WNBA and former Texas Longhorns star Tiffany Jackson dies at 37
WNBA star Tiffany Jackson, a standout on the University of Texas women’s basketball team, died Monday from cancer at age 37, her alma mater announced.
WNBA star Tiffany Jackson, a standout on the University of Texas women’s basketball team, died Monday from cancer at age 37, her alma mater announced.
Jackson had a decorated career, having risen to stardom during her time at the University of Texas from 2003 to 2007 and breaking into the WNBA as the No. 5 pick in the 2007 draft. After nine seasons, she returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach, the university said in a statement announcing her death.
Jackson was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in September 2015, the school said.
Following treatment in May 2016, she was told her cancer was in remission and returned to the court. She retired in May 2018 and joined the Longhorns as an assistant coach, and she was hired as head coach at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, in April.
Texas women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer hailed Jackson as “one of the greatest players in the history of Texas Women’s Basketball.”
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