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	(1962-12-03) December 3, 1962 (age 62) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
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: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Drafted by	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
4× WNBA champion (1997–2000) 3× First-team All-SEC (1982–1984) University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
Stats at Basketball Reference
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 (16th overall pick) of the 1997 WNBA draft. Her debut game was played on June 21, 1997 in a 76 - 56 win over the Cleveland Rockers where she recorded 5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.^[8] Jackson was a member of the inaugural WNBA championship team when the Comets defeated the New York Liberty. After her rookie season, Jackson was drafted by the Mystics on February 18, 1998 in an Expansion Draft and played only two games for the team before being waived on June 23, 1998.^[9]

Jackson would be picked up by the Comets soon after and played her return game for them on June 29 (6 days after being waived by the Mystics). She would go on to win 3 more championships with the Comets, as the team won the 1998, 1999 and 2000 WNBA Finals. She continued as a player for the Comets for the 2001 and 2002 season, but only played 5 games in the 2002 season (with her first game not being until July 30, two weeks before the regular season ended). Her final WNBA game ever was played on August 13, 2002 in a 63 - 51 win over the Minnesota Lynx where she recorded 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.^[10]

Jackson ended her career as a 4x WNBA champion, playing a total of 143 career games (141 of them with the Comets) and averaging 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds.^[11]

WNBA Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1997	Houston	28	3	19.5	40.9	0.0	61.0	4.1	0.4	1.6	0.4	1.8	4.1
1998	Washington	2	0	7.0	66.7	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
	Houston	19	0	8.4	38.1	0.0	72.7	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.7	1.3
1999	Houston	28	0	13.6	41.4	100.0	71.4	3.3	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.9	2.6
2000	Houston	29	1	11.7	57.4	0.0	54.5	2.1	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.8	2.6
2001	Houston	32	4	13.8	50.0	0.0	45.0	2.8	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.9	3.3
2002	Houston	5	1	13.8	37.5	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.2	0.6	0.6	1.2	1.2
Career	6 years, 2 teams	143	9	13.6	46.1	50.0	57.7	2.8	0.4	0.7	0.4	1.0	2.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1997	Houston	2	1	30.0	62.5	0.0	66.7	7.5	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	7.0
1998	Houston	3	0	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	Houston	6	0	19.2	54.2	0.0	68.8	7.0	0.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	6.2
2000	Houston	6	0	15.7	57.1	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	2.7
2001	Houston	1	0	15.0	0.0	0.0	66.7	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	4.0
Career	5 years, 1 team	18	1	16.4	53.1	0.0	67.9	4.4	0.1	0.9	0.7	0.6	3.9

See also

• Biography portal
• Olympics portal

• 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