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Did Lauren Jackson play in the WNBA?
Lauren Jackson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| High school | Murray (Lavington, New South Wales) |
| WNBA draft | 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall |
| Selected by the Seattle Storm | |
| Playing career | 1997–2016 |
How old is Lauren Jackson?
40 years (May 11, 1981)
Lauren Jackson/Age
Who has the most WNBA MVPs?
In the 25 years of the WNBA, only five players have won multiple Finals MVP awards. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Cynthia Cooper has the most to her name with four, all earned as a member of the Houston Comets’ championship squad that won four-consecutive WNBA titles from 1997 to 2000.
Who has the most WNBA Mvps?
How old was Lauren Jackson when she started playing basketball?
Jackson started playing basketball at the Albury Sports Centre when she was four years old. As a six-year-old, she told others that she would one day play for the Australian national team in Basketball. Her mother taught her how to play. She first played competitive basketball as a six-year-old she played on a local under-10 side.
How old was Lauren Jackson when she played for Australia?
Jackson made the Australian under-20 team when she was only 14 years old and was first called up to the Australian Women’s National Basketball Team (nicknamed The Opals) when she was 16 years old. She was a member of the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics teams and captain of the 2008 Summer Olympics team, winning three silver medals.
When was Lauren Jackson inducted into the Hall of Fame?
Jackson was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020. 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.
When did Lauren Jackson play in the All Star Game?
Jackson was a WNBA All Star again in 2002, and played in the All Star Game. She averaged 17.2 points per game. She was the team’s captain, the youngest in the WNBA at the time. During one game which was attended by 11,000 fans, the fans loudly chanted her name.