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Former Texas standout and WNBA player Jackson dies at 37

FILE - Texas' Tiffany Jackson shoots past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Jenesis Shaw, left, during the first half of their basketball game on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, in Austin, Texas. 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, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Deborah Cannon, File) FILE - Texas forward Tiffany Jackson, right, hugs her mom, Josephine, after being picked fifth by New York Liberty in the first round of the 2007 WNBA Draft, Wednesday, April 4, 2007, in Cleveland. 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, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) FILE - Texas forward Tiffany Jackson (33) points during Big 12 women's basketball tournament practice Monday, March 5, 2007 in Oklahoma City, Okla. 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, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ty Russell)
Former Texas standout and WNBA player Jackson dies at 37