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Lauren Jackson, Australia
From WNBA.com: Storm's
all-time scoring leader (924)...2001: Averaged 15.2 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.86
spg, 2.21 bpg and 34.5 mpg in 29 games...Led the team in minutes, scoring,
rebounding, three-point field goals made, steals and blocks...Led all WNBA
rookies in scoring, rebounding, steals, blocks and minutes…Named as a reserve on
the Western Conference team at the 2001 WNBA All-Star Game in Orlando; scored 11
points, grabbed three rebounds, handed out one assist and recorded three steals
to help lead the West to an 80-72 victory over the Eastern Conference…Finished
in second place behind Portland’s Jackie Stiles for the 2001 WNBA Rookie of the
Year Award…Nominated for the 2001 Female Athlete of the Year Award at the 67th
Annual Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sports Stars Banquet…Scored in double-figures
in 25 games… Played a season-high and WNBA-record-tying 55 minutes vs. Washington (4OT)
on 7/3 Has made more than 60 international appearances with Australia’s
national team, the Opals…In 1997, became the youngest member, at age 16, ever to
be selected to the Australian women’s national basketball team…At 17, became the
youngest Australian woman to compete at a major international competition when
she averaged 10.9 points and helped her team capture the bronze medal at the
1998 World Championships…Received widespread praise from the international
basketball community and became an ambassador for Australian women's basketball
as a result of her performance during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when she
recorded 127 points, 23 blocked shots, 12 steals and 67 rebounds…Leading scorer
and rebounder on Australia’s 2000 silver medal-winning Olympic basketball
team…Scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the 76-54 loss to the U.S in
the gold-medal game…Has averaged 11.9 points and shot 44 percent from
three-point range in 15 games against U.S. national teams… A member of the silver
medal-winning Gems team at the Junior World Championships in 1997. Became the
third international player to be selected first overall in the five-year history
of the WNBA Draft One of three Australian players chosen in the first round of
the 2001 WNBA Draft (Penny Taylor and Kristen Veal) Began playing basketball
when she was just four years old Her father, Gary, and her mother, Maree, both
played for Australia’s national teams (Gary in 1975 and Maree from 1974 to 1982)
Her mother played at Louisiana State in the late '70s Wears number 15 in honor
of her mother's number Was named to All-Star Team at 2002 World Championships in
China after Australian National Team won silver medal, leading all players by
averaging 23.1 points per game Favorite actor is Nicole Kidman |
Name: Lauren Jackson Nickname: Loz, Jacko, LJ Born: May 11, 1981 Status: Active Origin: Australia Height: 6-5/1,96m Weight: 187lbs/84,4kg Schools: N/A Drafted: 2001, First Round, 1st pick by Seattle Storm Languages: English Website: LaurenJackson.org & InterBasket Teams (jersey): Australian National Team (11), Canberra Capitals, Seattle Storm (15) Ibn Notes: |
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