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CAREER CAPSULE
Three-time WNBA All-Star (2007, 2006, 2005)
Four-time All-WNBA First Team (2008, 2007, 2006, 2004)
Two-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2004)
Two-time Peak Performer as the league’s leading scorer (25.3 ppg in 2006, 24.1 ppg in 2008)
All-WNBA Second Team (2005)
WNBA All-Decade Team Honorable Mention
2004 WNBA Rookie of the Year
Mercury all-time franchise leading scorer (3,398 points)
Mercury all-time franchise leader in field goals made (1,146 FGM)
Became the first player in league history to record 500 or more points in each of her first five seasons
Became just the second player in WNBA history to score 600 or more points in three consecutive seasons (Cynthia Cooper)
No. 1 overall pick, 2004 WNBA Draft
Nine-time Player of the Week (four times in 2008, twice in 2007, twice in 2006, once in 2005). Now trails only Lisa Leslie, Lauren Jackson and Tamika Catchings for most career POW nominations
Owns league scoring records for scoring average (25.3 ppg), points in a season (860), and shares single-game record (47)
Second player all-time to record multiple 40-point games in the same season (2006; Smith), third player all-time with multiple 40-point games in a career (Smith, Cooper)
21 career 30-point efforts, most in WNBA history
Scored 20 or more points in a WNBA-record 13 consecutive games (final 12 of 2006, first game of 2007)
Back-to-back 30-point games in 2008 and on two separate occasions in 2006 (second player all-time)
2009 SEASON
Led the WNBA in scoring with 20.4 points per game, marking the third time in four seasons she’s been the league’s leading scorer
Averaged a career-high 5.7 rebounds per game (22nd-WNBA)
Posted 1.39 blocks per game (8th-NBA), and ranked first among guards
Shot a career-best 46.1 percent from the field (prev. 45.2, 2006)
Ranked seventh in the WNBA in three-point field goal percentage, shooting a career-best 40.7 percent (prev. .297, 2006)
Led the WNBA in three-pointers made (79)
Recorded 20+ points in seven of her last 10 games
Scored 20+ points in 20 of 31 games this season
Phoenix was 16-4 in 2009 when Taurasi scored at least 20 points
Posted two 30-point efforts, bringing her all-time league-best total to 23
Recorded two double-doubles
Scored a then-WNBA season-high 34 points on July 26 at NY
Recorded 34 points and a career-high 13 rebounds on July 26 at NY, the first 30-10 performance in the WNBA in over a year (C. Parker, July 9, 2008, 40-16)
For the second consecutive season, was only player ranking in the top 33 in the WNBA in scoring (1st), rebounds (22nd), assists (T-11th), FG PCT (23st), 3-PT FG PCT (7th), FT PCT (T-6th), steals (30th), blocks (8th) and minutes (19th)
Was named WNBA Player of the Week for the week ending Aug. 16, 2009
Led the Mercury in scoring a team-high 17 times
Led the Mercury in steals a team-high 15 times
Recorded a season-high five steals on Sept. 10 at SEA
Missed two games from July 18-22 due to a team suspension
Became Mercury’s all-time franchise leader in minutes played on June 6 vs. SAN
2008 WNBA SEASON:
Was one of two Mercury players to start all 34 games in 2008 (Miller)
Led the league in scoring (24.1 ppg) for the second time in three seasons (25.3 ppg in 2006), and was awarded her second career Peak Performer award
2008 All-WNBA First Team
Scored 30+ points 10 times, and is now the league’s all-time leader in career 30-point performances with 21
Was only player in the league ranked in the top 30 in scoring, rebounding, assists, field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage, free throw percentage, steals, blocks and minutes
Was named Player of the Week four times in 2008 (June 2-8, June 16-22, June 23-29 and September 2-8 ), bringing her career total to nine
Scored a Mercury season-high 37 points at Seattle on June 11, 2008
Scored 20+ points in a Mercury franchise-tying 26 games, a record Taurasi first set in 2006
Recorded two double-doubles
Led the team in scoring a team-high 22 times
Led the team in rebounds 10 times, assists seven times, blocks 13 times, steals 14 times and minutes 12 times
Became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 3,000 career points, doing so in 151 games (previously Lauren Jackson, 162)
Along with Cappie Pondexter, became the first pair of teammates in WNBA history to score 30 or more points in the same game twice on June 20, 2008 (prev. June 6, 2006)
Shot 44.6 percent from the floor, the third consecutive season she’s shot over 44 percent
Re-signed with the Mercury on March 20, 2008
2007 WNBA SEASON:
2007 WNBA All-Star
2007 All-WNBA First Team
Became just the second player in league history to record 500 or more points in each of her first four seasons (Cynthia Cooper)
Became just the fifth player in WNBA history to score 600 or more points in back-to-back seasons (Cooper, Katie Smith, Lauren Jackson, Seimone Augustus)
Second-fastest player to 2,000 points in WNBA history (Jackson and Smith); reached the mark in 104 games
Two-time WNBA Player of the Week in 2007 (August 6, May 28)
Only WNBA player ranked in top 10 in points, assists and blocks
Averaged 19.2 points, third-most in the league
Averaged at least four assists for the third-straight season (4.3, 8th-WNBA)
Two 30-point efforts
Team-high 16 20-point efforts
Led the team in scoring 14 times, steals 11 times, blocks 14 times
Led all WNBA guards in blocks with 1.06 (8th-WNBA)
Shot 44.0 percent from the field
2006 WNBA SEASON:
2006 All-WNBA First Team
2006 WNBA Peak Performer as league’s leading scorer (25.3 ppg)
2006 WNBA All-Star
WNBA All-Decade Team Honorable Mention
Two-time WNBA Player of the Week (July 3-9, August 7-13)
Averaged a WNBA-record 25.3 points per game (prev. 23.1, Katie Smith)
First player in WNBA history to break the 800-point mark in a single season
Scored a league-record 860 points in 2006
Moved into second place on the Mercury all-time scoring list, 828 points behind Jennifer Gillom
Set franchise records for single season double-figure scoring games (33), 20-point games (26), 30-point games (8, ties WNBA record) and 40-point games (2, ties WNBA record)
Second player in league history to record multiple 40-point games in the same season (Smith)
Third player all-time to record multiple 40-point games in a career (Smith, Cynthia Cooper)
Scored a league-record 47 points at Houston on August 10, 2006
Scored a then-franchise record 41 points at Houston on July 27, 2006
Eight scoring efforts of 30 or more points (includes both 40-point efforts) in 34 games in 2006; franchise entered season with nine 30-point efforts in first nine seasons (288 games)
Scored at least 20 points in a WNBA-record 13 consecutive games (last 12 games of 2006, first game of 2007)
Broke Jennifer Gillom’s franchise record for points in a season in just 26 games (624, Gillom set in 30) on July 28, 2006 at San Antonio
Became the fourth player to score 500 or more points in each of her first three seasons (eighth player to do it in three consecutive seasons overall)
Along with Cappie Pondexter, became the first pair of teammates in WNBA history to score 30 or more points in the same game on June 6, 2006
Scored 30 or more points in back-to-back games twice in 2006 (second player all-time)
Shot career-bests from the field (.452) and three-point range (.397, 8th-WNBA)
Dished a team-leading 4.1 assists per game (5th-WNBA)
Averaged a staggering 30.1 points per game in seven games in the month of August (211/7), a franchise record for a single month
Averaged 25.2 points in July (4th all-time, Mercury history) and 23.3 points in May (tied, 6th)
Committed a career-low 79 turnovers despite leading the league in scoring and the team in assists
Additional WNBA records that belong to DT after 2006:
- FGM, season (298) - 3FGM, season (121)
- FGA, game (33) - 3FGA, game (16)
- FGA, season (660) - 3FGA, season (305)
2005 WNBA SEASON:
2005 WNBA All-Star (July 9, 2005; New York)
2005 All-WNBA Second Team
WNBA Player of the Week (August 1-7, 2005)
Became just the fifth player in Mercury history to score over 1,000 career points
Second player in franchise history to score over 1,000 career points in her first two seasons (Gillom)
Nearly had a triple double on August 5, 2005 vs. Houston (27 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists)
Scored a then-career-high 31 points in the 2005 season finale at Seattle, the first 30-point effort of her career
Scored in double figures in 28 of 33 games
2004 WNBA SEASON:
2004 WNBA Rookie of the Year
2004 All-WNBA First Team
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury with the No. 1 pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft on April 17, 2004
Led Mercury in scoring with 17.0 points per game
First player in WNBA history to start career with three consecutive 20+ point games (22, 26, 22)
Led all rookies in scoring, three-point field goal percentage, free throw percentage and minutes
Second among rookies in rebounds and assists
Scored 20+ points on 13 occasions
Recorded first career double-double on September 3, 2004 at Houston (27 points, 11 rebounds)
In first season, scored third-most points in a single season in franchise history
COLLEGE CAREER
Led UCONN to three consecutive national championships (2002, 2003, 2004)
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player in two consecutive seasons (2003, 2004)
Naismith Player of the Year Award (best female player in the nation) winner in two consecutive seasons (2003, 2004)
Just the fourth player ever to win back-to-back Naismith awards (Cheryl Miller, Dawn Staley, Chamique Holdsclaw)
Named to the first women’s Wooden Award All-American team for senior season
2003-04 Big East Player of the Year
2004 AP All-American
2002, 2003, 2004 All-BIG EAST First Team
First player in UConn history to finish career with 2,000 points, 600 assists and 600 rebounds
2003 USBWA National Player of the Year
2003 Honda Trophy Award winner for basketball
2003 Wade Trophy recipient
2003 BIG EAST All-Tournament team
2001 Kodak All-American and AP Second Team All-American
2001-02 Naismith Player of the Year and Honda Award for Women’s Basketball Finalist
Named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA East Region in 2001
Named 2001 BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player, the first rookie ever to earn the honor
2001 BIG EAST All-Rookie Team
INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL TEAM
Member of the 2008 USA Basketball Senior National Team that captured the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics
Two-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2004)
Named 2006 Female Athlete of the Year by USA Basketball
Member of the bronze medal-winning 2006 USA National Team at the World Championships in Brazil
Averaged 14.3 points in nine games (8-1), second-most behind leading scorer Tina Thompson
In 2008, played a third consecutive season in Russia for Spartak Moscow alongside college teammate Sue Bird
Youngest member of the gold medal-winning 2004 US Women’s National Team in the Athens Olympics
Earned a bronze medal as a member of the 2001 USA Junior World Championship team
Earned a gold medal as a member of the 2000 USA Basketball Women’s Junior World Championship Qualifying team
Member of the 2001 All-FIBA Junior World Championship team
Named July 2001 USA Basketball “Female Athlete of the Month”
Spent 2008-09 offseason playing for Spartak Moscow in Russia where she led the league in scoring with 20.5 points per game
Spent 2007-08 offseason playing for Spartak Moscow in Russia
Spent 2006-07 offseason playing for Spartak Moscow in Russia
Spent 2005-06 offseason playing for Dynamo in Russia
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