's decision to sit out should spark WNBA salary changes |date=February 3, 2015 |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/12272036/diana-taurasi-decision-sit-spark-wnba-salary-changes |publisher=ESPN |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref>

In 2015–2016, Taurasi was back to UMMC, leading the team to its third (and her sixth personal) Euroleague title, while also earning MVP honors.<ref>{{cite web |title=UMMC Ekaterinburg claim 2016 EuroLeague Women title |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/ummc-ekaterinburg-claim-2016-euroleague-women-title |publisher=FIBA.com |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> In 2016–2017, Taurasi would once again return to UMMC, helping the team to its eleventh league championship. Though expected to play through the end of the 2017–2018 season with the team, Taurasi announced her retirement from European competition in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Metcalfe |first1=Jeff |title=Diana Taurasi retires early from Russian team, continuing with Mercury |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/wnba/mercury/2017/12/18/diana-taurasi-retires-early-russian-team-continuing-mercury/962411001/ |website=AZ Central |access-date=April 1, 2018 |date=December 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="UMMC">{{cite web |url=https://basket.ugmk.com/en/news/index.php?id15=21866 |publisher=Basketball Club UMMC |title=Thank You Very Much, Diana! |date=December 16, 2017 |access-date=December 16, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==National team career==
Taurasi was a member of the [[United States women's national under-19 basketball team|United States women's U18]] team that won the gold medal at the 2000 FIBA Americas Championship in [[Mar Del Plata]], [[Argentina]]. 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 5.46 assists per game.<ref name="2000 U18"/> Taurasi has also earned a bronze medal as a member of the 2001 U.S. junior World Championship team,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wu19_2001 |title=Fifth FIBA Women's U19/Junior World Championship&nbsp;– 2001 |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=August 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103185027/http://usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wu19_2001 |archive-date=January 3, 2010}}</ref> and a gold medal as a member of the 2000 U.S. Women's junior World Championship qualifying team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wu18_2000 |title=Fourth Women's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team&nbsp;– 2000 |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=August 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103192046/http://usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wu18_2000 |archive-date=January 3, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On May 12, 2004, Taurasi was selected to compete at the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympics]] in [[Athens, Greece]] with the [[United States women's national basketball team|United States national team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=woly_2004 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120424205819/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/woly_2004.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 24, 2012 |title=Games of the XXVIIIth Olympiad&nbsp;– 2004 |publisher=USA basketball |access-date=August 5, 2009}}</ref> She helped Team USA capture the gold medal, defeating Australia in the championship game. Taurasi was the second leading scorer on the U.S. national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship held in São Paulo, Brazil. The Americans earned the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wwc_2006 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120424205841/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/wwc_2006.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 24, 2012 |title=FIFTEENTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN&nbsp;– 2006 |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=August 5, 2009}}</ref> She represented the United States at the [[Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Games]] in [[Beijing]], China, where she started all eight games and helped lead the U.S. to the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=woly_2008 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120424205824/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/woly_2008.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 24, 2012 |title=Games of the XXVIIIth Olympiad&nbsp;– 2008 |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=August 5, 2009}}</ref>

Taurasi was invited to the USA Basketball women's national team training camp in the fall of 2009.<ref name="National Team">{{cite web |url=http://usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=09_wnt_fall_invitees_add_rm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716050712/http://usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=09_wnt_fall_invitees_add_rm |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |title=USA Basketball Women's National Team To Tip-Off Training Tomorrow In D.C. |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=October 1, 2009}}</ref> The team selected to participate at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics was primarily chosen from these players. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team traveled to [[Ekaterinburg]], Russia, where they competed in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.<ref name="National Team" />

Taurasi was named as one of the national team members to represent the U.S. national team in the WNBA versus USA Basketball.<ref name="USA All Star"/> This game replaced the WNBA All-Star game as part of the preparation for the [[2010 FIBA World Championship for Women|2010 FIBA World Championships]]. Taurasi was then selected to be a member of the national team for the World Championships. Because many team members were still playing in the WNBA until just before the event, the team had only one day of practice with the entire team before leaving for [[Ostrava]] and [[Karlovy Vary]]. Even with limited practice, the team managed to win its first game against Greece by 26 points. The team continued to dominate with victory margins exceeding 20 points in the first five games. The sixth game was against undefeated Australia — Team USA jumped out to a 24-point lead and ultimately prevailed 83–75. The Americans won their next two games by over 30 points before facing the host team, the Czech Republic, in the championship game. Team USA had a five-point lead at halftime, which the Czech team then cut to three points but never got closer. The U.S. team went on to win the championship and gold medal. Taurasi led the team in scoring with 12.0 points per game and was second on the team with 23 assists.<ref name="World Championship 2010"/>

Taurasi was selected to represent the [[United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Olympic Roster finalists"/> Taurasi would win her third gold medal as the United States defeated France for the gold medal. She also played at the [[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]] in Rio, earning her fourth gold medal while helping the United States overcome Spain 101–72 in the final. Taurasi was a key member of the gold medal-winning [[Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 U.S. women's Olympic team]] in Tokyo, earning Taurasi a record fifth gold medal. Taurasi joined U.S. Olympic teammate [[Sue Bird]] as the only two Olympic basketball players of any gender to win five Olympic gold medals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2021 |title=The Olympic history of UConn's Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi |url=https://www.ctpost.com/projects/2021/visuals/sue-bird-diana-taurasi-uconn-olympics/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 August 2021 |website=CTPost |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807021208/https://www.ctpost.com/projects/2021/visuals/sue-bird-diana-taurasi-uconn-olympics/ |archive-date=August 7, 2021}}</ref> At the [[Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2024 Summer Olympics]], Taurasi again won Olympic gold to become the only basketball player with six Olympic gold medals, and she joined dressage equestrian [[Isabell Werth]] of Germany and Hungarian sabre fencer [[Aladar Gerevich]] as the only Olympians to win six gold medals in the same event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2024/august/08/beyond-the-box-score-why-diana-taurasi-is-vital-to-usa-women-s-basketball#:~:text=Taurasi%20is%20attempting%20a%20feat,Hungary%20in%20team%20sabre%20fencing. |title=Beyond the Box Score: Why Diana Taurasi Is Vital to USA Women's Basketball |access-date=August 11, 2024 |date=August 8, 2024 |first=Made |last=Chandler}}</ref><ref name="espn-ap202408">{{cite news |title=Diana Taurasi wins basketball record 6th Olympic gold medal |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40823078/diana-taurasi-wins-basketball-record-6th-olympic-gold-medal |access-date=12 August 2024 |agency=The Associated Press |publisher=ESPN |date=11 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2021 |title=The Olympic history of UConn's Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi |url=https://www.ctpost.com/projects/2021/visuals/sue-bird-diana-taurasi-uconn-olympics/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 August 2021 |website=CT Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807021208/https://www.ctpost.com/projects/2021/visuals/sue-bird-diana-taurasi-uconn-olympics/ |archive-date=August 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gregory|first=Sean|title=U.S. Women's Basketball Team Wins Gold in Startlingly Close Paris Olympics Final|magazine=Time|date=11 August 2024|access-date=11 August 2024|url=https://time.com/7009948/team-usa-france-womens-basketball-final-game-paris-olympics/}}</ref>

==Off the court==
=== Personal life ===
Taurasi is married to former teammate [[Penny Taylor]].  Taylor at one time was the [[Phoenix Mercury]] Director of Player Development and Performance,  After eight years of dating, Taurasi wed Taylor<ref name="tau">{{cite web|url=http://ux.azcentral.com/story/sports/wnba/mercury/2017/05/15/phoenix-mercury-star-diana-taurasi-marries-former-mercury-player-penny-taylor/321798001/|title=Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi marries former Mercury player Penny Taylor|author=Jeff Metcalfe|publisher=The Arizona Republic|date=14 May 2017|access-date=15 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613225636/http://ux.azcentral.com/story/sports/wnba/mercury/2017/05/15/phoenix-mercury-star-diana-taurasi-marries-former-mercury-player-penny-taylor/321798001/|archive-date=13 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> on May 13, 2017. She later told [[People (magazine)|''People'']] magazine in an interview, "It was the most amazing and beautiful day of our lives. To be able to share our love with family and close friends meant the world to us.”{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} On March 1, 2018, Taylor gave birth to the couple's son.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Voepel |first1=Mechelle |date=15 March 2018 |title=Diana Taurasi, Penny Taylor announce birth of baby boy |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22778848/phoenix-mercury-diana-taurasi-penny-taylor-announce-birth-son |access-date=17 March 2018 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

Taylor expected to give birth to the couple's second child on October 6, 2021, but the pregnancy lasted beyond the due date. After a Game 4 loss in the semifinals, Taurasi played in a winner-take-all Game 5 that would decide whether the Phoenix Mercury would play in the [[2021 WNBA Finals|2021 WNBA finals]]. After a Game 5 win on October 8, 2021, Taurasi had a message for Taylor in her post-game interview, closing with "Hold it in babe, I'm coming." Taurasi then flew from Las Vegas, where the game took place, back to Phoenix, arriving in time to witness Taylor give birth to their daughter—Isla Taurasi-Taylor—on October 9, 2021, at 4:24 am;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Glenn |date=October 9, 2021 |title=WNBA's Diana Taurasi and Wife Penny Taylor Welcome Baby Girl Hours After Semifinal Win |url=https://people.com/parents/wnba-diana-taurasi-wife-penny-taylor-welcome-baby-girl-after-semifinal-win/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=people.com |language=en}}</ref> with Taurasi by her side mere hours after Taurasi played the [[Las Vegas Aces]] in [[Las Vegas]] for game five of the 2021 WNBA Semifinals.

=== Endorsements ===
Taurasi has partnered with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] for over 2 decades, since 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nike Celebrates Diana Taurasi, One of Basketball’s All-Time Greats |url=https://about.nike.com/en/newsroom/releases/nike-celebrates-diana-taurasi |website=Nike |access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref> She debuted her signature sneaker, the Air Taurasi, in 2005 and then released a second edition, the Shox DT, the following year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DePaula |first1=Nick |title=The complete history of signature sneakers in the WNBA |url=https://andscape.com/features/the-complete-history-of-signature-sneakers-in-the-wnba/ |website=andscape |access-date=22 September 2021}}</ref> She is set to release a sneaker, the Nike LeBron NXXT Gen AMPD PE, on October 1, 2024 in collaboration with [[LeBron James]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gendoes |first=Brett |date=2024-09-28 |title=LeBron James Makes Big Announcement With WNBA Legend |url=https://athlonsports.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-makes-announcement-with-wnba-legend |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Athlon Sports |language=en}}</ref> She also has a deal with [[Bodyarmor SuperDrink|BodyArmor]] sports drink company earning her $1.35 million, as well as deals with [[Coca-Cola]] and [[State Farm]], [[Waymo]], [[Deloitte|DeloitteUS]], Twelvebooks, Togetherx, [[Cox Communications]], and [[JBL]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Dimple |date=2023-10-23 |title=EssentiallySports |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/wnba-basketball-news-diana-taurasis-exceptional-nineteen-year-career-break-down-of-wnba-icons-net-worth-salary-and-endorsement-deals/# |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=EssentiallySports |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Dimple |date=2024-09-13 |title=Diana Taurasi Net Worth and WNBA Career Earnings: How Much Has the Mercury Legend Earned During 20-Year-Old Career? |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/wnba-basketball-news-diana-taurasi-net-worth-and-wnba-career-earnings-how-much-has-the-mercury-legend-earned-during-twenty-year-old-career/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=EssentiallySports |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-15 |title=Diana Taurasi's Net Worth 2024: Net worth, salary, endorsements and more! |url=https://www.businessupturn.com/sports/nba/diana-taurasis-net-worth-2024-net-worth-salary-endorsements-and-more/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Business Upturn |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Legal issues ===
On July 2, 2009, Taurasi was arrested for [[driving under the influence]]. She pleaded guilty on October 29 and spent a day in jail after a judge suspended nine days of her sentence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-29 |title=Taurasi pleads guilty to DUI, serves day in jail |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/story?id=4606661 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{WNBA player statistics legend}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes seasons in which Taurasi won a [[WNBA Finals|WNBA championship]]
|-
|style="background:#ffcc00; width:3em;"|*
|Denotes seasons in which Taurasi won an [[NCAA Championship]]
|}

===College===
{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=NCAA statistics}}
|-
| width="10%" style="text-align:center;"| 2000–01
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| 33 || 14 || 23.9 || .444 || .386 || '''.878''' || 3.2 || 3.3 || 1.2 || 0.9 || 2.2 || 10.9
|-
| style="background:#ffcc00; width:3em; text-align:center;"| 2001–02*
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| '''39''' || '''39''' || 29.0 || '''.494''' || '''.440''' || .828 || 4.1 || '''5.3''' || 1.3 || '''1.2''' || '''2.1''' || 14.5
|-
| style="background:#ffcc00; width:3em; text-align:center;"| 2002–03*
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| 37 || 37 || '''31.9''' || .476 || .350 || .815 || '''6.1''' || 4.4 || 0.9 || '''1.2''' || 3.1 || '''17.9'''
|-
| style="background:#ffcc00; width:3em; text-align:center;"| 2003–04*
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| 35 || 35 || '''31.9''' || .456 || .390 || .795 || 4.0 || 4.9 || '''1.5''' || 0.8 || 2.4 || 16.2
|- class="sortbottom" 
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| '''Career'''
| 144 || 125 || 29.3 || .469 || .392 || .819 || 4.4 || 4.5 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 2.5 || 15.0
|}

===WNBA===
====Regular season====
{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=WNBA regular season statistics}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2004 WNBA season|2004]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2004 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 34 || 34 || 33.2 || .416 || .330 || .710 || 4.4 || 3.9 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 2.7 || 17.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005 WNBA season|2005]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 33 || 33 || 33.0 || .410 || .313 || .801 || 4.2 || 4.5 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 3.4 || 16.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006 WNBA season|2006]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 34 || 34 || '''33.9''' || .452 || .397 || .781 || 3.6 || 4.1 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 2.3 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|'''25.3'''°
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[2007 WNBA season|2007]]<sup>†</sup>
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 32 || 32 || 32.0 || .440 || .367 || .835 || 4.2 || 4.3 || '''1.4''' || 1.1 || 2.6 || 19.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008 WNBA season|2008]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 34 || 34 || 31.9 || .446 || .360 || .870 || 5.1 || 3.6 || '''1.4''' || '''1.4''' || 2.4 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|24.1°
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[2009 WNBA season|2009]]<sup>†</sup>
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 31 || 31 || 31.5 || '''.461''' || '''.407''' || .894 || '''5.7''' || 3.5 || 1.2 || '''1.4''' || 2.7 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|20.4°
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010 WNBA season|2010]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 31 || 31 || 32.2 || .427 || .374 || .912 || 4.3 || 4.7|| 1.2 || 0.6 || 3.6 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|22.6°
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011 WNBA season|2011]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 32 || 32 || 30.2 || .449 || .395 || .903 || 3.2 || 3.6 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 3.0 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|21.6°
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012 WNBA season|2012]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 8 || 8 || 20.8 || .436 || .395 || .900 || 1.6 || 2.3 || 0.5 || 0.5 || '''1.8''' || 14.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013 WNBA season|2013]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 32 || 32 || 32.3 || .456 || .347 || .854 || 4.2 || '''6.2''' || 0.7 || 0.5 || 3.6 || 20.3
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[2014 WNBA season|2014]]<sup>†</sup>
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 33 || 33 || 32.3 || .454 || .365 || .874 || 3.8 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|5.6° || 0.7 || 0.3 || 2.6 || 16.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2016 WNBA season|2016]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2016 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 33 || 33 || 29.8 || .396 || .350 || .909 || 3.0 || 3.9 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 2.6 || 17.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017 WNBA season|2017]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 31 || 31 || 28.5 || .400 || .384 || .912 || 3.0 || 2.7 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 2.0 || 17.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018 WNBA season|2018]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 33 || 33 || 30.0 || .446 || .383 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|.925° || 3.5 || 5.3 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 2.5 || 20.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2019 WNBA season|2019]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2019 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 6 || 6 || 21.4 || .103 || .042 || '''.944''' || 3.2 || 5.3 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 2.1 || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2020 WNBA season|2020]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2020 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 19 || 19 || 28.1 || .409 || .365 || .912 || 4.2 || 4.5 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 2.7 || 18.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021 WNBA season|2021]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 16 || 16 || 28.4 || .366 || .339 || .861 || 4.4 || 4.9 || 0.2 || 0.6 || 2.9 || 15.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2022 WNBA season|2022]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2022 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 31 || 31 || 31.0 || .373 || .337 || .894 || 3.4 || 3.8 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 2.7 || 16.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2023 WNBA season|2023]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2023 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 26 || 26 || 27.3 || .403 || .342 || .848 || 3.6 || 4.6 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 3.0 || 16.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2024 WNBA season|2024]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2024 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| '''36''' || '''36''' || 29.0 || .400 || .333 || .857 || 3.8 || 3.4 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 1.9 || 14.9
|- class="sortbottom" 
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| '''Career'''
| 20 years, 1 team
| 565 || 565 || 30.7 || .425 || .360 || .870 || 3.9 || 4.2 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 2.7 || 18.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;"| All-Star
| 10 || 8 || 18.9 || .400 || .318 || 1.000 || 3.1 || 4.3 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 1.5 || 9.0
|}

====Playoffs====
{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=WNBA playoff statistics}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[2007 WNBA Playoffs|2007]]<sup>†</sup>
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 9 || 9 || 33.2 || .504 || .390 || .731 || 4.3 || 3.0 || 1.4 || 0.8 || '''2.0''' || 19.9
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[2009 WNBA Playoffs|2009]]<sup>†</sup>
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| '''11''' || '''11''' || 32.9 || .451 || .365 || .893 || '''5.9''' || 3.8 || 0.7 || '''1.3''' || 3.0 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|22.3°
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010 WNBA Playoffs|2010]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 4 || 4 || 31.3 || .473 || '''.542''' || .818 || 5.3 || 3.8 || '''1.8''' || 0.8 || 4.0 || 18.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011 WNBA Playoffs|2011]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 5 || 5 || 31.2 || .398  || .286  || .929 || 3.2 || 2.4 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 2.4 || 20.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013 WNBA Playoffs|2013]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 5 || 5 || '''37.2''' || .333  || .176  || .950  || 5.2 || 6.0 || 1.6 || 0.2 || 3.0 || 20.8
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[2014 WNBA Playoffs|2014]]<sup>†</sup>
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 8 || 8 || 32.4 || .492  || .386  || .853 || 4.3 || 5.8 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 3.9 || 21.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2016 WNBA Playoffs|2016]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2016 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 5 || 5 || 30.7 || '''.515''' || .432 || .970 || 2.6 || 2.8 || 0.2|| 0.6 || '''2.0''' || 23.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017 WNBA Playoffs|2017]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 5 || 5 || 31.8 || .409|| .353 || .769 || 2.8 || 3.8 || 0.6 || 0.0 || '''2.0''' || 17.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018 WNBA Playoffs|2018]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 7 || 7 || 35.3 || .477|| .419 || .864 || 4.4 || 6.0 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 2.2 || 21.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2020 WNBA Playoffs|2020]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2020 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 2 || 2 || 35.0 || .471 || .476 || '''1.000''' || 4.0 || '''7.5''' || 0.5 || 0.0 || '''2.0''' || '''25.5'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021 WNBA Playoffs|2021]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 10 || 10 || 30.5 || .391 || .347 || .884 || 3.5 || 2.9 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 3.0 || 17.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2024 WNBA Playoffs|2024]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2024 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 2 || 2 || 29.5 || .423 || .389 || '''1.000''' || 3.0 || 2.5 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 3.5 || 15.5
|- class="sortbottom" 
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Career'''
| 12 years, 1 team
| 73 || 73 || 32.6 || .446 || .374 || .882 || 4.2 || 4.1 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 2.8 || 20.4
|}

===Euroleague===
{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=Euroleague statistics}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Dynamo Moscow (women's basketball)|Dynamo Moscow]]
| 9 || 9 || 28.4 || .400 || .419 || .625 || 4.1 || 2.2 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 1.9 || 11.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07
| style="text-align:left;"| [[WBC Spartak Moscow Region|Spartak Moscow]]
| 12 || 12 || 29.3 || .417 || .438 || .652 || 5.3 || 2.1 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 1.9 || 13.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| [[WBC Spartak Moscow Region|Spartak Moscow]]
| 14 || 14 || 30.6 || .485 || .481 || .872 || 4.9 || 4.4 || 1.3 || '''0.6''' || 2.4 || 16.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
| style="text-align:left;"| [[WBC Spartak Moscow Region|Spartak Moscow]]
| 17 || 17 || 31.9 || .485 || .457 || .831 || 5.6 || 3.8 || 1.4 || 0.3 || 4.0 || 20.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10
| style="text-align:left;"| [[WBC Spartak Moscow Region|Spartak Moscow]]
| 16 || 16 || 30.3 || .496 || .446 || .853  || '''5.7''' || 3.8 || '''1.6''' || 0.3 || 2.7 || '''24.9'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)|Fenerbahçe]]
| 7 || 7 || '''33.7''' || .492 || '''.515''' || .886 || 5.4 || 4.7 || 1.1 || 0.0 || 2.4 || 24.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)|Galatasaray]]
| 18 || 18 || 30.4 || .451 || .440 || .900 || 4.4 || 3.1 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 2.9 || 20.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13
| style="text-align:left;"| [[UMMC Ekaterinburg]]
| 17 || 17 || 29.2 || .439 || .394 || .895 || 4.4 || 4.7 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 2.4 || 15.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;"| [[UMMC Ekaterinburg]]
| 14 || 14 || 29.5 || '''.500''' || .481 || .789 || 3.3 || 5.0 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 2.4 || 15.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"| [[UMMC Ekaterinburg]]
| 14 || 14 || 31.0 || .479 || .511 || .844 || 4.2 || '''5.9''' || 1.1 || 0.1 || 2.3 || 16.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"| [[UMMC Ekaterinburg]]
| '''19''' || '''19''' || 32.1 || .461  || .432  || '''.905''' || 5.0 || 4.2 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 2.6 || 20.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/euroleaguewomen/2017/Diana-TAURASI#tab=stats |title=Diana TAURASI #32 GUARD |website=fiba.basketball}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left;"| [[UMMC Ekaterinburg]]
| 15 || 15 || 23.6 || .488  || .455  || .865 || 1.9 || 2.8 || 0.8 || 0.1 || '''1.1''' || 17.9
|- class="sortbottom" 
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| '''Career'''
| 172 || 172 || 30.0 || .466 || .455 || .826 || 4.5 || 3.9 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 2.4 || 18.2
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film roles
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]''
| Herself, Voice of White Mamba
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Conway |first=Tyler |date=June 19, 2019 |title=Report: Space Jam 2 Will Star Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, Klay Thompson, More |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2841919-report-space-jam-2-will-star-damian-lillard-anthony-davis-klay-thompson-more |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822172623/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2841919-report-space-jam-2-will-star-damian-lillard-anthony-davis-klay-thompson-more |archive-date=August 22, 2019 |access-date=October 25, 2019 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports|LGBTQ|Biography}}
* [[UConn Huskies women's basketball]]
* [[2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team]]
* [[List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games]]
* [[List of Connecticut women's basketball players with 1000 points]]
* [[List of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball players with 500 assists]]
* [[List of WNBA career scoring leaders]]
* [[List of WNBA career assists leaders]]
* [[List of Women's National Basketball Association season scoring leaders]]

==References==
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<ref name="WBCA HS AA">{{cite web |title=Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams |url=http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_caat_hs_past |publisher=Women's Basketball Coaches Association |access-date=July 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715025150/http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_caat_hs_past |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="WBCA Box Scores">{{cite web |title=WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores |url=http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_high_school_all-america_game_box_scores |publisher=Women's Basketball Coaches Association |access-date=June 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715064856/http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_high_school_all-america_game_box_scores |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="WBCA MVP">{{cite web |title=WBCA High School All-America Game Team MVP's |url=http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_high_school_all-america_game_past_mvps |publisher=Women's Basketball Coaches Association |access-date=June 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715083757/http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_high_school_all-america_game_past_mvps |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Wade Trophy">{{cite web |title=The Wade Trophy |url=http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_wade-trophy |publisher=Women's Basketball Coaches Association |access-date=June 30, 2014 |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715035651/http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_wade-trophy |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="USA All Star">{{cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/10_wnt_sats_roster.html |title=Six Olympic Gold Medalists Among 11-Member Team Set To Participate In WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun Game |date=June 30, 2010 |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=July 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707014943/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/10_wnt_sats_roster.html |archive-date=July 7, 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="2000 U18">{{cite web |title=Fourth Women's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team – 2000 |date=June 10, 2010 |url=http://www.usab.com/history/u18-womens/fourth-womens-junior-world-championship-qualifying-team-2000.aspx |publisher=USA Basketball |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912170651/http://www.usab.com/history/u18-womens/fourth-womens-junior-world-championship-qualifying-team-2000.aspx |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="World Championship 2010">{{cite web |url=http://czechrepublic2010.fiba.com/ |title=FIBA World Championship for Women |publisher=FIBA |access-date=July 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710034115/http://czechrepublic2010.fiba.com/ |archive-date=July 10, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Olympic Roster finalists">{{cite web |title=Twenty-One Finalists In The Mix For Final 2012 U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team Roster |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/12_woly_21_finalists.html |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=February 13, 2012 |date=February 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216201120/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/12_woly_21_finalists.html |archive-date=February 16, 2012}}</ref>

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<ref name="All_WNBA">{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/chicago/news/story?id=5569841 |title=All-WNBA 1st, 2nd teams announced |date=September 14, 2010 |publisher=ESPN.com news services |access-date=September 15, 2010}}</ref>
<ref name=Variety>{{cite web |last=Koehler |first=Robert |title=Believe in Me |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117929855/ |work=Variety |access-date=September 12, 2011 |date=March 5, 2006}}</ref>
<ref name="Female athlete of year">{{cite web |date=January 9, 2013 |title=Diana Taurasi gets USA hoops honor |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/8827589/diana-taurasi-wins-usa-basketball-female-athlete-year |publisher=ESPN |access-date=January 12, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="2014 Finals MVP">{{cite web |last=Oliva |first=Anthony |title=Taurasi Shoots Herself Into History |url=http://www.wnba.com/playoffs/2014/diana_taurasi_finals_shot_2014_09_13.html |work=WNBA |access-date=September 13, 2014}}</ref>-->

<ref name="SI Kalmanovic">{{cite magazine |last=Wolff |first=Alexander |title=To Russia With Love |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1149632/1/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104194859/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1149632/1/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=September 12, 2011 |date=December 15, 2008}}</ref>

<ref name=Hoopfeed>{{cite web |last=Coward |first=Cheryl |title=Spartak Moscow EuroLeague champions again, Taurasi MVP again |url=http://www.hoopfeed.com/content/2010/04/12/spartak-moscow-euroleague-champions-again-taurasi-mvp-again/ |work=Hoopfeed.com |access-date=September 12, 2011 |date=April 12, 2010}}</ref>
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==Further reading==
* Kelli Anderson, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1190262/2/index.htm "The Trials Of Diana Taurasi,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502062610/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1190262/2/index.htm |date=May 2, 2015 }} ''Sports Illustrated,'' September 12, 2011.

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{Basketball stats}}
* {{FIBA profile|new_id=138261|old_id=38942}}
* [https://www.usab.com/players/diana-taurasi Diana Taurasi] at [[USA Basketball]]
* {{Team USA|new_id=diana-taurasi-915847|old_id=Diana-Taurasi|sport=usa-basketball|archive=20230408232014}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20060405175344/http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_21632.htm archive April 5, 2006])
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{IMDb name|5630605}}

=== Further reading ===
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109185217/http://www.wnba.com/draft2004/prospect_diana_taurasi.html |title=WNBA Player 2004 Draft Prospectus |date=mdy}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185856/http://www.fenerbahce.org/basketbolbayan/kategori.asp?ContentCategoryID=41 |title=fenerbahce.org Profile |date=mdy }}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025101602/http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Taurasi/Taurasi_bio.html |title=Jockbio Bio |date=mdy}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524224332/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/WBasketball/2003/Roster/dianataurasi.html |title=UConn bio |date=mdy}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817025801/http://www.galatasaray.org/basketbol/bayan/haber/10035.php |title=galatasaray.org Bio |date=mdy}}

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