Elizabeth Folake Cambage is a professional basketball player who plays for the Sichuan Yuanda team in the Chinese Women’s Basketball Association (WCBA). She was born in the UK but represents Australia internationally.
Cambage is known for his outstanding ability in the paint and high scoring ability. In 2018, she set the WNBA single-game scoring record when she scored 53 points against the New York Liberty on July 17. This historic performance tied the record set by A’ja Wilson.
Elizabeth Folake Cambage was born in London, United Kingdom, on 18 August 1991. Her parents were Julia Cambage and Ike Jackson, who separated when Cambage was three months old.
Cambage and her mother later moved to Australia, settling in Eden, New South Wales, before moving to Melbourne and then the Mornington Peninsula when Cambage was 10 years old. She has a sibling named Lauren Jackson from her father’s connections, who is also involved in basketball. although not as noticeable as Liz.
Cambage studied at Padua College in Mornington, Australia, and then the Australian Institute of Sport in Bruce, Australia. Her dual ethnicity – her father is Nigerian, and her mother is Australian – gives her both Nigerian and Australian heritage. Cambage considered Christianity his religion.
Ike Jackson
Ike Jackson is a former professional basketball player and father of famous British-Australian basketball player Liz Cambage; he was born in the early 1970s in Nigeria, although his exact date of birth is unknown.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, raised him but their names are not publicly disclosed. It is unclear whether Ike has any siblings as details about his family situation have not been widely reported. Ike’s educational background is also unknown to the public. However, he is ethnically Nigerian and grew up following Christianity as his religion.
Julia Cambage
Julia Cambage, mother of famous British-Australian basketball player Liz Cambage, was born in the late 1970s in Australia, although her exact date of birth is unknown. She was born and raised by her parents, whose names have not been made public and will be referred to as Mr. and Mrs. Cambage.
It is unclear whether Julia Cambage grew up with any siblings as their names have not yet been revealed to the media. Similarly, her educational background is also private. Julia Cambage’s ethnicity is Australian and she follows Christianity as her religion.
Ike Jackson and Julia Cambage were once married. Together they gave birth to their child, Liz Cambage. However, when Liz was just three months old, Ike and Julia divorced. After the divorce, Julia Cambage returned to Australia, bringing her daughter Liz Cambage with her.
