Brittany Elizabeth Jackson (born July 28, 1983, in Cleveland, Tennessee) is an American basketball player, formerly with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.

High school

Jackson played for Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored five points.[1]

College

She played collegiately at the University of Tennessee under Pat Summitt. Jackson is a 6'0" (183 cm) guard who specializes in three point shooting. She played for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers from 2001 to 2005, helping her team reach the final four of the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship all four seasons and the national championship game in 2003 and 2004.

Tennessee statistics

Source[2]

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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Tennessee 32 207 39.2 38.4 74.5 2.1 1.0 0.6 0.1 6.5
2002–03 Tennessee 35 199 35.6 35.2 73.6 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 5.7
2003–04 Tennessee 32 233 39.3 35.6 82.4 1.9 1.4 0.6 0.2 7.3
2004–05 Tennessee 35 289 34.2 36.2 81.0 2.1 1.0 0.8 0.1 8.3
Career Tennessee 134 928 36.8 36.3 77.7 1.9 1.1 0.6 0.1 6.9

Professional

In 2006, she played for the San Jose Spiders of the National Women's Basketball League. She played for Turkish team Burhaniye Belediyespor after one season with the Spiders. In January 2008 she joined Polish team AZS KK Jelenia Góra and shortly afterward, signed with Atlanta, having failed to make the WNBA in her first three post-college season. She also works as a model.

References

  1. ↑ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 3, 2016.


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