Lauren Jackson
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Lauren Elizabeth Jackson (born 11 May 1981 in Albury, New South Wales
) is an Australian professional basketball player. Jackson began her professional career at the Australian Institute of Sport
in the WNBL
before moving on to the Canberra Capitals
. She is currently a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm
of the WNBA and the Australian national team The Opals
. She has won national championships in the U.S., Australia, and Russia, as well as a World Championship. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history.
in Canberra
as a teenager. She played for the Australian women's team, the Opals
, in 1997 as a 17-year-old. She led the Australian Institute of Sport team, made up of the country's best 16- to 18-year-old players, to a premiership in the WNBL Women's National Basketball League
, the Australian women's professional league, in 1998–1999 – an unprecedented achievement for a youth team. Ineligible to continue with the AIS team, she joined the other Canberra-based team, the Canberra Capitals
, and led them to titles in 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–2006 and 2009–2010.
in Sydney, Australia, Jackson collected 20 points and 13 rebounds in a loss to the United States in the gold medal game. In the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece, The Opals
were again the silver medallists, losing to the United States in the Olympic final. In the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing, China, the Opals were again silver medallists, losing to the United States in the Olympic final for the third straight time.
In the 2006 Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne, Australia, the Opals defeated New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final, earning the gold medal.
In the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
in Brazil, the Opals defeated Russia to win the gold medal. Jackson captained the team.
in 2001 and was selected by the Seattle Storm
. During her rookie season, she led the Seattle Storm in points with 15.2; rebounds with 6.7; and blocks; with 2.21 assists per game.
In 2003, although the Seattle Storm
did not make the playoffs, she was voted the WNBA's Most Valuable Player
(MVP). In 2004, the Seattle Storm
team won the WNBA Championship
by defeating the Connecticut Sun
, two games to one. She was runner-up for the MVP award in that year and again in 2005. In April 2006, she signed a three-year contract to stay with the Storm.
On 24 July 2007, Jackson scored a WNBA record 47 points (tied with Diana Taurasi) in a 97–96 overtime loss to the Washington Mystics at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. She also set the record for the most field goals in a game, with 18 made.
On 6 September 2007, Jackson won her second MVP award. She led the league in both scoring (23.8 points per game) and rebounding (9.7) and was second in the league in blocked shots (2.0) as well as leading the WNBA in double-doubles with 17. She was also named Player of the Week five times. In the off season leading up to the 2009 season
, Jackson signed a free-agent
deal to return to the Storm. Jackson also received the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
in 2007.
On 2 September 2010, Jackson was presented her third MVP Award at the Seattle Storm's Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Phoenix Mercury. On 17 September 2010, the Storm beat the Atlanta Dream to win the WNBA championship for the second time. Jackson was named the finals MVP. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in the fifteen year history of the WNBA.
Jackson carries career per-game averages of 19.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2 blocks in 295 games.
Jackson decided to leave Australia after the 2005–06 WNBL season. While she had huge offers from clubs in Russia, she opted instead to sign a three-year deal with a Seoul, Korea-based club Samsung Bichumi in South Korea's national league. Although she would not earn as much money in Korea as she could in Russia, her salary was higher than what she could earn in Australia. More importantly, Korea's season runs only from mid-December to early March, about half the length of the European season, and clubs in the league only play two games a week. She indicated that Korea's shorter season was the main reason that she decided to sign there, noting that it would likely prolong her career. She won the Korean league's MVP
award in 2007.
In 2007, Jackson signed up to play alongside Diana Taurasi
and Sue Bird
for WBC Spartak Moscow Region in the Women's Russian A Super-league, helping it win the championship over CSKA Samara in five games. Jackson continued to play with Spartak for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, winning the title again in 2008.
In the off season of 2009, Spartak Moscow released Jackson. Jackson currently plays for the Canberra Capitals
of the Australian Women's National Basketball League
(WNBL).
On 2 August 2011, Jackson agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Seattle Storm.
| align="left" | 2001
| align="left" | Seattle
| 29 || 29 || 34.5 || .367 || .310 || .727 || 6.7 || 1.5 || 1.9 || 2.2 || 1.83 || 15.2
|-
| align="left" | 2002
| align="left" | Seattle
| 28 || 28 || 31.5 || .403 || .350 || .756 || 6.8 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 2.9 || 1.68 || 17.2
|-
| align="left" | 2003
| align="left" | Seattle
| 33 || 33 || 33.6 || .483 || .317 || .825 || 9.3 || 1.9 || 1.2 || 1.9 || 2.09 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|21.2
|-
| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Seattle
| 31 || 31 || 34.5 || .478 || .452 || .811 || 6.7 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 2.0 || 2.06 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|20.5
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Seattle
| 34 || 34 || 34.6 || .458 || .288 || .834 || 9.2 || 1.7 || 1.1 || 2.0 || 1.74 || 17.6
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Seattle
| 30 || 30 || 28.3 || .535 || .377 || .899 || 7.7 || 1.6 || 0.8 || 1.7 || 1.33 || 19.5
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Seattle
| 31 || 31 || 32.9 || .519 || .402 || .883 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|9.7 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 2.0 || 1.81 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|23.8
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Seattle
| 21 || 21 || 33.0 || .452 || .295 || .934 || 7.0 || 1.2 || 1.5 || 1.6 || 1.90 || 20.2
|-
| align="left" | 2009
| align="left" | Seattle
| 26 || 26 || 32.4 || .463 || .430 || .797 || 7.0 || 0.8 || 1.5 || 1.7 || 1.65 || 19.2
|-
| align="left" | 2010
| align="left" | Seattle
| 32 || 32 || 31.0 || .462 || .346 || .910 || 8.3 || 1.2 || 0.9 || 1.2 || 1.44 || 20.5
|-
| align="left" | 2011
| align="left" | Seattle
| 13 || 13 || 24.8 || .396 || .311 || .884 || 4.9 || 0.3 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 1.31 || 12.2
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |11 years, 1 team
| 308 || 308 || 32.4 || .460 || .354 || .843 || 7.8 || 1.4 || 1.2 || 1.9 || 1.74 || 19.2
| align="left" | 2002
| align="left" | Seattle
| 2 || 2 || 34.0 || .346 || .000 || .714 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 3.0 || 2.00 || 11.5
|-
| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Seattle
| 8 || 8 || 35.9 || .469 || .727 || .897 || 7.5 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 2.00 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|19.6
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Seattle
| 3 || 3 || 34.0 || .436 || .308 || .833 || 8.0 || 0.7 || 1.3 || 1.3 || 2.67 || 14.3
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Seattle
| 3 || 3 || 30.3 || .536 || .286 || .917 || 8.0 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 2.3 || 1.67 || 18.0
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Seattle
| 2 || 2 || 34.0 || .565 || .300 || 1.000 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|11.5 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 1.5 || 2.50 || 19.0
|-
| align="left" | 2010
| align="left" | Seattle
| 7 || 7 || 36.1 || .465 || .314 || .836 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|9.6 || 1.1 || 1.7 || 1.4 || 1.86 || 21.6
|-
| align="left" | 2011
| align="left" | Seattle
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| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |7 years, 1 team
| 25 || 25 || 34.8 || .467 || .387 || .871 || 8.3 || 1.1 || 1.2 || 1.6 || 2.04 || 18.6
, that featured Olympic athletes who were set to compete in Athens in the 2004 Summer Olympics
. The expensively printed magazine/book has been produced for the last three Olympic Games and, by the 2004 edition, was considered relatively uncontroversial in Australia with its "artistic" approach to nude photography and its equal coverage of male and female athletes (though it did create a stir in the U.S.). Jackson also posed for the 2005 edition of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
.
Jackson is a fan of the Wests Tigers
rugby league club, with her grandfather being a former player for the Western Suburbs Magpies
.
Jackson works for domestic violence
charities and helping children from Australia's outback get involved in sport.
Jackson is studying for a psychology degree at Lomonosov Moscow State University and will continue via correspondence from America. She wishes to work in social work
after her basketball career ends.
Albury, New South Wales
Albury is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Albury Local Government Area...
) is an Australian professional basketball player. Jackson began her professional career at the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
in the WNBL
Women's National Basketball League
The Women's National Basketball League is the pre-eminent women's professional basketball league in Australia. It currently is composed of ten teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Basketball League...
before moving on to the Canberra Capitals
Canberra Capitals
The Canberra TransACT Capitals are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Canberra, Australia. TransACT Communications is the current naming rights sponsor for the Canberra Capitals...
. She is currently a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
of the WNBA and the Australian national team The Opals
Australia women's national basketball team
The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...
. She has won national championships in the U.S., Australia, and Russia, as well as a World Championship. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history.
Australian career
Both of Jackson's parents, Gary and Maree, represented Australia in basketball and she took up the game at the age of four. A teenage prodigy at Murray High School, Albury, she moved to the Australian Institute of SportAustralian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
as a teenager. She played for the Australian women's team, the Opals
Australia women's national basketball team
The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...
, in 1997 as a 17-year-old. She led the Australian Institute of Sport team, made up of the country's best 16- to 18-year-old players, to a premiership in the WNBL Women's National Basketball League
Women's National Basketball League
The Women's National Basketball League is the pre-eminent women's professional basketball league in Australia. It currently is composed of ten teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Basketball League...
, the Australian women's professional league, in 1998–1999 – an unprecedented achievement for a youth team. Ineligible to continue with the AIS team, she joined the other Canberra-based team, the Canberra Capitals
Canberra Capitals
The Canberra TransACT Capitals are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Canberra, Australia. TransACT Communications is the current naming rights sponsor for the Canberra Capitals...
, and led them to titles in 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–2006 and 2009–2010.
International career
In the 2000 Summer Olympics2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia, Jackson collected 20 points and 13 rebounds in a loss to the United States in the gold medal game. In the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, Greece, The Opals
Australia women's national basketball team
The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...
were again the silver medallists, losing to the United States in the Olympic final. In the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing, China, the Opals were again silver medallists, losing to the United States in the Olympic final for the third straight time.
In the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
in Melbourne, Australia, the Opals defeated New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final, earning the gold medal.
In the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation....
in Brazil, the Opals defeated Russia to win the gold medal. Jackson captained the team.
American career
Jackson declared for the WNBA DraftWNBA Draft
The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the WNBA through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The first WNBA draft was held in 1997...
in 2001 and was selected by the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
. During her rookie season, she led the Seattle Storm in points with 15.2; rebounds with 6.7; and blocks; with 2.21 assists per game.
In 2003, although the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
did not make the playoffs, she was voted the WNBA's Most Valuable Player
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
The Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season. MVP voting takes place immediately following the regular season. The award recipient is decided by a panel of sportswriters and...
(MVP). In 2004, the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
team won the WNBA Championship
WNBA Finals
The WNBA Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's postseason each fall. The series was named the WNBA Championship until 2002....
by defeating the Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
, two games to one. She was runner-up for the MVP award in that year and again in 2005. In April 2006, she signed a three-year contract to stay with the Storm.
On 24 July 2007, Jackson scored a WNBA record 47 points (tied with Diana Taurasi) in a 97–96 overtime loss to the Washington Mystics at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. She also set the record for the most field goals in a game, with 18 made.
On 6 September 2007, Jackson won her second MVP award. She led the league in both scoring (23.8 points per game) and rebounding (9.7) and was second in the league in blocked shots (2.0) as well as leading the WNBA in double-doubles with 17. She was also named Player of the Week five times. In the off season leading up to the 2009 season
2009 Seattle Storm season
The 2009 WNBA season is the 10th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.-Dispersal Draft:Based on the Storm's 2008 record, they would pick 12th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft...
, Jackson signed a free-agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
deal to return to the Storm. Jackson also received the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
The Women's National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season, to the top defensive player of the regular season...
in 2007.
On 2 September 2010, Jackson was presented her third MVP Award at the Seattle Storm's Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Phoenix Mercury. On 17 September 2010, the Storm beat the Atlanta Dream to win the WNBA championship for the second time. Jackson was named the finals MVP. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in the fifteen year history of the WNBA.
Jackson carries career per-game averages of 19.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2 blocks in 295 games.
Other international play
In the 2003 Russian League Season, Jackson played for UMMC Ekaterinberg; however, she saw limited court time. The decision by the coach to not utilise Jackson's prowess and presence on court was widely criticised by other coaches, and caused confusion among players. However, Jackson has defended the coach's decision, saying that in Russia, regulations exist where there has to be a certain number of Russian players on court at any given time.Jackson decided to leave Australia after the 2005–06 WNBL season. While she had huge offers from clubs in Russia, she opted instead to sign a three-year deal with a Seoul, Korea-based club Samsung Bichumi in South Korea's national league. Although she would not earn as much money in Korea as she could in Russia, her salary was higher than what she could earn in Australia. More importantly, Korea's season runs only from mid-December to early March, about half the length of the European season, and clubs in the league only play two games a week. She indicated that Korea's shorter season was the main reason that she decided to sign there, noting that it would likely prolong her career. She won the Korean league's MVP
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
award in 2007.
In 2007, Jackson signed up to play alongside Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...
and Sue Bird
Sue Bird
Suzanne Brigit "Sue" Bird is an American professional women's basketball player for the Seattle Storm and WBC Spartak Moscow Region....
for WBC Spartak Moscow Region in the Women's Russian A Super-league, helping it win the championship over CSKA Samara in five games. Jackson continued to play with Spartak for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, winning the title again in 2008.
In the off season of 2009, Spartak Moscow released Jackson. Jackson currently plays for the Canberra Capitals
Canberra Capitals
The Canberra TransACT Capitals are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Canberra, Australia. TransACT Communications is the current naming rights sponsor for the Canberra Capitals...
of the Australian Women's National Basketball League
Women's National Basketball League
The Women's National Basketball League is the pre-eminent women's professional basketball league in Australia. It currently is composed of ten teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Basketball League...
(WNBL).
On 2 August 2011, Jackson agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Seattle Storm.
Regular season
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2001 WNBA season
-External links:**...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 29 || 29 || 34.5 || .367 || .310 || .727 || 6.7 || 1.5 || 1.9 || 2.2 || 1.83 || 15.2
|-
| align="left" | 2002
2002 WNBA season
-External links:***...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 28 || 28 || 31.5 || .403 || .350 || .756 || 6.8 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 2.9 || 1.68 || 17.2
|-
| align="left" | 2003
2003 WNBA season
-External links:***...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 33 || 33 || 33.6 || .483 || .317 || .825 || 9.3 || 1.9 || 1.2 || 1.9 || 2.09 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|21.2
|-
| align="left" | 2004
2004 WNBA season
-External links:***...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 31 || 31 || 34.5 || .478 || .452 || .811 || 6.7 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 2.0 || 2.06 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|20.5
|-
| align="left" | 2005
2005 WNBA season
-External links:***...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 34 || 34 || 34.6 || .458 || .288 || .834 || 9.2 || 1.7 || 1.1 || 2.0 || 1.74 || 17.6
|-
| align="left" | 2006
2006 WNBA season
-External links:*******...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 30 || 30 || 28.3 || .535 || .377 || .899 || 7.7 || 1.6 || 0.8 || 1.7 || 1.33 || 19.5
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| align="left" | 2007
2007 WNBA season
-External links:* * * * * * * *...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 31 || 31 || 32.9 || .519 || .402 || .883 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|9.7 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 2.0 || 1.81 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|23.8
|-
| align="left" | 2008
2008 WNBA season
-Season Highlights:*Candace Parker becomes the second and third player in WNBA history to dunk in a regular season game.*A fight breaks out between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock resulting in four ejections and ten suspensions....
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 21 || 21 || 33.0 || .452 || .295 || .934 || 7.0 || 1.2 || 1.5 || 1.6 || 1.90 || 20.2
|-
| align="left" | 2009
2009 WNBA season
The 2009 WNBA Season is the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season ever without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 26 || 26 || 32.4 || .463 || .430 || .797 || 7.0 || 0.8 || 1.5 || 1.7 || 1.65 || 19.2
|-
| align="left" | 2010
2010 WNBA season
The 2010 WNBA season was the 14th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began with a televised meeting between the defending champion Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks in Phoenix, Arizona on May 15. The Connecticut Sun hosted the 10th Annual All-Star...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 32 || 32 || 31.0 || .462 || .346 || .910 || 8.3 || 1.2 || 0.9 || 1.2 || 1.44 || 20.5
|-
| align="left" | 2011
2011 WNBA season
The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on June 3 with the Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Minnesota Lynx, featuring 2011 WNBA Draft top pick Maya Moore, in a game televised on NBA TV...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 13 || 13 || 24.8 || .396 || .311 || .884 || 4.9 || 0.3 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 1.31 || 12.2
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |11 years, 1 team
| 308 || 308 || 32.4 || .460 || .354 || .843 || 7.8 || 1.4 || 1.2 || 1.9 || 1.74 || 19.2
Postseason
|-| align="left" | 2002
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 2 || 2 || 34.0 || .346 || .000 || .714 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 3.0 || 2.00 || 11.5
|-
| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 8 || 8 || 35.9 || .469 || .727 || .897 || 7.5 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 2.00 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|19.6
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 3 || 3 || 34.0 || .436 || .308 || .833 || 8.0 || 0.7 || 1.3 || 1.3 || 2.67 || 14.3
|-
| align="left" | 2006
2006 WNBA Playoffs
The 2006 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2006 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion Sacramento Monarchs 3-2.-Format:...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 3 || 3 || 30.3 || .536 || .286 || .917 || 8.0 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 2.3 || 1.67 || 18.0
|-
| align="left" | 2007
2007 WNBA Playoffs
The 2007 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2007 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Phoenix Mercury defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock 3-2.-Format:...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 2 || 2 || 34.0 || .565 || .300 || 1.000 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|11.5 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 1.5 || 2.50 || 19.0
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| align="left" | 2010
2010 WNBA Playoffs
The 2010 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2010 season.-Format:*The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.**All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings....
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 7 || 7 || 36.1 || .465 || .314 || .836 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|9.6 || 1.1 || 1.7 || 1.4 || 1.86 || 21.6
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| align="left" | 2011
2011 WNBA Playoffs
The 2011 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2011 season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs seeded 1 to 4 in a tournament bracket, with the two opening rounds in a best-of-three format, and the final in a...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
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| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |7 years, 1 team
| 25 || 25 || 34.8 || .467 || .387 || .871 || 8.3 || 1.1 || 1.2 || 1.6 || 2.04 || 18.6
Off the court
Jackson posed nude in an Australian magazine, Black+WhiteBlack+White
Black+White was a bimonthly Australian magazine published by Studio Magazines that debuted in the summer of 1992. For a period it was also known as Black+White magazine....
, that featured Olympic athletes who were set to compete in Athens in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
. The expensively printed magazine/book has been produced for the last three Olympic Games and, by the 2004 edition, was considered relatively uncontroversial in Australia with its "artistic" approach to nude photography and its equal coverage of male and female athletes (though it did create a stir in the U.S.). Jackson also posed for the 2005 edition of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is published annually by Sports Illustrated. It features fashion models wearing swimwear in exotic locales. According to some, the magazine is the arbiter of supermodel succession. In addition, the issue is a media nexus that in 2005 carried in advertising....
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Jackson is a fan of the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
rugby league club, with her grandfather being a former player for the Western Suburbs Magpies
Western Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
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Jackson works for domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
charities and helping children from Australia's outback get involved in sport.
Jackson is studying for a psychology degree at Lomonosov Moscow State University and will continue via correspondence from America. She wishes to work in social work
Social work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
after her basketball career ends.
External links
- WNBA profile of Lauren Jackson — includes statistics
- Seattle Storm profile of Lauren Jackson — includes news links
- Lauren Jackson Profile