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).

Full name is Penelope Jane Taylor

Nickname is PJ

Named Melbourne, Australia as her favorite place to play overseas

Has been a member of the Australian National Team since 1998

Began playing basketball at the age of four and decided she wanted to pursue basketball professionally when she was offered a scholarship with the AIS

Penny loves to play soccer and tennis though she says she is not that good at it

Her biggest influences in life are her family and friends because they are always there for help and support

If she were not playing basketball she would probably be a journalist

Has on dog named Joannie

Favorite food is chocolate

Favorite color is blue

Favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird

Favorite movie is The Castle

Favorite actor if Russell Crowe

When her playing career is over, she would like to pursue a writing career

Her parents are Michael Taylor and Denna Noble

She has one brother (Phillip, 21) and one sister (Heather, 25)

Selected by Cleveland Rockers in first round (11th overall) of WNBA Draft, April 20, 200... Selected by the Phoenix Mercury as the No. 1 Overall Pick in the 2004 WNBA Dispersal Draft (Cleveland Rockers); cored and re-signed before the start of the 2007 season.