Deanna Jackson is a professional women's basketball player in the WNBA and currently is a free agent. Jackson attended college at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public university in Birmingham in the U.S. state of Alabama. Developing from an extension center established in 1936, the institution became an autonomous institution in 1969 and is today one of three institutions in the University of Alabama System...

. She competed with USA Basketball

USA Basketball

USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic Committee...

 as a member of the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei

Taipei

Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...

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WNBA career

• 2002–2003: Cleveland Rockers
  Cleveland Rockers
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• 2004–2005: Indiana Fever
  Indiana Fever
  The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
  
  
• 2006: Chicago Sky
  Chicago Sky
  The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
  
  

Lawsuit

Jackson was arrested in Jerusalem, Israel on April 27, 2007, after punching Ina Gourevitch in the parking lot following an 81-68 loss in a league championship game. Ms. Gourevitch suffered a broken nose, and filed a lawsuit against Ms. Jackson.