Rebecca Lobo

Rebecca Rose Lobo (born October 6, 1973 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a college basketball analyst and a former player in the professional Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003.

Related Topics:
October 6 - 1973 - Hartford, Connecticut - Basketball - Women's National Basketball Association - 1997 - 2003

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She attended the University of Connecticut and helped lead the Huskies to the 1995 National Championship with an undefeated 35-0 record. In her senior year, she won the 1995 Naismith and College Player of the Year awards.

Related Topics:
University of Connecticut - National Championship - Naismith

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In 1996, Lobo and her mother, RuthAnn Lobo, collaborated on a book entitled The Home Team, which dealt with RuthAnn's battle with breast cancer.

Related Topics:
1996 - Breast cancer

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She was assigned to the New York Liberty, during the WNBA's first player allocations on January 22, 1997. She spent five years of her career with New York. Lobo was traded to the Houston Comets from the New York Liberty in exchange for Houston's second-round selection (26th overall) in the 2002 WNBA Draft. After playing the 2003 WNBA season with the Connecticut Sun, she retired after the season. She finished as one of only six women to receive a Gold Medal, an NCAA championship, and a WNBA Championship (the others are Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Ruth Riley, Sheryl Swoopes, and Kara Wolters).

Related Topics:
New York Liberty - January 22 - 1997 - Houston Comets - 2002 - WNBA Draft - 2003 - Connecticut Sun - Sue Bird - Swin Cash - Ruth Riley - Sheryl Swoopes - Kara Wolters

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Today, Lobo is seen as a color analyst for NBA-TV for primarily WNBA games. She also announces and commentates women's and men's college basketball games as well, primarily for her alma mater, the University of Connecticut.

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She is married to Sports Illustrated writer Steve Rushin. On December 25, 2004 Rushin and Lobo had their first child, a baby daughter named Siobhan Rose Rushin.

Related Topics:
Sports Illustrated - Steve Rushin - December 25 - 2004

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A street named "Rebecca Lobo Way" in Southwick, Massachusetts is named after her.

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