Lauren Jackson

Who is Lauren Jackson?

Lauren Elizabeth Jackson is an Australian professional basketball player. The daughter of two national basketball team players, Jackson was awarded a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in 1997, when she was 16. In 1998, she led the AIS side that won the Women's National Basketball League 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. Since 2010, Jackson plays with the Capitals during the Women's National Basketball Association offseason.

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 when she was 16 years old. She was a member the 2000 Summer Olympics, and 2004 Summer Olympics teams, 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.