Diana Taurasi

American professional basketball player, five-time Olympic gold medalist and all-time WNBA leading scorer with Phoenix Mercury since 2004

Diana Taurasi was born on 11 June 1982 in Glendale, California, and attended Don Antonio Lugo High School in Chino before starring at the University of Connecticut, where she won three consecutive national championships from 2002 to 2004 and was named Naismith College Player of the Year twice. The Phoenix Mercury selected Taurasi first overall in the 2004 WNBA Draft, and she developed into one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, winning three WNBA championships and becoming the league's all-time leading scorer across a career that spanned two decades entirely with Phoenix. Taurasi won the WNBA MVP award in 2009 and earned Finals MVP honours twice, while also building one of the most decorated overseas careers in basketball history, winning six EuroLeague titles and multiple Russian league championships with clubs including Spartak Moscow and UMMC Ekaterinburg. Taurasi represented the United States at six Olympic Games, winning gold medals and becoming one of the most decorated Olympians in basketball history, and retired in 2024 after 20 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury, widely regarded as one of the greatest players, male or female, in the history of the game.

Elite three-point shooter with clutch scoring ability and fierce competitiveness

Greatest shooter in WNBA history and most decorated player in basketball

• WNBA Champion 2003(NCAA),2007,2009,2014,2019
• Olympic Gold 2004,2008,2012,2016,2020
• WNBA MVP 2009
• All-time WNBA scoring leader