Darius Taylor
American college basketball player (Michigan Wolverines men's basketball)

Darius Taylor

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American college basketball player (Michigan Wolverines men's basketball)
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
Is:
AthleteBasketball playerSports coachBasketball coach
Work field:
Sports
Birth:
2 October 1978(Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA)
Star sign:
Libra
Education:
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, USA
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Introduction

Darius Taylor (born October 2, 1978) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the general manager of the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Career

Taylor began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Temple in 2004 under Dawn Staley. He was later an assistant coach at South Carolina, also under Staley. He left South Carolina in 2015 after his fiancée Joni Taylor was named the head coach at Georgia.

Atlanta Dream

Taylor was named an assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA on December 27, 2017. He was named interim head coach on July 24, 2021 after previous interim head coach Mike Petersen resigned due to health issues.

Connecticut Sun

Taylor was named general manager of the Connecticut Sun on November 29, 2022.

Personal life

Taylor's wife Joni is currently the head women's basketball coach at Texas A&M. The couple have two daughters, one born in 2016 and the other in 2019.

Head coaching record

Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Atlanta 2021 13 2 11 .154 5th in Eastern — — — — Missed playoffs