Lauren Jackson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lauren Jackson
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 11, 1981(1981-05-11)
Age	43
Birthplace	Albury
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Taurus

Lauren Jackson Biography

Lauren Jackson is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 11, 1981 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. Australian forward/center awarded”the WNBA Finals MVP in 2010 with the Seattle Storm.

She became a long-time partner together with All-Star She became longtime teammates with All-Star Sue Bird on the Seattle Storm in 2002. on the Seattle Storm in 2002.

Lauren Elizabeth Jackson AO (born May 11, 1981) is an Australian former professional basketball player. The daughter of two national basketball team players, Jackson was awarded a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in 1997, when she was 16. In 1998, she led the AIS team that won the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) championship. Jackson joined the Canberra Capitals for the 1999 season when she turned 18 and played with the team off and on until 2006, winning four more WNBL championships. From 2010 to 2016, Jackson played with the Canberra Capitals, which she did during the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) offseason during the time she continued WNBA play.

Jackson was offered a scholarship with the AIS in 1996, when she was just 15, but her parents said no to this, as it required her to move from Albury to Canberra. The next year, she accepted a scholarship. The programme considers her one of its success stories. With Jackson leading a side composed of the best 16- to 17-year-old development players in the country, the Australian Institute of Sport WNBL team won the WNBL Championship.

Parents Gary Jackson and Maree Bennie were both professional basketball players.

Lauren Jackson Net Worth

Lauren Jackson is one of the richest Basketball Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lauren Jackson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She began participating in basketball games at Albury Sports Centre as a four- year-old.

She took silver with Australia’s Australian nation at 2004 and 2000 and the 2008 Olympics.

Lauren Elizabeth Jackson, whose nicknames include “Loz”, “Jacko” and “LJ”, was born in Albury, New South Wales, on 11 May 1981, the oldest of two children of Gary Jackson and his wife Maree Bennie. Both her parents played for Australia’s national basketball teams. Jackson inherited her height from her father, Gary, who played for the Boomers in 1975, while her mother, Maree, played for the Opals from 1974 to 1982. She played in two World Championships, and for the women’s basketball team at Louisiana State in the late 1980s, wearing the number 15, the number Jackson wears in her mother’s honour. She was one of the first Australians to play in the American collegiate system, where she was known for her aggressive style of play and was nicknamed “the assassin”. Her parents continued to play basketball locally on the social level when Lauren and her brother were young, and her family had a basketball court in their backyard when Jackson was growing up. Her grandfather played for the Western Suburbs Magpies.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Lauren Jackson height 6 ft 5 in Lauren weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lauren Jackson Dating?

According to our records, Lauren Jackson married to Paul Byrne. As of December 1, 2023, Lauren Jackson’s is not dating anyone.

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Jackson joined the Canberra Capitals for the 1999 season when she turned 18, and played with the team off and on until 2006. While with the team, she won four WNBL championships. In 1999/2000, the Canberra Capitals who won the league championship in a finals match against Adelaide where they had a final score of 67–50.

Facts & Trivia

Lauren Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Lauren Jackson celebrates birthday on May 11 of every year.

In the Olympic test tournament in the lead up to the 2000 Summer Olympics, Jackson scored 18 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. She was a member of the 2000 Summer Olympics team that won a silver medal. At the 2000 Games, she scored 127 total points, had 23 total blocked shots, 12 steals and 67 rebounds. She averaged 15.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. In the 76–54 loss in the gold medal game, she scored 24 points and had 13 rebounds. She led the team in points scored and total rebounds. Going into the Olympics, her team was ranked third in the world. At the Sydney Games, she was coached by Tom Maher. The gold medal final was against the United States.

Is Lauren Jackson still playing basketball?

Jackson, 41, who made her national team debut a quarter of a century ago, had retired from basketball in 2016 due to injury.

Why is Lauren Jackson famous?

Lauren Jackson remains widely regarded as one of the greatest Australian female basketballers of all time. She is a four-time Olympic medalist (three silver and one bronze), a FIBA World Champion (2006) and two-time bronze medalist (1998, 2002) and won Commonwealth Games gold in Melbourne in 2006.

Where is Lauren Jackson from?

Albury, Australia

Where did Lauren Jackson go to college?

College

Who is Lauren Jackson's partner?

Paul Byrne