Tiffany Jackson

Tiffany Jackson-Jones
No. 33 Los Angeles Sparks
Position Power forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1985-04-26) April 26, 1985
Longview, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)
College Texas (2003–2007)
WNBA draft 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2010 New York Liberty
2010–2011,
2013–2015
Tulsa Shock
2017–present Los Angeles Sparks
Stats at WNBA.com

Tiffany Jackson-Jones (born April 26, 1985), is a basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).


High school

Jackson played for Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2003 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored four points.[1]

College

Jackson graduated in 2007 from the University of Texas, where she majored in ethnic studies and excelled in basketball. ESPN.com named Jackson national freshman of the year in 2003-4. She led the UT Longhorns in scoring in her junior and senior years, and was named an All-American in 2007.

Texas statistics

Source[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003-04 Texas 35 455 47.3 - 72.8 7.5 1.7 1.9 1.3 13.0
2004-05 Texas 31 568 56.0 - 66.7 8.7 1.8 3.3 1.9 18.3
2005-06 Texas 25 357 40.7 - 71.3 8.7 2.0 2.6 1.4 14.3
2006-07 Texas 32 537 41.5 33.3 68.4 9.0 2.1 2.5 1.3 16.8
Career Texas 123 1917 46.5 33.3 69.6 8.4 1.9 2.5 1.5 15.6

Professional

Jackson was drafted by the Liberty in 2007. She played in all 34 regular season games and all 3 playoff games in the 2007 season as a reserve forward, averaging fourteen minutes played and 3.1 rebounds. She was traded to the Tulsa Shock in 2010. She averaged 7.6 points per the first season and improve to 12.8 points and 8.4 rebounds the next season. She sat out 2012 to give birth to her son Marley. She came back and played three more seasons but suffered injuries two of the three seasons. She only played 38 games combined and averaged 3.5 points. She sat out the 2016 season. February 10th, she signed with the Los Angeles Sparks.

Notes

  1. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  2. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 6 October 2015.


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