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Lauren Jackson Biography

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Lauren Jackson was born May 11, 1981 and is a former Australian 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 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 the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics teams and captain of the 2008 Summer Olympics team, winning three silver medals. She was also part of the Australian team that won the bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Jackson was a member of the Australian Senior Women's Team that won a silver medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women in China, co-captain of the team that won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and captain of the team that won a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women in Brazil. In 2001, Jackson entered the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft and was selected by the Seattle Storm, which viewed Jackson as a franchise player. She won two WNBA titles with the Storm, in 2004 and 2010, the latter also earning Jackson the WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. Jackson ranks among the top WNBA players in played games, minutes played, field goals, three-point shots, and turnover percentage. Jackson played club basketball in Europe with WBC Spartak Moscow in Russia and Ros Casares Valencia in Spain. She also played in the Women's Korean Basketball League, where she was named the league's Most Valuable Player and set a league record scoring 56 points, and in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. Jackson announced her retirement from basketball on 31 March 2016, citing a persistent knee injury as the reason for her decision. Besides her basketball career, Jackson is in the process of attaining her university degree at the Macquarie University, majoring in gender studies. Jackson will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.

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Disclaimer: SeattleAthleteSpeakers assists companies seeking to hire talent like Lauren Jackson for speaking engagements, corporate appearances, product endorsements and other hospitality events. Our speakers bureau does not claim to exclusively represent Lauren Jackson . Our booking agency can help with finding an athlete or sports celebrity that aligns with your upcoming event date, location and budget. When a company requests a booking for talent like Lauren Jackson, we work closely with the client to make sure the event dates do not interfere with the requested athlete’s schedule. The booking fees listed on the speaker profile are rough estimates based on the previous market rate for the talent. Our team works direct with Lauren Jackson‘s agent, manager or assistant on the booking request. For companies interested in hiring Lauren Jackson, please fill out the booking request form so our Seattle booking agents can help make your next event a success.