Rebecca Lobo
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 Rebecca Lobo (2012) |
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| Full name | Rebecca Rose Lobo | |
| birthday | October 6, 1973 | |
| place of birth |
Southwick , Massachusetts , United States
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| size | 193 cm | |
| position | center | |
| WNBA Draft |
Initial Player Allocation 1997 , 9th Pick, New York Liberty |
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| Jersey number | 50 | |
| WNBA clubs as active | ||
| 1997-2001 |
New York Liberty
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| 2002 |
Houston Comets
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| 2003 |
Connecticut Sun
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| 1 As of March 11, 2016 | ||
Rebecca Rose Lobo (born October 6, 1973 in Southwick , Massachusetts , United States ) is a former professional basketball player. She played for the New York Liberty , Houston Comets and Connecticut Sun in the Women's National Basketball Association . For her work as a TV commentator, she was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2017 .
Career
college
Rebecca Lobo played for the Connecticut Huskies, the University of Connecticut basketball team . In 1995 she won the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship with the Huskies . In the same year she was also named Naismith College Player of the Year . She was also honored with the Associated Press Athlete of the Year award .
Women's National Basketball Association
Lobo was in the 1997 Initial Player Allocation of the New York Liberty allocated. Lobo played a total of five seasons for Liberty. In the 1999 season she suffered a serious knee injury in the first minute of the first game of the season and had to end this season early. Also in the 2000 season she could not play a game due to the injury. Lobo was unable to fully recover from this injury and was unable to build on her previous performance.
After the 2001 season , she was transferred to the Houston Comets for a second-round pick (26th overall) in the 2002 WNBA Draft . She played for the Connecticut Sun in the 2003 season , which was also her final WNBA season.
International
Lobo won the gold medal with the US women's basketball team at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta .
See also
Web links
- Rebecca Lobo in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame On: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018 (in English).
- Rebecca Lobo in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame On: WBHOF website; Knoxville, TN, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018 (in English).
- WNBA player profile
- Statistics about the player on basketball-reference.com (engl.)
- FIBA overview of participation in international tournaments
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| SURNAME | Lobo, Rebecca |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lobo, Rebecca Rose |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Southwick , Massachusetts |