2006 WNBA Season:
Played her sixth WNBA season, third with Phoenix
Missed the team’s first 13 games; joined the club on June 30th at Los Angeles
Phoenix was 6-8 without Taylor (6-7 before arrival, 0-1 due to injury) and 12-8 with her
Averaged career-highs in points (13.9) and rebounds (5.7) in 20 games (eight starts)
The Mercury were 6-2 in Taylor’s eight starts
With 277 total points in 2006, eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for her career
Scored 20 or more points four times, 15+ eight times and in double figures 16 times
Led the team in scoring three times and in rebounding four times
Tallied a team-best 1.5 steals per game
Scored a season-high 24 points off the bench August 8 vs. Minnesota, tied for the second-most points scored off the bench in Mercury history.
2005 WNBA Season:
Played 29 games (all starts)
Missed the first four games of the season due to her overseas playing commitment to the Italian Women’s League
Averaged 13.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 29.4 minutes
Shot 46.4 percent from the field, including 40.4 percent from beyond the arc; also shot 86.4 percent from the line
Scored 20+ points seven times and became the fourth Mercury player in franchise history to score 30 or more points (13 vs. WAS on 7/15)
Tied Brandy Reed’s Phoenix arena record for points in a game.
2004 WNBA Season:
Played 33 games for the Mercury (all starts)
Averaged 13.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.58 steals
Set career season marks for points (434), rebounds (160), assists (82) and steals (52)
Ranked fifth in the league in field- goal percentage (.484), sixth in free-throw percentage (.861) and three-point field goal percentage (.427)
Ranked eight in steals per game (1.58) and ninth in the league in total steals (52)
Recorded one double-double on July 18 vs. Minnesota (20 points and 10 rebounds).
2003 WNBA Season:
Appeared in 34 games (33 starts)
Averaged 11.7 points, 2.4 assists and 4.4 rebounds in 26.5 minutes
Scored a Cleveland franchise-record 33 points vs. Phoenix on 8/1
Led the team in scoring 12 times and steals 11 times
Scored in double-figures 21 times
Surpassed 1,000 career-point plateau against Detroit on 8/21.
2002 WNBA Season:
2002 WNBA All-Star
In 30 games (26 starts), averaged 13.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.23 steals in 30.3 minutes
Among WNBA leaders, ranked 20th in scoring and seventh in free-throw percentage (.853).
2001 WNBA Season:
Selected with the 11th overall pick in the 2001 WNBA Draft by the Cleveland Rockers
One of only four Cleveland players to play in all 32 games
Averaged 7.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals
During the 2001 Playoffs, averaged 7.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals
Scored a playoff career-high 10 points on 8/18 vs. Charlotte.
INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL TEAM:
Named the Most Valuable Player at the 2006 FIBA World Championships in Brazil
2006 gold medalist at the World Championships in Brazil
2004 silver medalist as a member of the Australian Women’s National Team in Athens Olympics
2000 bronze medalist in the Sydney Olympics as a member of the Australian Women’s National Team
During the 2005 offseason, played for Termomeccanica La Spezia in the Italian Championship
Played for WNBL Dandenong Rangers from 1998-2002
Led the league in scoring with 25.5 ppg and steals with 2.5 spg during the 2000-01
Named the WNBL Most Valuable Player during the 2000-01 season and was selected to the WNBL All-Star Five
Member of the 1999 WNBL championship team
1997-98: Played for the AIS (Australian Institute of Sports)
