Rebecca Lobo
Basketball Player
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.
Lobo is featured with tennis star Steffi Graf in the loop Big Girls on the Ball.
Four 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
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Best Known As
Star of the U. of Connecticut's 1995 championship basketball team
