Deanna Jackson, the team's MVP last year who ended the season on a bad note with the Gourevitch incident, will continue in Ramat Hasharon next season.
Deanna Jackson (27, 6'2), who averaged 19.8 points (6th in league) and 10.0 rebounds (5th in league) per game last season, has resigned with Anda Ramat Hasharon for the upcoming season. She was picked to 'Safsal's 1st team and also named 1st team by the league coaches. Jackson joins Merav Dori, Vilipic & Shani Levi who signed with the team recently.
This will be Jackson's 3rd season in Israel after a succesful stint in Ramat Hen in 05/06. Last season Jackson was Ramat Hasharon's leading scorer and rebounder, and also averaged 17.1 points and 8.7 rebounds in Europe Cup play, and was named the Cup's Power Forward of the year.
Jackson finished the season with an unfortunate and unnecessary incident, as she punched Ramla's Ina Gourevitch following game 5 of the finals. Jackson was susspended from her WNBA team, Chicago, and later waved. Jackson was never arrested and no charges were filed at any time.
Ramat Hasharon said that Jackson turned down higher paying offers from other European teams to resign with them. Orna Ostfeld, head coach, said today: "As far as I'm concerned, getting Jackson back on the team was one of the most important things in building the roster for next season. Jackson is a high quality player who's fun to coach. She's a leader on and off the court and I'm glad she's staying with us. The Gourevitch incident after game 5 with Ramla was a one time slip. Deanna is simply an amazing person, and she has already paid a heavy price for that one moment of losing her temper".
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