Lauren Jackson
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Born
1981 (45 years old)
Albury, AustraliaPosition
Power Forward
Status
Retired
Ethnicity
White
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight
187 lb (85 kg)
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BasketballTeam
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Description
Lauren Elizabeth Jackson AO (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian former professional basketball player. Arguably the most notable Australian women's basketball player, Jackson has had a decorated career with the Australia women's national basketball team (the Opals) and has had multiple stints in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 1997 and 2024. Between 2001 and 2012, she played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
With the Australian Opals, Jackson played at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2024, winning three silver medals and two bronze medals. In the WNBL, she is a seven-time champion (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2024) and a four-time league MVP (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004). In the WNBA, she won two championships (2004, 2010) and three league MVPs (2003, 2007, 2010).
The daughter of two national basketball team players, Jackson was awarded a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in 1997, where she debuted in the WNBL when she was 16. She helped the AIS win the WNBL championship in 1999 before joining the Canberra Capitals, where she won championships in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2006 during her first stint. She won her sixth championship in 2010 with Canberra and her seventh in 2024 with the Southside Flyers. She earned WNBL Grand Final MVP in 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2010.
In 2001, Jackson entered the WNBA draft and was selected by the Seattle Storm. She played 12 seasons for the Storm, with her final WNBA season coming in 2012. She helped the team win championships in 2004 and 2010 while earning Finals MVP in 2010. Jackson ranks among the top WNBA players in games played, minutes played, field goals, three-point shots, and turnover percentage. She collected multiple individual accolades and was named to multiple WNBA Anniversary Teams.
In 2016, Jackson retired from basketball. She came out of retirement in 2022 and returned to the WNBL and the Opals. She retired again following the 2024 Paris Olympics. Jackson was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020, and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.
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 Basketball Olympics Bronze Women |  Australia Basketball Women | 2024 | |
 Australian WNBL |  Southside Flyers | 2023-2024 | |
 Womens Basketball Hall of Fame | _Retired Basketball | 2021 | |
 WNBA 25th Anniversary Team |  _Free Agent Basketball | 2021 | |
 WNBA 20th Anniversary Team |  Canberra Capitals | 2016 | |
| Basketball Olympics Bronze Women | Australia Basketball Women | 2012 | |
 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto |  Ros Casares Godella | 2011-2012 | |
 FIBA EuroLeague Women | Ros Casares Godella | 2011-2012 | |
 WNBA 15th Anniversary Team |  Seattle Storm | 2011 | |
 All-WNBA First Team | Seattle Storm | 2010 | |
 WNBA Finals MVP | Seattle Storm | 2010 | |
 WNBA | Seattle Storm | 2010 | |
 WNBA MVP | Seattle Storm | 2010 | |
| Australian WNBL |  Canberra Capitals | 2009-2010 | |
| All-WNBA First Team | Seattle Storm | 2009 | |
 WNBA All Star | Seattle Storm | 2009 | |
| FIBA EuroLeague Women |  WBC Sparta&K | 2008-2009 | |
 Basketball Olympics Silver Women | Australia Basketball Women | 2008 | |
| FIBA EuroLeague Women | WBC Sparta&K | 2007-2008 | |
 WNBA peak performer | Seattle Storm | 2007 | |
| All-WNBA First Team | Seattle Storm | 2007 | |
 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year | Seattle Storm | 2007 | |
 WNBA rebounding leader | Seattle Storm | 2007 | |
 WNBA scoring champion | Seattle Storm | 2007 | |
| WNBA MVP | Seattle Storm | 2007 | |
| WNBA All Star | Seattle Storm | 2007 | |
 WNBA 10th Anniversary Team | Seattle Storm | 2006 | |
 Basketball Commonwealth Games Gold Women | Australia Basketball Women | 2006 | |
 FIBA Womens World Cup | Australia Basketball Women | 2006 | |
| All-WNBA First Team | Seattle Storm | 2006 | |
| WNBA All Star | Seattle Storm | 2006 | |
| Australian WNBL | Canberra Capitals | 2005-2006 | |
| All-WNBA First Team | Seattle Storm | 2005 | |
| WNBA All Star | Seattle Storm | 2005 | |
| Basketball Olympics Silver Women | Australia Basketball Women | 2004 | |
| WNBA peak performer | Seattle Storm | 2004 | |
| All-WNBA First Team | Seattle Storm | 2004 | |
| WNBA scoring champion | Seattle Storm | 2004 | |
| WNBA | Seattle Storm | 2004 | |
| WNBA peak performer | Seattle Storm | 2003 | |
| All-WNBA First Team | Seattle Storm | 2003 | |
| WNBA scoring champion | Seattle Storm | 2003 | |
| WNBA MVP | Seattle Storm | 2003 | |
| WNBA All Star | Seattle Storm | 2003 | |
| Australian WNBL | Canberra Capitals | 2002-2003 | |
| WNBA All Star | Seattle Storm | 2002 | |
| Australian WNBL | Canberra Capitals | 2001-2002 | |
| WNBA All Star | Seattle Storm | 2001 | |
| Basketball Olympics Silver Women | Australia Basketball Women | 2000 | |
| Australian WNBL | Canberra Capitals | 1999-2000 |
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Former Senior Teams
| Canberra Capitals | 1999-2006 | Permanent | - | - | |
| Seattle Storm | 2001-2012 | Permanent | - | - | |
| WBC Sparta&K | 2007-2010 | Permanent | - | - | |
| Canberra Capitals | 2009-2013 | Permanent | - | - | |
| Ros Casares Godella | 2011-2012 | Permanent | - | - | |
| Canberra Capitals | 2014-2016 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Albury Wodonga Bandits | 2022 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Southside Flyers | 2022-2024 | Permanent | - | - |
Former Club Staff
| Albury Wodonga Bandits | 2019 | Manager | - | - |
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