Brittany Jackson

Background and Age

Brittany Jackson was born on July 28, 1983 in Cleveland, Tennessee. Her father, Turner Jackson is a former wrestling champion and her mother Liz Jackson is a former basketball player who played for Middle Tennessee State University. At an early age of 4 years, Brittany got glued to playing basketball. She played basketball in high school and college while still securing good grades throughout her education.

At Bradley Central High School, she played the forward spot. In 2001, Brittany was awarded the honor of Underclassmen All–American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and also the Tennessee AAA Miss Basketball Award. She had the 46th rank on the best senior players in the country at that time.

She graduated from the Bradley Central High School with a GPA of 3.6 and 2470 points. Later, she played at the University of Tennessee under coach Pat Summitt. She started playing as a guard for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers team in 2001. She helped her team Lady Vols reach the Final Four of the NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Championship for four consecutive years, including the national championship game in 2003 and 2004. She studied for a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcasting and Communication at the University of Tennessee. She was featured in FHM magazine when she was in college.

Career and Net Worth

Brittany Jackson had sports in her genes because both her father and mother are former sports personalities. Being a former Lady Vols standout, she is among the most well known players in women's basketball. She has played in some of the best basketball games throughout her high school, college, and professional career.

After leaving the Lady Volunteers college team in 2005. Brittany Jackson was drafted by San Jose Spiders in the National Women’s Basketball League. She also played for the Turkish basketball league and was the league's top scorer for them. Later she played for the Polish basketball league as well.

She was signed to a training camp contract by the Atlanta Dream in 2008 but was waived in May 2008, before the regular season began. After retirement, she opened an organization named Brittany Jackson Basketball Academy. With this organization, she aims to help young aspiring players get to the big leagues in the USA and also in other parts of the world.

Although her net worth is not available on the public record, she has earned a comfortable living playing professional basketball in the United States. Her net worth is estimated to be at least $2 million based on her contracts.

Dating Rumors

Brittany was in a relationship with former NFL player Albert Haynesworth. Although they revealed their relationship on October 20, 2014, it is believed that they were a couple since their college days because they both went to the same university. The couple later split, and they share a son.