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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 (age 43) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
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)

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	13	2	11	.154	5th in Eastern	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs

References

External links

• Darius Taylor on Twitter

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