Former Texas Standout and WNBA Player Jackson Dies at 37

Former Texas Standout and WNBA Player Jackson Dies at 37
New York Liberty forward Tiffany Jackson smiles during the fourth quarter as the Liberty beat the Phoenix Mercury 105–72 in a WNBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 22, 2008. Bill Kostroun/AP Photo
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AUSTIN, Texas—Tiffany Jackson, a former standout at the University of Texas who was the No. 5 pick in the WNBA draft in 2007 and played nine years in the league, has died of cancer, the school announced. She was 37.

Jackson, who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, died Monday. She was hired as head coach at Wiley College in April.