Tammy Jackson

Tammy Eloise Jackson (born December 3, 1962) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was a center in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for six seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s. Jackson played college basketball for the University of Florida, and played professionally for the Houston Comets and Washington Mystics of the WNBA. She is an Olympic bronze medalist.

Tammy Jackson

Personal information
Born	December 3, 1962 Gainesville, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Buchholz (Gainesville, Florida)
College	Florida (1981–1985)
WNBA draft	1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Houston Comets
Playing career	1997–2002
Position	Center
Number	23
Career history
1997–1998	Houston Comets
1998	Washington Mystics
1999–2002	Houston Comets
Career highlights and awards
3× First-team All-SEC (1982–1984) University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Women's basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team competition FIBA World Championship 1990 Malaysia Team competition

Early years

Jackson grew up in Gainesville, Florida.[1] She attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, where she played high school basketball for the Buchholz Bobcats.[1]

College career

After graduating from high school, Jackson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for the Florida Gators women's basketball team from 1982 to 1985.[2] During her four years as a Gators, she scored 1,895 points, completed almost 56 percent of her shots from the floor, recovered 1,141 rebounds, and blocked 121 shots on defense.[2] She was a three-time first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection, and a senior team captain.[2] She remains the third leading all-time scorer in Lady Gators basketball history.[2]

Jackson was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1995,[3][4] and honored again as an "SEC Great" in 2003.[5] Jackson graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in health and human performance in 2007.

Florida statistics

Source[6]

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%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1981-82	Florida	25	474	61.5%	67.7%	11.6	0.4	1.7	0.8	19.0
1982-83	Florida	27	560	55.7%	53.0%	12.7	0.3	2.1	0.8	20.7
1983-84	Florida	28	414	56.9%	50.7%	8.4	1.2	1.1	0.5	14.8
1984-85	Florida	31	447	49.7%	52.4%	8.9	1.6	2.8	0.5	14.4
TOTALS	Florida	111	1895	55.7%	56.4%	10.3	0.9	1.9	0.2	17.1

Professional career

After her college playing career was over, she played in various international leagues due to the lack of women's professional basketball leagues in the United States. Jackson was a member of the United States women's national basketball teams that won a world championship in 1990, and a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[7]

When the WNBA began play in 1997, the Houston Comets picked Jackson in the second round of the 1997 WNBA Draft and she became one of the original players in the league. She played all but two games of her WNBA career with the Comets, mostly in a reserve role, as she played in 143 games and started nine of them.[8] She was with the Comets when they won the three of their first four WNBA titles from 1997 to 2000. She retired at age 39 in 2002; at the time, she was the oldest player in the WNBA.

See also

• List of Florida Gators in the WNBA
• List of Olympic medalists in basketball
• List of University of Florida alumni
• List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
• List of University of Florida Olympians

References

1. CoachAmandaButler.com, The Gators, WNBA Gators, Tammy Jackson. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
2. Florida Women's Basketball 2013–14 Media Supplement, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 49, 68, 69, 70, 73, 75, 79, 81–84, 86, 89, 91, 93–99, 101, 103, 106 (2013). Retrieved September 7, 2014.
3. F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
4. Antonya English, "Carlson calls UF induction top thrill," The Gainesville Sun, pp. 1 & 6 (April 7, 1995). Retrieved July 23, 2011.
5. "Tammy Jackson Honored as SEC Great at Tournament," GatorZone.com (March 4, 2003). Retrieved July 23, 2011.
6. "Florida Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
7. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Tammy Jackson. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
8. Basketball-Reference.com, Players, Tammy Jackson. Retrieved November 7, 2011.

External links

• Tammy Jackson – Official WNBA player profile