The only thing more predictable than Lauren Jackson dominating rivals was her eventual rise into the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame.
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The Canberra Capitals legend will be added to the basketball honour roll at a function on May 10 as a fitting recognition for a glittering career and a resume that makes her Australia's greatest.
Jackson spent a large chunk of her playing days in Canberra, starting as a teenager at the AIS in 1997 and retiring after a last comeback attempt in 2016.
Jackson won six WNBL titles - five for the Capitals and one for the AIS - to go with championships at competitions around the world.
She will be a part of the 2019 Basketball Australia intake, joining Lanard Copeland, Bradley Dalton, Allison Tranquilli, Troy Sachs, Lorraine Landon (contributor), Bill Mildenhall and Ray Hunt (officials).
Jackson led Seattle to two WNBL titles and won three EuroLeague championships, as well as being a four-time WNBL most valuable player, a four-time grand final MVP, a three-time WNBA MVP and a seven-time WNBA all star.
She was instrumental in the rise of Australian women's basketball, helping the Opals to silver medals in 2000, 2004 and 2008 and bronze in 2012. But the crowning moment was Australia's world championship gold medal in 2006.
