| Connecticut Sun | |
|---|---|
| Position | General manager |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 2, 1978 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lake View (Lake View, Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Michigan (1996–2000) |
| Position | Small forward / point guard |
| Coaching career | 2004–2015, 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2004–2010 | Temple (assistant) |
| 2010–2015 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 2017–2021 | Atlanta Dream (assistant) |
| 2021 | Atlanta Dream (interim) |
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).
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.[1]
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]
Taylor was named general manager of the Connecticut Sun on November 29, 2022.[4]
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.[5]
| 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 | 13 | 2 | 11 | .154 | 5th in Eastern | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |