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Upon taking the court again, she stated she would decide in February 2016 if she would participate in what would be her fifth Olympic games or retire from the sport. Known for: Inspiring women to take up weight training, her ultra-real approach to motherhood and being part of Khlo Kardashian's Good American #GoodSquad. [42] She ranked 17th in the league for three-point field foals made per game at 1.4. [45][46], In the 2010/2011 season, Jackson played for Spartak, where she averaged 17.3 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per game. [70] During her 2014 recovery, Jackson expressed interest in returning to Seattle in 2015, saying that despite so much time sidelined by injury, "I've just had too good of a career there to let that fall by the wayside. [2] She was the team's captain, the youngest in the WNBA at the time. [67], A hamstring surgery forced Jackson out of the 2013 season,[68] and she also missed the 2014 season after operating both her right knee and left Achilles in February. [11][32] She has said regarding being the best female basketball player in the world: "I don't really think about it. [10] Her mother spent two weeks in Seattle with Jackson during this season. Twitter Basketball (M): Instagram Basketball (M): Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Caulfield Grammar School. 2 / 20. [35] She was described as a basketball prodigy by the time she was seventeen years old. The expensively printed magazine/book has been produced for the last three Olympic Games and, by the 2004 edition, was considered uncontroversial in Australia with its "artistic" approach to nude photography, and its equal coverage of male and female athletes, although it did create a stir in the United States. Both the mens and womens national basketball teams are paid the same daily fee of $250. [2][3], Jackson was a WNBA All Star again in 2002,[2][3] and played in the All Star Game. (Female players Name: Renee Herbert / @reneeherbert_ She's that extraordinary. [14][26] Both women dislike each other, a dislike that goes back to when Jackson was on tour in the United States with the Opals as a 16-year-old. Follower count: 1.7 million Known for: Her insane blue eyes, super-fit physique and the occasional appearance of her sweet pooches, Isla, Harlow and Indi. [6] Jackson studied for a psychology degree at Lomonosov Moscow State University and continued via correspondence from America. [2][8] She led the team in points scored and total rebounds. Australian basketball officials said she was cut from the Opals, the national team, for missing training camp to attend a music festival in 2015. With something painful like this hip injury, I want to be especially proactive. [84], After missing the 2013 WNBA season and with a deal with Canberra Capitals falling through, in September 2013 Jackson signed with the Heilongjiang Shenda of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. [49] She attempted 1219 three-point field goals in her career, ranking 10th on the league's all time leaderboard. Name: Nicole Warne Shadbolt/ @nicolewarne [7] At the FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament for Women 2004, she averaged 22.7 points and 14.0 rebounds per game. [2][3][89] She averaged 23.1 points a game in the competition and was named to the All-Star team for the tournament. [47] Part of her treatment involved getting an MRI. She ranked third in the league, with a field goal percentage of 51.9%. Richard Nurse played in the CFL and Cathy Nurse was a basketball player at McMaster University in Canada. [17] As a member of the team, she helped Spartak win the 2007 Russian Superleague title. [51] She ranked first in the league for field goals, with 254, for total points with 698, for field goal attempts with 526, and for win shares with 9.2, and offensive win shares with 6.7. Kristina Kuralenok (@basketball_player_female) Instagram photos and videos. She had a free throw shooting percentage of 91.0%,[55] She made 220 field goals, ranking sixth in the league, and ranked fifth in the league with 476 field goal attempts. In effective field goal percentage, she finished first in the league, with 56.8%. Elizabeth Liz Cambage is an Australian professional female basketball player. Follow @jessrennie_11 on Twitter and @jessrennie_11 on Instagram. It might say something like this: Hi there! Name: Renee Somerfield / @reneesomerfield. Known for:** Fitspiration, fashion and a solid splash of travel. Majoring in therapeutic recreation. Jackson announced her retirement from basketball on 31 March 2016, citing a persistent knee injury as the reason for her decision. Known for: Her fitness empire, Keep It Cleaner, and her enviable holiday shots with boyfriend Josh Miller. [50] At the end of the second season with the Storm, she had severe pain as a result of shin splints. From 2010 to 2016, Jackson played with the Canberra Capitals, which she did during the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) offseason during the time she continued WNBA play. [105] In December 2010, she had an Achilles injury. They all won bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2][56] In July 2008, she scored 33 points for the Seattle Storm in an 8471 win against Washington. [2] She played in 31 games, averaging 34.5 minutes per game. It's a tough, emotionally draining lifestyle there but it's fun. While with the team, she won four WNBL championships. 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[50] She partied a fair amount in her early 20s. [10] She is the patron for the NSW Rape Crisis Centre. [51] She made 258 field goals, ranking second in the league in this category. She averaged 30.2 points per game. [42] She also won the WNBL Grand Final as a member of the Capitals,[39] and was named the Most Valuable Player in the Grand Finals match. The following is a chronological list of Australian players who have played at least one game in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [2][7][11] In the tournament, she averaged 10.9 points per game[2][5][42] and 3.9 rebounds per game. [19][108] She also posed for the 2005 edition of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. [14] By January 2003, Jackson had played over 100 games with Australia's senior side. [27] During the 2011/2012 season, she scored 14 points against Bourges, 15 points in an away game against UMMC Ekaterinburg, and six against Galatasaray at a home game. [6] As an 11-year-old, Jackson was not the best player in Albury,[8] but she played in the under-14 Australian Country Championships. I don't know whether I would say yes or no. Name: Ellie Gonsalves / @ellie_gonsalves [6] She was first called up to the senior national team when she was 16 years old. [14][26][29][36] The rivalry continued when Jackson transitioned to the WNBA and her Seattle Storm team played Leslie's Los Angeles Sparks, who at the time were the best team in the league. [49][55] She averaged 33.1 minutes per game. On the same day she was officially named to the 2008 Australian Olympic squad,[57] and the Seattle Storm went out of the post season in the first round. She ranked second in the league with a field goal percentage of 53.5% She had a player efficiency of 34.9, and ranked first in the league in that category that season. Lauren Elizabeth Jackson AO (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian former professional basketball player. [75] At the time, the attendance was the best ever for a regular season WNBL game, with only two Grand Finals games in the post season having more people in attendance. [4] In 2007, she was paid six figures in American dollars, four times her WNBA base salary, to play with WBC Spartak Moscow Region for one month. [24] Jackson and Sue Bird first played together this season and would continue to play together for the Storm into the 2010 season. Stanford Cardinal sophomore Fran Belibi is one of the few players in women's college basketball who can dunk. Is the third-ever international player for the Lady Vols and second Australian. [24] Canberra lost the match, with Townsville figuring a way to contain Jackson, limiting her to 23 points, which was six below her average of 29 points per game so far in that the season. [32], In 2008, Jackson averaged 20.2 points per game. It is a game that can be played by anybody, men, women, adults, children, old, young, the able-bodied and the disabled. From 1994 onwards, the Opals have been consistently competitive and successful having won nine medals at official FIBA international tournaments (Olympics and World Cups), highlighted by a gold medal winning performance at the 2006 World Championship in Brazil. [2][4][5][26][91] This was the first time Australia had ever earned gold in the event. Kia Nurse was born to Richard and Cathy Nurse and was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. [37] This was a personal best for her in her career. [6] She was upset after the event. Follow badass women who post photos and videos of themselves dead-lifting twice their weight, showing off their chiseled legs, or sculpting a sick core, and [8] She said of her private life: "I don't really have a private life. The 2021 Missouri Valley Conference womens basketball tournament will determine which team gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Womens Basketball Tournament. [7] In 2005, she was inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best'. Known for: Her bikini modelling, vegan lifestyle and a having an equally stunning triplet sister, Renee, who is also a model. [85] However, the delayed recovery of Jackson's knee led her to give up on the tournament to have her right hip operated on to fix a torn labrum in September 2014. [45] Playing in the team's second match against a Kaunas Lithuanian side, she scored 28 points, had two blocks and had five rebounds while playing 31 minutes to lead her team to victory after having missed the first game where her team lost. [4] In 2006, she was a co-captain with Jenny Whittle of the Australian women's senior team that won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. "[33] She does not like to go out to clubs because she gets recognised by too many people, and everyone wants to comment on her height. Known for: Her LA-cool, dance-obsessed, star-child vibe. A 7-foot 6 Chinese man? [5][52][112] In late 2011, the Albury Sports Stadium was renamed the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre. On average, WNBA players make $75,000 a year in the league, with only a few players earning as much as $113,000.And while thats not a dollar amount to sniff at, these women only have so long to earn money off their athletic ability. [17] In a game with Samsung Bichumi against the Kumho Redwings, she scored 56 to set a league record in her team's 9676 victory. Nobody really talks to me like that. Name: Gabrielle Grace Epstein / @gabbyepstein. [4] She earned her Higher School Certificate in Canberra while she was training with the Australian Institute of Sport. [37] She competed in the league's all star game and was declared the Most Valuable Player of the match. It was just unbelievable. [25], Jackson started playing basketball at the Albury Sports Centre when she was four years old. She was also ranked first in the league for turnover percentage, with 8.8, for her offensive rating category of 127.7, for offensive win shares with 7.9, win shares with 9.5, and win share per 48 minutes with 44.6%. 20 Australian Models You Need To Be Following On Instagram. [49], Jackson was a WNBA All Star again in 2005,[2] and was named to the 2005 All-WNBA First Team. [34][48][63] A thousand people showed up at the renaming ceremony, at which Jackson was the guest of honour. And people who know me know I can be wild and over-the-top. [33] By 2010, she was not able to stay out at night clubs until 5:30am any more because she lacked the stamina. [5] On 3 July 2001, she set a WNBA record for most minutes played in a single game with 55 in a game against Washington that had four overtime periods. WNBL | The home page of the Women's National Basketball League, the longest running female sporting competition in Australia! A main pursuit of hers is getting tertiary education for all players. [101] Jackson also served as a colour commentator for Channel Seven's broadcast of the Olympic tournament. [55] Her field goal percentage was 51.9%. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM Played extensively with the Australian National programWas on the Australian U19 Basketball Squad in 2015 and played on the U17 Basketball Team that took fifth at the 2014 World Championships in the Czech RepublicCompeting for Australia, she won Gold medals at the 2013 Oceania Championships and the 2012 Pacific Youth GamesIn the championship game vs. That's when I got home to all these messages and e-mails from people back in Australia who had seen the scans and said 'you need to come back (to Australia) and start your rehab right away'. She was also ranked first in the league for turnover percentage with 10.0, in the offensive rating category with 117.6, for offensive win shares with 6.0, for win shares with 8.2, and with win share per 48 minutes with 33.3%. [12] She was coached in the tournament by Tom Maher. [67], The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) was founded the year Jackson was born. [55] She averaged 2.0 blocks per game. Known for: Her insane blue eyes, super-fit physique and the occasional appearance of her sweet pooches, Isla, Harlow and Indi. I made the most of my last night at the Olympics and had a great time. [5], Jackson joined the Canberra Capitals for the 1999 season when she turned 18, and played with the team off and on until 2006. Lauren Elizabeth Jackson, whose nicknames include "Loz", "Jacko" and "LJ",[2][3][4] was born in Albury, New South Wales,[4][5][6][7][8] on 11 May 1981,[2][6][7][9] the oldest of two children of Gary Jackson and his wife Maree Bennie. [49] She ranked fifth all time in the league with 4,456 field goal attempts. Her course work was centred in cultural studies and included topics like women's rights and racism. The team lost while Jackson spent most of the time on the bench. [47] She sustained the injury playing in Australia. Jackson claimed this allowed her to play drama free basketball. Elizabeth Cambage is an Australian professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Australian Opals, as well as a highly-successful disc jockey. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. [5][52] She was named the league's MVP,[11][32][49][52] and was one of the top five women in the league for average number of rebounds per games and blocks per game. [26][29] Jackson of this said "That was cool. Those old guys had seen a lot of basketball, and they were drooling. The Australian women's national basketball team is nicknamed the Opals, after the brightly coloured gemstone common to the country.