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Rebecca Lobo

Position: Center	Olympic #: 13
Born: 10/06/73 (Southwick, Mass)	College: Univ. of Connecticut ‘95
Height: 6’4”	Weight: 190 lbs

USA Basketball Notes:

• Member of the 1995-96 USA Basketball Women’s National Team.
• Participated in the 1995 USA National Team Trials.
• Participated in 1994 USA National Team Trials.
• Member of the 1993 USA Junior World Championship Team, averaged 7.7 ppg. and 4.4 rpg.
• Participated in the 1993 USA Basketball Jar National Team Trials.
• Member of the 1992 USA Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that compiled a 4-1 record.
• Member of the 1991 USA Junior Select Team that went 4-1.
• Member of the 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival East Team, averaged 6.5 ppg., 4.5 rpg.

Professional Notes:

• Selected in the 1995 USBL Draft 10th round by the New Jersey Turnpikes of the U.S. Basketball League.

Collegiate Notes:

• During her four seasons (1992-95), Connecticut compiled 106-25 record, made four NCAA Tournament appearances, captured the 1995 NCAA national championship, and won two Big East Conference championships.
• Led Connecticut in 1994-95 to a perfect 354 record, the NCAA title and was named Most Outstanding Player of the 1995 NCAA Final Four.
• 1995 recipient of the Wade Trophy sybolizing the college senior viewed as a positive role model for women in sports.
• Named 1995 National Player of the Year by Naismith, U. S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
• Unanimous Associated Press (A.P.) All-America first team (top votegetter).
• Named 1995 and 1994 Kodak All-America first team.
• Named the 1995 and 1994 Player of the Year in the Big East Conference.
• Named 1995 and 1994 Big East Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
• Named 1995, 1994 and 1993 All-Big East Conference first team.
• 1992 Big East Conference Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie team.
• Selected the 1993-94 Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance Female Athlete of the Year.
• Named 1995 GTE/CoSiDA Women’s Basketball National Academic All-American of the Year.
• Selected 1995 and 1994 GTE/CoSIDA First Team Academic AllAmerica.
• Named 1995 and 1994 Big East Conference Women’s Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year.
• Ranked in 1995 NCAA Division I final statistics secord for blocked shots (3.5).
• Ranks as Connecticut’s all-time career leader for rebounds (1,268) and blocked shots (396), second for points scored (2,133), second for games played (126) and fourth for field goal percentage (.498%).

Personal Notes:

• Attended Southwick Tolland Regional High School (Mass.) and finished as the state of Massachusetts all-time leading scorer with 2,710 career points (29.8 ppg.).
• Selected Parade All-America and named Player of the Year in Massachusetts.