Death, Obituaries : Tye Jackson of University of Houston Women’s Basketball has Died, Cause of Death Unknown.
Friends and families are paying tributes on social media to Beloved Tye Jackson who recently passed away.
The University of Houston Women’s Basketball program mourns the loss of former student-athlete Tye Jackson.
A Houston native and standout for the Cougars, Jackson played for Houston from 2005-08. In three seasons, Jackson scored 1,197 points and became the 14th player in program history to surpass the 1,000-point mark.
We learned of the deceased through the following tribute posted on social media.
Houston Women’s Basketball Mourns the Loss of Tye Jackson
Funeral Info: https://t.co/wXGUf1iD5m pic.twitter.com/y9laW2MsVb
— UH Women Hoops (@UHCougarWBB) October 19, 2019
Cause of Death.
We have no information at the moment on what cause the death of Tye Jackson . This post will be updated as soon as we have that information.
The following are some tributes posted on social media to honor the life and the legacy of the deceased.
So sad to hear that my friend and former teammate Tye Jackson passed away. She was light to all of those that knew her. Praying for her family! 🙏🏽🙌🏽 Rest Easy homie!
— CoachB (@BinkyTheGreat) October 18, 2019
Young Female Hoop legend Tye Jackson (Westfield HS 2004) passed away this morning. She could hoop y’all. Led the Mustangs to the state title before playing at @PurdueSports and @UHCougarWBB . Her parents went to middle and high school with me.
— Jim Hicks (@RcsSports) October 18, 2019
From High School to College…Road Trips, Basketball Games, & Parties. Relationships & some OOPs…man do we have some stories!!! Your beautiful memory lives on in my heart & I still owe you that drink my friend. ♥️ RIP Tye Jackson pic.twitter.com/QM2AJpMW2v
— KENN (@thekennml) October 19, 2019