PennyTaylor

Class of 2022

  • Taylor had a 19-year career, which was mostly spent with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury
  • From 1997-1999, she played for the Australian Institute of Sport
  • A Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Champion in 1999, named a two-time WNBL Most Valuable Player (2001, 2002), a two-time WNBL Top Shooter Award winner (2001, 2002), and a three-time WNBL All-Star Five (2001, 2002, 2015)
  • During her 2000-01 season in the WNBL, Taylor led the league in scoring with 25.5 points per game and 2.5 steals per game
  • During her career with the Phoenix Mercury (2004-07, 2009-11, 2013-14, 2016) she scored twenty or more points in 49 career games, while eight of those were 30 or more-point games
  • A three-time WNBA Champion (2007, 2009, and 2014), as well as a 3-Time WNBA All-Star (2002, 2007, and 2011)
  • A member of the Australian National Team, the “Opals,” since 2022 that competed in four World Championships, 2002 (Bronze), 2004 (Silver), 2006 (Gold), 2014 (Bronze)
  • Earned a gold medal in the World Championship in Brazil, and was the Most Valuable Player of the tournament (2006)
  • She competed in three Olympiads for the Opals in 2004 Athens (Silver), 2008 Beijing (Silver), and 2016 Rio
  • Between WNBA seasons, she played in China, Italy, Russia, and Turkey, winning each league at least once
  • Taylor is a 4-Time Turkish League Champion (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) with Fenerbahce
  • Retired from playing at the end of the 2016 WNBA season