Why Lady Vols basketball's Rickea Jackson reaching NCAA Tournament was so special for her mom
SEATTLE − Caryn Jackson sat in the stands at Thompson-Boling Arena on Monday, donning a black jacket with "Jackson" in gold letters across the back...
SEATTLE − Caryn Jackson sat in the stands at Thompson-Boling Arena on Monday, donning a black jacket with "Jackson" in gold letters across the back. She was surrounded by Lady Vols basketball parents as her daughter's name was announced in the starting lineup. The crowd of 5,486 fans roared as Rickea Jackson jogged onto the court, and the anticipation of Tennessee's second round matchup of the NCAA Tournament was palpable. Jackson's mother waited four years for this moment. Well, she actually waited much longer than that.