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The College of Texas at Austin girls’s basketball program is “mourning the lack of Longhorn legend” Tiffany Jackson, the varsity mentioned on Monday in an announcement on their web site. Jackson was 37 years previous and handed away after a battle with breast most cancers based on the varsity.
Jody Conradt, who coached Jackson at Texas between 2003 and 2007, paid tribute within the college’s assertion: “Tiffany had an important profession and was an impression participant.
“She was acknowledged for her all-around sport and the truth that she was tremendously cell and will play a number of positions. She was beloved by teammates, and we share within the unhappiness of her passing.”
Present Longhorns head coach Vic Schaefer was additionally quoted within the assertion saying, “We’re deeply saddened to listen to the information of the passing of Tiffany Jackson, one of many biggest gamers within the historical past of Texas Ladies’s Basketball.
“From her days as a participant for DFW Elite to her days as a participant at The College of Texas, Tiffany has meant a lot to so many individuals on this nice state of Texas. She might be sorely missed by so many. Our deepest sympathies exit to her household.”
Present Los Angeles Sparks participant and 2014 first general decide Chiney Ogwumike shared her condolences in a Twitter publish, noting the impression Jackson had on her profession.
“One of many first school basketball video games that my sisters and I ever went to was on the College of Texas … and Tiffany Jackson instantly impressed all,” Ogwumike mentioned.
“Could her soul relaxation in peace, sending like to her household.”
Jackson was a three-time All-American throughout her 4 years with the Longhorns and the fifth general draft decide within the 2007 Ladies’s Nationwide Basketball Affiliation (WNBA) draft.
The Texas native spent 9 seasons within the WNBA between 2007 and 2018 at three franchises: the New York Liberty, the previous Tulsa Shock and the Los Angeles Sparks, the place she retired in Could 2018.
Jackson was first recognized with stage three breast most cancers in September 2015 whereas a member of the Shock. She underwent profitable therapy and returned to skilled motion in Israel earlier than signing with the Sparks in February 2017, culminating a exceptional comeback.
Jackson was introduced as head coach of Wiley Faculty’s girls’s basketball staff in April 2022 after spending 4 years as an assistant within the Texas program.
