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Taiyanna Rajeen Jackson (born November 24, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Hefei of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). She played college basketball for the Trinity Valley Cardinals and Kansas Jayhawks and was selected by the Connecticut Sun in the second round of the 2024 WNBA draft.
In her second season at Kansas, 2022–23, Jackson was named unanimous first-team All-Big 12 and Big 12 All-Defensive after leading the conference in rebounds, blocked shots, field goal percentage and . She broke her own school record with 109 blocked shots and averaged 15.2 points and 12.7 rebounds per game. She was an honorable mention All-American and was the most valuable player of the Women's National Invitation Tournament after averaging 17.0 points and 13.0 rebounds there.
She returned for a final season in 2023–24 and broke the career blocks record at Kansas. She averaged 12.6 points and 10.0 rebounds and placed fourth in the nation for blocked shots, with 97. She also finished with a career total of 41 double-doubles, second most in school history. She was selected an honorable mention All-American, first-team Big 12 and a Big 12 All-Defensive selection. In her Kansas career, she started every one of her 99 games and recorded averages of 12.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game.
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