2009-10 (Freshman): Missed the en re season a er tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)in her le knee during her senior year of high school ... Spent the season rehabbing her knee.
#33 Tania Jackson 6-2 | Forward | Sophomore Lawrence, Kan. | Lawrence High School Major: Business
High School: A 2009 graduate of Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kan. ... Missed the en re 2008-09 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her le knee ... Helped lead her team to the Class 6A State tle in 2008 ... Nominated for the McDonald’s All-America Team prior to her injury ... Earned Second Team All-Sunflower League following her junior season, which saw her average 10 points and seven rebounds per game ... Also tabbed Honorable Men on All-State as a junior by the Wichita Eagle and Kansas City Star ... Received the “Heart of a Lion” Award from her teammates following the 2009 season ... Set a new LHS record for single-game scoring with 47 points during her freshman season ... Also posted a career-best 23 rebounds while playing at LHS ... Earned three le ers in basketball playing for Kris n Mallory ... Also earned two le ers in track and field at LHS ... A standout in the classroom, as she was inducted into the Na onal Honor Society and was also named a Kansas Honors Scholar.
Career Honors: 2010-11: Academic All-Big 12 First Team; Academic Pride team award; Most Improved Player team award. 2009-10: Athle c Director’s Honor Roll (Spring 2010); Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring 2010). 2010-11 (Redshirt-Freshman): Appeared in every game but one, earning 11 starts … Averaged 4.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game while shoo ng 42.3 percent from the field (55-of-130) … Started the year with a career-best 13 points on 4-of-5 shoo ng from the field in season opener versus South Dakota (Nov. 14, 2010), her first of five double-figure scoring performances … Sank 5-of-8 a empts for 11 points to go along with eight rebounds versus Memphis (Nov. 27, 2010) … Recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds versus SIU Edwardsville (Dec. 19, 2010) … Connected on all three of her three-point a empts and 4-for-7 from the field en route to 12 points at Oklahoma State (Feb. 23, 2011) … Hit a career-high-tying five field goals, including a pair of treys, in scoring 12 points versus No. 3/3 Baylor (March 9, 2011) during the second round of the Big 12 Championship … Also pulled down five rebounds and added two assists … Ended the season playing a career-high 32 minutes and adding a personal-best three assists versus Duquesne (March 19, 2011) during the second round of the WNIT.
Personal: Daughter of Danny Hill ... Born in Denver, Colo. ... Has two brothers, Darius and Quinton, and one sister, Amber ... Father played college basketball at Western Oklahoma ... Uncle, Simmie Hill, played professional basketball in the ABA for the Spurs and L.A. Stars and also in the NBA for the Bulls ... Another uncle, Greg Hill, played collegiately at Cameron University ... A cousin, Nakia Hill, played basketball at the University of Houston ... Majoring in business ... Future plans include playing in the WNBA.
Jackson’s Career Sta s cs Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
2010-11 TOTAL
33-11 33-11
515/15.6 515/15.6
55-130 55-130
.423 .423
3-Point fg-fga
19-68 19-68
pct
.279 .279
F-Throws ft-fta pct
17-25 17-25
.680 .680
off
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
20 20
79 79
3.0 3.0
53 53
1 1
14 14
25 25
6 6
7 7
146 4.4 146 4.4
99 99
Career Highs Points Career
13, South Dakota (11-14-10)
Rebounds Career 10, SIUE (12-19-10) Field Goals Career 5, 3x, last Baylor (3-9-11) Field Goal Attempts Career 8, 3x, last Baylor (3-9-11) 3-Point FG Career 3, at Oklahoma St. (2-23-11) 3-Point FG Attempts Career 4, Baylor (1-19-11) Free Throws Career 3, South Dakota (11-14-10) Free Throw Attempts Career 3, South Dakota (11-14-10) Assists Career
3, Duquesne (3-19-11)
Steals Career
1, 7x, last Missouri (2-19-11)
Blocked Shots Career 1, 6x, last Baylor (3-9-11) Minutes Played Career 32, Duquesne (3-19-11)
Miscellaneous Stats Career Games with 10+ points 5 Games with 5+ rebounds 6 Games with 10+ rebounds 1 Double Doubles 1 Games with 30+ minutes 2 Games led KU in scoring 1 Games led KU in rebounding 2
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