biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (March 2010) Lauren Jackson WNBA's Seattle Storm  – No. 15 Forward/Centre Born 11 May 1981 (1981-05-11) (age 29) Albury, New South Wales, Australia Nationality Australian Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight 187 lb (85 kg) Draft 1st overall, 2001 Seattle Storm WNBA career 2001–present Profile WNBA Info Page WNBA Teams Seattle Storm (2001–present) Awards and Honors WNBL MVP (1999, 2000, 2004) WNBL Grand Final MVP (2006) WNBL All-Star (1999-2004) WNBA Champion (2004, 2010) WNBA MVP (2003, 2007, 2010) WNBA Finals MVP (2010) All-WNBA First Team (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) Seven-time WNBA All-Star (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) Best WNBA Player ESPY (2004, 2005, 2008) WNBA's All-Decade Team (2006) Women's Korea Basketball League MVP (2007) Medal record Women's Basketball Competitor for  Australia Olympic Games Silver 2000 Sydney National Team Silver 2004 Athens National Team Silver 2008 Beijing National Team World Championship Gold 2006 Brazil Team Competition Commonwealth Games Gold 2006 Melbourne Team Competition Lauren Elizabeth Jackson (born 11 May 1981 in Albury, New South Wales) is an Australian professional basketball player. Jackson began her professional career at the Australian Institute of Sport in the WNBL before moving on to the Canberra Capitals. She is currently a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the Australian national team The Opals. She has won national championships in the U.S., Australia, and Russia, as well as a World Championship..