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Tania Jackson

Class: Junior Hometown: Lawrence, Kan. High School: Lawrence HS

Height: 6-2 Position: F Experience: 2L

Career Honors:
2011-12: Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2010-11: Academic All-Big 12 First Team; Academic Pride team award; Most Improved Player team award. 2009-10: Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2010); Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2010).

2011-12 (Sophomore):
Saw action in 32 games and drew a start in the season opener versus Western Michigan (Nov. 13, 2011) for the injured Carolyn Davis ... Produced her second career double-double against the Broncos with a personal-best 16 points and 10 rebounds in her first of five contests with double-digit points ... Also went 8-for-11 from the free throw line versus WMU, both career highs ... Sank 6-of-7 field goal attempts (85.7 percent) in a win at Wake Forest (Nov. 20, 2011) on her way to 15 points in 20 minutes while also adding a personal-best four blocked shots ... Had 10 boards and added four points versus IUPUI (Nov. 26, 2011) ... Made all three of her shots from the field, including her lone three-point attempt, and went 3-for-3 at the charity stripe for 10 points against Wisconsin (Dec. 8, 2011) ... Logged a season-high 30 minutes in an overtime win versus Iowa State (Jan. 11, 2012) and contributed 11 points and two blocks ... Saw double-digit minutes in the final eight games of the season ... Recorded a strong outing versus Missouri (Feb. 18, 2012) with 11 points and seven rebounds, including four offensive boards ... Hit a three-pointer in the last two games of the season: versus Delaware (March 20, 2012) and Tennessee (March 24, 2012) and finished the season 10-for-30 (33.3 percent) from beyond the arc.

2010-11 (Redshirt-Freshman):
Appeared in every game but one, earning 11 starts ... Averaged 4.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game while shooting 42.3 percent from the field (55-of-130) ... Started the year with a career-best 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field in season opener versus South Dakota (Nov. 14, 2010), her first of five double-figure scoring performances ... Sank 5-of-8 attempts 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 attempts 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.

2009-10 (Freshman):
Missed the entire season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee during her senior year of high school ... Spent the season rehabbing her knee.

High School:
A 2009 graduate of Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kan. ... Missed the entire 2008-09 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee ... Helped lead her team to the Class 6A State title in 2008 ... Nominated for the McDonald's All-America Team prior to her injury ... Earned Second Team All-Sunflower League honors following her junior season, which saw her average 10 points and seven rebounds per game ... Also tabbed Honorable Mention 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 letters in basketball playing for Kristin Mallory ... Also earned two letters in track and field at LHS ... A standout in the classroom, as she was inducted into the National Honor Society and was also named a Kansas Honors Scholar.

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.