Why Mercury's Taurasi Is A UConn Legend

Diana Taurasi was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury in 2004. She had a great rookie year, and she went on to have an amazing WNBA career. Before that, she played for the UConn Huskies and she helped them win three championships. In her first year with the Huskies, she averaged 10.9 points, 3.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals. She played 33 games, and she started in 14 of them. Then, her role changed, and she was in the starting lineup from then on. Taurasi was teammates with Sue Bird and Swin Cash in her first two seasons. Both of those players had great WNBA careers, and they had successful seasons with UConn. Both of them are legends, and recently, one of them was recognized by their school. Bird had her jersey retired by the Huskies, and she became the third women's basketball player to receive that honor from UConn. The other two players are Rebecca Lobo and Cash. The Seattle Storm legend had some excellent years with the Huskies, and she finished that time with 1,378 points, 585 assists and 240 steals