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Born | Selma, Alabama | December 15, 1979|||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) | |||||||||||||
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High school | T. R. Miller (Brewton, Alabama) | |||||||||||||
College | UAB (1998–2002) | |||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the Cleveland Rockers | ||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Cleveland Rockers | |||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Indiana Fever | |||||||||||||
2006 | Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||
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Deanna Jackson (born December 15, 1979) is an American professional women's basketball player. Jackson attended college at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei. [1]
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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 |
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1998–99 | UAB | 27 | 452 | 51.6 | 27.7 | 71.2 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 16.7 |
1999-00 | UAB | 33 | 627 | 47.7 | 34.1 | 64.2 | 11.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 19.0 |
2000–01 | UAB | 31 | 777 | 47.6 | 39.8 | 74.4 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 25.1 |
2001–02 | UAB | 11 | 288 | 53.3 | 25.6 | 73.6 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 26.2 |
Career | UAB | 102 | 2144 | 49.1 | 33.8 | 71.1 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
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