Career
Jackson played for the Australia women"s national basketball team during the 1970s and competed for Australia at the 1975 World Championship held in Colombia and the 1979 World Championship held in South of Korea. Following a 1976 tour of the United States with the New South Wales state basketball team, Jackson accepted a physical education scholarship to play basketball with Louisiana State University. As a sophomore in 1978, Jackson scored 1,021 points (255 ppg) and grabbed 539 rebounds (135 rpg).
The 1,021 points and 539 rebounds are the most in both Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) and Louisiana State University history for one season.
In just two seasons with the Lady Tigers, Jackson scored 1,852 points which places her third on the all-time scoring list. She also finished her career as the second leading rebounder in Louisiana State University history with 1,032 rebounds.
Foreign her career, Jackson averaged 26.4 points a game, which still stands as the Securities and Exchange Commission record. Jackson turned down several lucrative offers to turn professional so she could return to Australia to play for the Opals at 1980 Moscow Olympics.
However, following the pre-Olympic Qualification Tournament, the Opals failed in their bid to qualify for the games.
Their first-born, Lauren Jackson, would become the number 1 pick in the 2001 Women's National Basketball Association Draft and would go on to become Australia"s most successful and decorated basketball player. In 2006, Maree Jackson was inducted into Australia"s Basketball Hall of Fame. The National Junior Championship trophy for under 18 women is also named in her honour.