- Rebecca Lobo is 38 years old
- Born: 6 October 1973
- Birthplace: Southwick, Massachusetts
- Best known as:
Star of the U. of Connecticut's 1995 championship basketball team
4 good links
- Lobo Land
A fan gives it up for Lobo, with plenty of background info
- WNBA: Rebecca Lobo
Her archived league site, with stats, blog entries, and more
- All American Speakers: Rebecca Lobo
A speakers' bureau offers a bio and her oratorial services
- The Women's Dream Team
Washington Post recap of the 1996 Olympics
Rebecca Lobo Biography
A forward and center with a scorer's touch, Rebecca Lobo was a star of the University of Connecticut's women's basketball teams of the mid-1990s. In 1995 she led UConn to a 35-0 record and the NCAA championship. As a pro in the Women's National Basketball Association, Lobo played for the New York Liberty (1997-2001), the Houston Comets (2002, with fellow star Sheryl Swoopes) and the Connecticut Sun (2003). She was selected to play in the first-ever WNBA All Star game in 1999. After seven injury-plagued years in the WNBA, Lobo retired in September 2003.
Extra credit:
Lobo is 6'4" tall, according to her WNBA blog... She played on the women's Olympic basketball team in 1996, winning a gold medal... She married Sports Illustrated columnist Steve Rushin on 12 April 2003. Their daughter Siobhan Rose Rushin was born on 25 December 2004.
