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Penny Taylor

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Penny Taylor

Penelope Jane Taylor (born 24 May 1981) is an Australian former professional basketball player and assistant coach. During her 19-year career, Taylor spent the most time with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, where she won three championships. She also won the WNBL title with her first club, the Australian Institute of Sport, and played in China, Italy, Turkey and Russia. As part of the Australian woman's national team, Taylor won two Olympic medals and led the Australian Opals to a gold medal at the World Championships, winning tournament MVP honours ahead of teammate Lauren Jackson.

Infobox

2016
Phoenix Mercury
2019
Phoenix Mercury (asst.)
Born
(1981-05-24) 24 May 1981 (age 44)Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight
165 lb (75 kg)
WNBA draft
2001: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Drafted by
Cleveland Rockers
Playing career
1997–2016
Position
Small forward
Number
14, 13
1997–1999
Australian Institute of Sport
1999–2002
Dandenong Rangers
2001–2003
Cleveland Rockers
2002–2003
Termocarispe La Spezia
2003–2007
Famila Schio
2004–2007
Phoenix Mercury
2007–2009
UMMC Ekaterinburg
2009–2011
Phoenix Mercury
2009–2013
Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2013–2014
Phoenix Mercury
2014–2015
Dandenong Rangers
2015–2016
Shanxi Flame
Women's basketball
Medals Women's basketball Representing Australia Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 2006 Brazil Team 2002 China Team 2014 Turkey Team

Tables

· WNBA career statistics
†
Denotes seasons in which Taylor won a WNBA championship
· WNBA career statistics › WNBA regular season
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
Cleveland
mw- GP
32
GS
0
MPG
17.5
FG%
382
3P%
301
FT%
783
RPG
3.5
APG
1.4
SPG
1.0
BPG
0.3
TO
1.1
PPG
7.2
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
Cleveland
mw- GP
30
GS
26
MPG
30.3
FG%
416
3P%
342
FT%
853
RPG
5.3
APG
2.3
SPG
1.2
BPG
0.3
TO
1.9
PPG
13.0
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
Cleveland
mw- GP
34
GS
33
MPG
26.4
FG%
421
3P%
343
FT%
821
RPG
4.4
APG
2.4
SPG
1.1
BPG
0.2
TO
1.7
PPG
11.7
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
Phoenix
mw- GP
33
GS
33
MPG
32.6
FG%
484
3P%
427
FT%
861
RPG
4.8
APG
2.5
SPG
1.5
BPG
0.4
TO
2.4
PPG
13.2
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
Phoenix
mw- GP
29
GS
29
MPG
29.4
FG%
464
3P%
404
FT%
864
RPG
4.1
APG
3.2
SPG
1.3
BPG
0.3
TO
2.6
PPG
13.2
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
Phoenix
mw- GP
20
GS
8
MPG
26.8
FG%
445
3P%
369
FT%
864
RPG
5.7
APG
2.6
SPG
1.4
BPG
0.4
TO
1.4
PPG
13.9
2007†
2007†
Year
2007†
Team
Phoenix
mw- GP
34
GS
34
MPG
29.7
FG%
499
3P%
378
FT%
884
RPG
6.3
APG
2.9
SPG
1.5
BPG
0.6
TO
2.2
PPG
17.8
2009†
2009†
Year
2009†
Team
Phoenix
mw- GP
14
GS
1
MPG
20.2
FG%
463
3P%
400
FT%
896
RPG
2.4
APG
2.3
SPG
1.2
BPG
0.1
TO
2.2
PPG
10.9
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
Phoenix
mw- GP
32
GS
32
MPG
30.0
FG%
509
3P%
442
FT%
893
RPG
4.4
APG
5.0
SPG
1.4
BPG
0.2
TO
2.3
PPG
15.9
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
Phoenix
mw- GP
29
GS
29
MPG
29.8
FG%
511
3P%
402
FT%
874
RPG
4.9
APG
4.7
SPG
1.6
BPG
0.3
TO
2.2
PPG
16.7
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
Phoenix
mw- GP
10
GS
3
MPG
16.1
FG%
472
3P%
421
FT%
963
RPG
2.1
APG
1.7
SPG
0.8
BPG
0.1
TO
0.6
PPG
8.4
2014†
2014†
Year
2014†
Team
Phoenix
mw- GP
33
GS
24
MPG
23.4
FG%
479
3P%
357
FT%
848
RPG
3.1
APG
3.1
SPG
1.2
BPG
0.4
TO
1.7
PPG
10.5
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
Phoenix
mw- GP
25
GS
25
MPG
25.7
FG%
488
3P%
396
FT%
907
RPG
3.8
APG
3.6
SPG
1.5
BPG
0.4
TO
1.6
PPG
12.5
Career
Career
Year
Career
mw- GP
355
GS
277
MPG
26.8
FG%
466
3P%
382
FT%
868
RPG
4.4
APG
3.0
SPG
1.4
BPG
0.3
TO
2.0
PPG
13.0
Year
Team
mw- GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PPG
2001
Cleveland
32
0
17.5
382
301
783
3.5
1.4
1.0
0.3
1.1
7.2
2002
Cleveland
30
26
30.3
416
342
853
5.3
2.3
1.2
0.3
1.9
13.0
2003
Cleveland
34
33
26.4
421
343
821
4.4
2.4
1.1
0.2
1.7
11.7
2004
Phoenix
33
33
32.6
484
427
861
4.8
2.5
1.5
0.4
2.4
13.2
2005
Phoenix
29
29
29.4
464
404
864
4.1
3.2
1.3
0.3
2.6
13.2
2006
Phoenix
20
8
26.8
445
369
864
5.7
2.6
1.4
0.4
1.4
13.9
2007†
Phoenix
34
34
29.7
499
378
884
6.3
2.9
1.5
0.6
2.2
17.8
2009†
Phoenix
14
1
20.2
463
400
896
2.4
2.3
1.2
0.1
2.2
10.9
2010
Phoenix
32
32
30.0
509
442
893
4.4
5.0
1.4
0.2
2.3
15.9
2011
Phoenix
29
29
29.8
511
402
874
4.9
4.7
1.6
0.3
2.2
16.7
2013
Phoenix
10
3
16.1
472
421
963
2.1
1.7
0.8
0.1
0.6
8.4
2014†
Phoenix
33
24
23.4
479
357
848
3.1
3.1
1.2
0.4
1.7
10.5
2016
Phoenix
25
25
25.7
488
396
907
3.8
3.6
1.5
0.4
1.6
12.5
Career
355
277
26.8
466
382
868
4.4
3.0
1.4
0.3
2.0
13.0
· WNBA career statistics › WNBA Postseason
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
Cleveland
GP
3
GS
0
MPG
19.7
FG%
320
3P%
182
FT%
750
RPG
3.0
APG
1.0
SPG
2.0
BPG
0.3
TO
1.6
PPG
7.0
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
Cleveland
GP
3
GS
3
MPG
33.0
FG%
444
3P%
300
FT%
833
RPG
4.3
APG
1.0
SPG
2.0
BPG
0.3
TO
2.0
PPG
15.0
2007†
2007†
Year
2007†
Team
Phoenix
GP
9
GS
9
MPG
34.6
FG%
464
3P%
400
FT%
912
RPG
7.9
APG
3.8
SPG
1.7
BPG
1.1
TO
2.7
PPG
19.3
2009†
2009†
Year
2009†
Team
Phoenix
GP
11
GS
0
MPG
24.1
FG%
527
3P%
484
FT%
863
RPG
3.5
APG
3.4
SPG
0.3
BPG
0.1
TO
1.0
PPG
14.3
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
Phoenix
GP
4
GS
4
MPG
31.8
FG%
474
3P%
556
FT%
882
RPG
4.8
APG
6.8
SPG
2.0
BPG
0.5
TO
2.2
PPG
14.0
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
Phoenix
GP
5
GS
5
MPG
30.8
FG%
478
3P%
308
FT%
833
RPG
5.2
APG
3.0
SPG
0.8
BPG
0.2
TO
1.8
PPG
11.6
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
Phoenix
GP
2
GS
2
MPG
20.0
FG%
500
3P%
333
FT%
500
RPG
2.0
APG
4.0
SPG
1.0
BPG
0.0
TO
1.0
PPG
6.0
2014†
2014†
Year
2014†
Team
Phoenix
GP
8
GS
8
MPG
27.7
FG%
492
3P%
263
FT%
903
RPG
5.1
APG
4.9
SPG
1.7
BPG
0.3
TO
1.1
PPG
11.4
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
Phoenix
GP
5
GS
5
MPG
26.1
FG%
368
3P%
313
FT%
958
RPG
4.4
APG
3.0
SPG
1.6
BPG
0.8
TO
1.8
PPG
11.2
Career
Career
Year
Career
GP
50
GS
36
MPG
28.1
FG%
466
3P%
364
FT%
887
RPG
4.9
APG
3.6
SPG
1.4
BPG
0.5
TO
1.7
PPG
13.4
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PPG
2001
Cleveland
3
0
19.7
320
182
750
3.0
1.0
2.0
0.3
1.6
7.0
2003
Cleveland
3
3
33.0
444
300
833
4.3
1.0
2.0
0.3
2.0
15.0
2007†
Phoenix
9
9
34.6
464
400
912
7.9
3.8
1.7
1.1
2.7
19.3
2009†
Phoenix
11
0
24.1
527
484
863
3.5
3.4
0.3
0.1
1.0
14.3
2010
Phoenix
4
4
31.8
474
556
882
4.8
6.8
2.0
0.5
2.2
14.0
2011
Phoenix
5
5
30.8
478
308
833
5.2
3.0
0.8
0.2
1.8
11.6
2013
Phoenix
2
2
20.0
500
333
500
2.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
2014†
Phoenix
8
8
27.7
492
263
903
5.1
4.9
1.7
0.3
1.1
11.4
2016
Phoenix
5
5
26.1
368
313
958
4.4
3.0
1.6
0.8
1.8
11.2
Career
50
36
28.1
466
364
887
4.9
3.6
1.4
0.5
1.7
13.4

References

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    http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-2307-137146-0-0&sID=52117&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=19297301
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    http://www.azcentral.com/sports/mercury/articles/2011/05/23/20110523phoenix-mercury-penny-taylor.html
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    https://golsmacservis.blogspot.com/2009/10/penny-taylor-fenerbahcede.html
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    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/sport/basketball-star-penny-taylor-to-make-wnbl-return-for-dandenong-rangers-in-front-of-her-biggest-fans/story-fnglemo4-1227114902033
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    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/basketball/penny-taylor-injures-ankle-dandenong-rangers-collapse-against-sydney-university-flames/story-fni2u9cl-1227233723850
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    https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/features/dispersalrecap_040506.html
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