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Crissa “Ace” Jackson is an American basketball player, comedian, actor, model, and social media influencer. She is the 13th woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters, one of the world’s oldest basketball clubs. She is a popular influencer and engager on Tik Tok and Instagram with over 15 million followers combined. Crissa began playing basketball as a child, and her father has been her biggest inspiration.
She played high-school games and then joined the teams of Savannah State University and the Point Loma Nazarene University. Her content consists of comic clips, where she dribbles and plays to beats on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. She owns a women’s rights non-profit organization and is an advocate of LGBTQ rights, human rights, and animal welfare.
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At 7, Jackson began learning basketball from her father, James. Crissa attended a Harlem Globetrotters game as a child and loved watching them play. She studied the tactics of players such as Alan Iverson by watching DVDs of their games. James had once told her that she was “too small” to play basketball but appreciated her talent and called her “Iversina.” She also skipped middle-school trips to watch training videos and practice Iverson’s crossover dribble.
She continued her passion for basketball by joining basketball teams in her high school. Later, she joined a basketball camp of Chris “Handles” Franklin in Harrisburg. Franklin had played for the Harlem Globetrotters earlier and was the reason Crissa wished to play for the club. Jackson kept in touch with Chris after she left Harrington and moved to Savannah State University (SSU), where she played as a point guard.
One of her IMG coaches was a friend of SSU coach Cedric Baker, and he recommended her for the place left vacant by Ivy Smith. She thus joined SSU on a basketball scholarship in the fall 2008 semester and was named to their team, the Savannah State Tigers.
Jackson eventually joined the Basketball Academy’s post-graduate program for seven months at IMG Academies. At that time, she was an All-American second-team pick. She played for NCAA DI Savanna State for two seasons, under Baker. At Savanna, Jackson was a first-team all-league selection and a team MVP.
She averaged 9.3 points and 3.5 assists in her junior year. She was an All-American (All-Independent) second-team pick. She then joined the team of the Point Loma Nazarene University in California.
Then, Crissa became one of the basketball players at Point Loma Nazarene University. Later, Chris called Crissa and told her that the Globetrotters were hosting tryouts in Philadelphia. Crissa gave it a try. In late 2015, she became the 13th woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Besides her basketball career, Crissa is also active on social media, including YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. She was nominated as the Queer Advocate of the Year by GLAAD Media Awards in 2021. Jackson is most popular on TikTok, where her account, crissa_ace, has gained more than 14.5 million fans.
She loves filming her TikTok videos at various locations, as that allows her to travel. Her funny and creative clips show her spinning and dribbling to songs. Jackson’s Twitter account, Crissa_Ace1, was launched in December 2013 and has more than 5.1k thousand followers. Her Instagram account, crissa_ace, has over 1.1 million followers. On YouTube, she has more than 203k followers.
She also sells her own merchandise on her website. Apart from being a skilled basketball player and social media influencer, Jackson is a comedian, actor, model, and motivational speaker. Jackson is also a philanthropist and runs her own women empowerment non-profit, I Am Movement, Inc., which works primarily for girls aged 6–18.
She is a big fan of Michael Jackson and believes she is much more than a basketball player. The three things that she feels fortunate about are that she belongs to a community that accepts her, that she can be an inspiration to others, and that she loves her job.
Jackson’s previous collaborations with brands include Under Armor, Red Bill, Pantene, Beats By Dr. Dre, TikTok, IGTV, IAB, Reebok, House Of Hoops, SafeGuard, Wrigley’s Spearmint, Jagermeister, Fruit By The Foot, Amazon Music, Flaunt, Champion, Converse, and Brand Jordan.
She has also been featured in publications like RollingStone, Forbes, Self magazine, and ESPN/Sportscenter. When Jackson is not perfecting her talent or entertaining her millions of fans online with her elaborate basketball tricks and sketches she is a passionate advocate of human rights and animal protection. She currently resides with her wife Alexis, and her daughter.
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Jackson’s net worth is courted to be an estimated $2 million. Most of her earnings come from her social media presence as a content creator, brand collaborations, acting career, and other ventures such as her merchandise shop.
On TikTok, the creator could potentially earn upwards of an estimated $11k per post, excluding brand-sponsored deals. On Instagram, she could earn upwards of an estimated $4k for a brand-sponsored post. On YouTube, her average earnings are around the $700 mark per video, excluding brand-sponsored deals, for which she could charge upwards of $2k per video.
As far as brand collaborations go, Jackson has associated herself with several top brands over her sports and social media career, including, most notably, the likes of Under Armor, Red Bill, Pantene, Beats By Dr. Dre, TikTok, IGTV, IAB, Reebok, House Of Hoops, SafeGuard, Wrigley’s Spearmint, Jagermeister, Fruit By The Foot, Amazon Music, Flaunt, and Champion, among numerous others.
There are no public records of how much she earned from these sponsored partnerships, but we can assume that the numbers are hefty. Jackson has also acted in, participated in, and hosted several TV shows over her acting career. She is most notably known for, “Girls5eva” in 2022, “Living the Lyrics” in 2021, “The Circle” in 2022, and 2018s “To Tell the Truth”. How much she has earned from these TV shows is currently unknown.
Jackson also sells merchandise on her own store, through her website. Most items in the store are apparel-based and range between the prices of $5 to $50. Although we do not know how much she earns from this venture, we can speculate that she could potentially earn upwards of the 5-figure mark every year.
Jackson’s dominance on social media is very evident with over 14.4 million TikTok followers, while on Instagram she has over 1.1 million followers, and on Twitter and YouTube, she has 5.1k followers and 203k subscribers, respectively.
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Crissa “Ace” Jackson was born on October 26, 1989, in La Mesa, California before moving to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she was raised. Her parents’ names are James and Teresa Jackson and she has 3 siblings, JJ, Aleena, and Marilyn. She began playing basketball with her father at age 7. She attended the SciTech High School and the Susquehanna Township High School. She and her family then moved to Glendale, Arizona, where Crissa joined Mountain Ridge High School and played for their team. In 2007, she joined the Basketball Academy’s 7-month post-graduate program at IMG Academies.
As she grew up, she initially played for Savannah State University and then joined the team of the Point Loma Nazarene University in California. Her father has been her greatest inspiration in life apart from her Mountain Ridge coach, Patti Resetar.
Jackson credits her love of basketball to watching her father and brother play together while they lived in California. In a women’s health interview she revealed - "I used to hang out with my brother and my dad a lot. So I asked my dad if he could train me. He told me no, I threatened to tell my mom, and then he started training me,"
Jackson claimed that even though, her father wasn't the best at basketball, she still managed to fall in love with the sport. "I'd dribble the basketball everywhere. I'd sleep with the basketball. Everything I had was basketball. Purses, nightstand, everything. I'm pretty obsessed, actually," she revealed.
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Jackson is married to her long-time partner, Alexis Bianca and they got married on December 18, 2017. Alexis is a strong supporter of LGBTQ rights and body positivity and uses Instagram to express her views. Jackson had realized she was a lesbian when she had joined college. However, she was initially in denial but that changed in her freshman year, Crissa began dating a girl and soon accepted her sexuality.
Bianca and Jackson had first met at a San Diego club on Bianca’s birthday. They had started talking and then danced all night. They eventually exchanged numbers and began dating. Alexis was a chain-smoker earlier but quit the habit before she officially started dating Crissa. Jackson was Bianca’s second lesbian partner. Jackson now lives with Bianca and their daughter, Olive, in New York City. Alexis had Olive when she was 19. When Jackson and Began began dating, Olive was 4. Jackson has three dogs.
Here are some of Jackson’s top TikTok videos.
One of Jackson’s most popular TikToks with over 57 million views.
Another very popular dribble video by Jackson with over 19 million views.
A lip-sync video by Jackson and her wife Bianca with over 5 million views.
Another popular dibble video by Jackson with over 3 million views.
Another popular video by Jackson with over 19 million views.
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A. Crissa “Ace” Jackson is an American basketball player, comedian, actor, model, and social media influencer. She is the 13th woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters, one of the world’s oldest basketball clubs. She is a popular influencer and engager on Tik Tok and Instagram with over 15 million followers combined.
A. Crissa Jackson is married to her long-time partner, Alexis Bianca
A. Crissa Ace’s daughter’s name is Olive.
A. Crissa “Ace” Jackson was born on October 26, 1989, she is currently 32 years old.
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