The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2025
- Class:
- 2013
One of just three Texas Women’s Basketball greats to earn All-America honors three times, Tiffany Jackson had a decorated career on the Forty Acres from 2004-07 under Hall of Fame coach Jody Conradt. Prior to her time at Texas, Jackson starred at Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, where she was a McDonald's All-American, a WBCA All-American and the consensus No. 2 national prospect in her high school class. In her senior season in 2002-03, she led Duncanville to the state championship and was the state of Texas' Gatorade Player of the Year. During her four years at Texas, Jackson played in 123 career games with 103 starts and led the Longhorns to an 83-43 overall record. Jackson's name can be found close to the top of nearly every statistical category in the Texas record books. She is the only player in program history to have accomplished the combined feat of 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 steals and 150 blocks, and she is one of only five players in school history to record more than 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. Jackson currently ranks fifth in school history with 1,917 career points, fourth with 1,039 career rebounds, third with 313 steals and seventh with 181 blocked shots. Jackson is one of three players in program history to garner All-America honors three times (joining Linda Waggoner and Andrea Lloyd), as she earned AP All-America recognition in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and USBWA All-America honors in 2005. She was a four-time member of the All-Big 12 Conference Team, including a three-time first-team selection, and she is one of just six players in program history to earn first-team all-conference honors in three different seasons. As a freshman in 2003-04, Jackson led the Longhorns to a 30-5 record, a No. 4 final ranking in The Associated Press poll and a trip to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. She was named the National Freshman of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and ESPN.com and earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year recognition. Following her collegiate career, Jackson was selected by the WNBA's New York Liberty with the fifth overall pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Youth and Community Studies from Texas in Spring 2013. Jackson played 12 years overall of professional basketball, including nine seasons in the WNBA with the Liberty, Tulsa Shock and Los Angeles Sparks. She also played for Maccabi Ashdod in the Israeli Winners League from 2012-18, leading the team to the league championship each season and to the Israeli Cup in 2018 while earning Israeli Cup MVP honors four times. Jackson was playing for the Tulsa Shock in September 2015, when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Following successful treatment, Jackson received the news in May 2016 that her cancer was in remission. She immediately began preparing for her return to the court and rejoined the professional team she was playing for in Israel, before signing with the Los Angeles Sparks in February 2017. Her return to the WNBA enabled her to share her story with a broader audience and help promote personal health care. In May 2018, Jackson retired from professional basketball and joined the Longhorns as an assistant coach. She spent one season in 2018-19 on the staff at Texas before stepping away and returned to the court as head coach at Wiley College in April 2022. Jackson passed away on October 3, 2022, from cancer at the age of 37. Led by the Dallas Wings along with the New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks, the Tiffany Jackson Memorial Scholarship was created in her honor. Starting in 2024, a scholarship has been awarded to a deserving senior female student-athlete from Duncanville High School. Jackson was previously inducted into the Duncanville ISD Hall of Honor and the Texas Black Athlete Hall of Fame.
