Darius Taylor

Darius Taylor (born October 2, 1978) is an American basketball coach and former player who was most recently the interim head coach for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Darius Taylor
Personal information
Born (1978-10-02) October 2, 1978
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolLake View
(Lake View, Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeMichigan (1996–2000)
PositionSmall forward / Point guard
Coaching career2004–2015, 2017–present
Career history
As coach:
2004–2010Temple (assistant)
2010–2015South Carolina (assistant)
2017–2021Atlanta Dream (assistant)
2021Atlanta Dream (interim)

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 fianceé Joni Taylor was named the head coach at Georgia.[1]

Atlanta Dream

Taylor was named an assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA on December 27, 2017.[2] He was named interim head coach on July 24, 2021 after previous interim head coach Mike Petersen resigned due to health issues.[3]

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.[4]

Head coaching record
Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Atlanta 2021 13211.1545th in Eastern————Missed playoffs

References
  1. "USC women's basketball lost Taylor to married life in Georgia". The State. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. "Atlanta Dream Round Out Coaching Staff with Darius Taylor". Atlanta Dream. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. "Mike Petersen resigns as Dream coach, Darius Taylor assumes role". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. "Joni Taylor gives birth to baby girl with season approaching". The Macon Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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